Soft cooked play dough

How to make it

1. 

   1

   Measure it out

   Measure the flour, salt and cream of tartar into a pot. Kids can do all the measuring.

2. 

   2

   Add the wet stuff

   Add the water, oil and food coloring. Stir until it's lumpy and wet.

3. 

   3

   Cook it

   Grown-up step: stir over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes. It'll clump into a ball and pull away from the pot.

4. 

   4

   Cool it

   Grown-up step: tip it onto the counter and let it cool for 10 minutes.

5. 

   5

   Knead it

   Knead it for 2 minutes until it's smooth and warm, not hot.

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   6

   Bag it

   Store it in a zip bag with the air pressed out.