This week's fun activity... DANDELION PLAYDOUGH

Dandelions can be a wonderful addition of color in a lawn, but they also work equally as well as a coloring agent for play dough.  This week, let’s use dandelion flowers to make a brilliant yellow batch of play dough!

Materials: Blender A Pile of Dandelion Flowers (approximately 1 cup) – flowers only, no stems! One Cup of Water 2 Cups of Flour 1/3 Cup of Salt 2 Tablespoons of Vegetable Oil 2 Tablespoons Cream of Tartar

Step 1 - Dandelions Head outside and find some dandelions!  Pick off the flowers (get permission first!) and gather a big handful (approximately one cup worth).

Step 2 - Boil Boil one cup of water.  Alternatively, heat it in the microwave for a minute or two to raise the temperature.   Be careful when working with boiling water!

Step 3 - Blend In a blender or large food processor, blend the hot water and dandelions.   Keep blending until the dandelions are completely broken down.  Transfer your dandelion mixture to a bowl to add the rest of the ingredients.

Step 4 – Stir Add the oil, salt, and cream of tartar.   Mix well so that the cream of tartar and the salt are completely dissolved.   Your mixture may look like a brown color at this point, but don’t worry, it’s still yellow!

Step 5 – Flour Slowly add in the two cups of flour and stir until it’s fully mixed.

Step 6 – Stir Add the oil, salt, and cream of tartar.   Mix well so that the cream of tartar and the salt are completely dissolved.   Your mixture may look like a brown color at this point, but don’t worry, it’s still yellow!

Step 7 – PLAY! Once you’re done kneading, the play dough is ready!    Enjoy your naturally-colored dandelion yellow play dough.   Remember, this is for playing, not for eating!

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