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No Cook Playdough

By Rachelle

Would you like to make the best no cook playdough? One that will last for months and doesn’t require stovetop preparation?

the best no cook playdough

After making what I consider the best play dough recipe for a few years now without too many changes, I wanted to see if we could get the same results without using the stove.

I love drinking tea, and invested in an amazing BPA-free electric kettle, which seemed to be just the tool to take this play dough recipe off the stove top.

no cook playdough tea kettle

So I did some experimenting, and low and behold — if you want to go rogue, the original recipe can be even easier and still deliver the amazing dough that we all love. Here you go…

Supplies

Directions

  1. Mix the first three ingredients together
  2. Boil water
  3. Mix the water and oil together in a small bowl
  4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until the dough comes together.

If the dough is too dry, add a little bit of water. Too wet? Add more flour.

Comments

  2. Joyce Hanlon says

    Made this yesterday with my 4 year old granddaughter. It came out amazing! She thinks I’m the best Nana ever! I kneaded the dough on waxed paper to avoid staining the cutting board. It worked great! Thanks so much; I’m now a new fan of your site!

  3. Tara says

    Can this recipe be used as air dry clay? Have my students make a simple sculpture and let it air dry?

  4. Tiffany says

    This came out really soft and sticky. What do you recommend for that? It won’t even cut out shapes.

    • Rachelle says

      Hi Tiffany, It’s possible that humidity/air temperature could effect the final outcome ad you may have to put it on the stove (I know, that’s not why you’re using this recipe!) until it pulls together.

  5. Aubrey says

    Does one need to wait for the dough to set up before kneading? After mixing then ingredients until the dough comes together it’s still like cake mix. What comes after? I feel like this page is missing the end of the recipe.

    • Rachelle says

      Hi Aubrey, Sorry to hear it’s not working for you.The key is for the water to be boiling and it should come together without a stickiness. It’s possible that humidity could effect the final outcome. If it’s still sticky, you can put it on the stove (I know, that’s not why you’re using this recipe!) until it pulls together. – Rachelle

  7. A says

    This is very clearly the wrong amount of water. I recommend the author try making this herself without coming out with soup. I reduced the water to 1.5 cups and it worked well. (And If If has to be put on the stove, like the response in one of the comments, then don’t advertise it as no cook. There are plenty of no cook recipes that actually work. )

    • Devi says

      I also used 1.5 cups of water and the dough came out very well. It was 70 degrees with 63% humidity where I was that day (just as a reference to others who may be considering lessening the amount of water in the recipe).

  8. sar says

    I need to make about 2.5 kilos playdough. How many grams does this receipe make with the specified ingredients?

  9. Tricia says

    After reading comments I used 1 1/2 cups of water and 3 TB oil looks perfect easy to work with for the kiddos also. Thank you for posting the how to I appreciate it.

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