Play dough

When Jordan and the girls were visiting a couple of weeks ago, Lauren and I made homemade play dough one afternoon while Jordan, Ellie and Ada were taking a nap. I used a recipe I've had for years. I made it many times for our kids when they were young and I thought Lauren would enjoy making some. She decided we needed two colors of play dough and she chose blue and green for the colors. We had a great time making snakes, pies, people and different shapes. It's easy to make, economical and can be stored and reused for a couple of weeks. Here is the recipe:
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup salt
1 T. alum

Mix these three ingredients well

add lots of food coloring of your choice to
3 T. oil
2 cups boiling water

Add flour mixture to water and stir well. Pour out on a surface and knead well. If sticky, knead in more flour until it is the consistency of play dough. Have fun! We did.