play dough alternatives and options for the more advanced in the play dough world

ok so now there are some recipes its time to go to level 2 .0

playdough advanced classes .....

everybody knows that you can mix different playdough colours together but i though i would mention it here as the starter of the advanced class, make 2 flat pieces of the dough and lay them on top of each other then the kids can roll them together, or fold the corners in, or just fold and fold and fold. then you can slice and dice it different ways with a butter knife to see the effects you get, beware though that if you mix primary colors the effect you get at the end will be ok eg yellow and ble will make green BUT contrasting colors will look great when they are all stripey and marbled but as they mix together you may not get much other than brown. having said that i like brown and it makes a great tree trunk...AND it teached the basics of colour mixing which is fascinating for most kids. infact perhaps we should only ever give children the primary coluors and they can mix whatever colour they like from there!

you can add glitter or coloured sand for a real razzle dazzle, but adding rice or other grains i have heard can make things go mouldy. which can be a good thing if you want to teach the kids about biology and parasitic relationships.

another suggestion i read for giving playdough is to add some kool aid powder to the mix. i dont mind the smell and i wonder weather ants may find playdough all of a sudden very delicious....