Basil Play Dough

This activity was inspired by Anna at The Imagination Tree and the fact that we had a bunch of basil leftover from our Chicken Artichoke Stew from Lattes and Leggings we served after our Active Parenting workshop this week.

We made uncooked play dough.

You will need:
fresh basil
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
2 Tablespoons cream of tartar
2 Tablespoons oil
12 ounces water
A microwave or stovetop
bowl
mixing spoon
resealable plastic bag
rolling pin & wooden mallet or a mortar & pestle

First we chopped our basil roughly with a knife. 

 We had over a cup of chopped basil but even 1/2 cup would work. Use what you have.

We placed our basil in a resealable plastic bag and rolled with a rolling pin and smashed with a play dough hammer. Kids will love helping with this part! The juices look a little brown.

Mix the dry ingredients (2 cups flour, 1 cup salt, and 2 Tablespoons cream of tartar in a large bowl. Toss in crushed basil.

Heat 1 1/2 cups of water in a microwave for 3 minutes or until boiling. We added the 2 Tablespoons of oil in the water and then poured the liquids over the flour basil mixture.

Mix dry and wet ingredients together until you have a fragrant play dough. Honestly you'll wish you had added some yeast and had some sauce and cheese handy. It smells fantastic!