Modelling dough gets used up quickly, why not save money by making your own?
This no-cook method is especially good as it can be made safely by children.
What you’ll need
- Two cups of plain flour
- One cup of salt
- One tablespoon of oil
- One cup of cold water
- Liquid food colouring (about two drops is usually enough)
The activity, step by step
- Mix the flour and salt in a bowl or pan.
- Mix the water and the food colouring in a cup.
- Add the water/food colouring and the oil to the flour/salt and mix until a dough forms.
- Knead the dough well.
- If the mix is too wet add in a little flour, if it’s too dry and is crumbling at drop more water.
Teaching points – things you can talk about while you’re enjoying this activity
- Discuss how the flour feels.
- Talk about the measurement of the ingredients.
- Watch as the water changes with the food colouring.
- Look at how the mixture changes as you mix the dry and wet ingredients.
- Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy.
- Communication, language and literacy.
- Knowledge and Understanding of the World.
This childcare activity promotes:
- Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy.
- Communication, language and literacy.
- Knowledge and Understanding of the World.
