yucky playdough colours

[Conker]

Is anyone else having this problem?

 

I made some new playdough, usual recipe, and used morrisons food colouring. Its now the most revolting mouldy blue colour, not at all like the colour in the bottle. I put the whole bottle in thinking it would get stronger, but it didn't. Is it because its 'natural colouring' do you think? (it's the most 'unnatural' colour!)

 

I want nice synthetic starry night dark blue i can stick some glitter in.

 

what does everyone else use????

[lashes2508]

we use asda's and we also have silver spoon - lot more money but that was because a previous member of staff liked the best despite the cost !!

[Guest SamG]

I used the recipe from here and it worked great, smelt good too.

 

http://www.modernparentsmessykids.com/2012/05/play-dough.html

[korkycat]

We've also had this problem - horrid fluorescent green, yucky pinky red etc. I think it's the 'Natural' element! We've just bought large bottles of food colouring from TTS and I'll let you know if they are better. No mention of natural colourings on label!

korkycat

[Guest ChunkyMan]

I use Brusho it gives the most vivid colours and more variety.

 

Cx

[Conker]

Thanks,

samg, i like the idea of the jello, but my lot don't need any encouragement to put things in their mouths, i can imagine them eating the lot!

 

korkycat, those look just the job! Let me know how you get on and if they are economical. i think these were what we used to get but in little bottles. (I can just imagine the committee's faces when I tell them I've spent £25 on food colouring!)

 

lashes, i shall look out for these next time i do a trip to asda.

 

I think as long as I steer clear of 'natural' colours I should be fine :1b

[Stargrower]

Yes we've definitely had the same problem recently, particularly a horrid insipid blue. Asda food colouring is good for playdough as lashes says (although I'm not sure I'd want to use it in food!!) Never tried brusho - I'll give it a go. Stay away from the natural colouring!

[Stargrower]

Is Jell-O a powered jelly?

[Conker]

brusho! never even thought of that, its very fine powder paint. i wonder if ordinary powder paint would work? Hmm I might have to try that.

 

you are all so clever, you all deserve a

[Conker]

Is Jell-O a powered jelly?

yes i think it might be like those sachets of sugar free ones you can get.

[Conker]

suger free jelly...............sort of defeats the object....... :blink:

[Guest]

I think I've tried powder paint in the past and it worked out ok. Bit vague sorry! If it was that, my recipe calls for boiling water to be added so I made up the colour before adding it. I've definitely done it with teabags at that stage and got some lovely colours from fruit teabags.

[lashes2508]

as we are on the subject of play dough - where do you keep yours ?? fridge or just tupperware container ??

[sunnyday]

, my recipe calls for boiling water to be added so I made up the colour before adding it. I've definitely done it with teabags at that stage and got some lovely colours from fruit teabags.

 

That sounds good - any details - please :1b

[lashes2508]

I think I've tried powder paint in the past and it worked out ok. Bit vague sorry! If it was that, my recipe calls for boiling water to be added so I made up the colour before adding it. I've definitely done it with teabags at that stage and got some lovely colours from fruit teabags.

bet that smells nice too :1b

[finleysmaid]

tts food colours..great no problem and not too strong so does wash off eventually! the bottles have lasted me for ages (years!) i have only just replaced them. Brusho great if you can open the pots without spilling it on yourself!!(mix with the water to get good overall colour) I also make cakes so i sometimes use my paste colours(from specialist shops) these give great results and come in a huge range of colours so doing orange this week for pumpkin play.

as for storage i use cling film and thats it....but we only use ours for a day or so and then chuck because i have a child who dribbles constantly!!!yuk!

[Guest]

I think it is this recipe - mind is totally gone at present! http://www.theimagin...ugh-recipe.html

 

Basically I used to get all the dry ingredients into the bowl first and then with the boiling water I would make a cup of fruit tea and either add it without the contents of the tea bag or with (for texture) when it came to adding the water. Best thing about it was that the children could help because once the water starts to be mixed it cools very quickly. I used to mix with a spoon first and then once it was combined, by hand. In winter it was a popular job as it warmed your hands up! It lasts quite well for a week or two depending on use, in an airtight box. I found blackcurrant tea worked well for colour.

 

Just to add I did use cheap food colouring sometimes but if it wasn't mixed really well in this recipe then the colour tended to stain your hands!

Edited November 5, 2012 by Guest

[Guest]

bet that smells nice too :1b

 

It does yes. I always find fruit tea smells better than it tastes so it was a good use of them!

 

I'm trying to make my own model magic this week so I'll let you know how that goes - it's got to be cheaper!

[Guest]

I use powder food colouring bought from a cake decorating store, it lasts for ages and gives a really intense colour. I like the idea of using fruit teabags though, might have to try that

[Guest]

Another nice one is to put cinnamon and ginger powder in around Christmas time. With some gold glitter it looks and smells really nice.

[Guest SamG]

I made my playdough with the sugar free jelly crystal sachets you can get. It is recommended to keep it in the fridge and to add more flour if it gets sticky, but it does last a good couple of weeks.

[Panders]

I use the colours from the cake decorating shop, very intense gels, but don't need much to do a batch of play dough and mixes well to make other colours in the spectrum.

 

The fruit teas would be a good idea, didn't Cait mention that a while back. Anything which gives the water "flavour" would be good.

 

We had chocolate playdough a couple of weeks ago and children were making chocs to go into the choc box inserts, so realistic - one little chap did try, just the once! Then we had gingerbread dough and made gingerbread men, will do that again nearer christmas as was so successful last year, thinking of taking photos of their decorated men and putting them on the front of card for christmas cards this year.

 

Never used powder paint before, but many people do suggest it - I've always thought that it would stain the children's hands, but obviously it doesn't if so many people use it.

Edited November 5, 2012 by Panders

[Guest]

I had a go with glow in the dark playdough this week buy adding glow in the dark paint once I'd made the green sparkly playdough (to make aliens) but my playdough just doesn't glow

[blondie]

i use powder paint and works well - the only trouble is blue which sometimes ends up making the dough smell like rotten eggs - dont know why but it is disgusting x

[sunnyday]

I think it is this recipe - mind is totally gone at present! http://www.theimagin...ugh-recipe.html

 

Basically I used to get all the dry ingredients into the bowl first and then with the boiling water I would make a cup of fruit tea and either add it without the contents of the tea bag or with (for texture) when it came to adding the water. Best thing about it was that the children could help because once the water starts to be mixed it cools very quickly. I used to mix with a spoon first and then once it was combined, by hand. In winter it was a popular job as it warmed your hands up! It lasts quite well for a week or two depending on use, in an airtight box. I found blackcurrant tea worked well for colour.

 

Just to add I did use cheap food colouring sometimes but if it wasn't mixed really well in this recipe then the colour tended to stain your hands!

 

Thanks - I will give that a bash!

 

Hmmmm - now I really fancy a cup of fruit tea - but I haven't got any

[fimbo]

I made it with cheapy Tesco mouthwash a few weeks ago....made a lovely minty dough. I have 'experimented' with lots of different liquids...Ribena, orange squash, fruit tea, I add cake flavouring- lemon, vanilla, raspberry. I love making play dough ! This week I made it and replaced the oil with baby oil....it smells and feels lovely

[Guest]

Another nice one is to put cinnamon and ginger powder in around Christmas time. With some gold glitter it looks and smells really nice.

 

Go careful as we have a child with a ginger allergy at the moment

[Guest]

I made it with cheapy Tesco mouthwash a few weeks ago....made a lovely minty dough. I have 'experimented' with lots of different liquids...Ribena, orange squash, fruit tea, I add cake flavouring- lemon, vanilla, raspberry. I love making play dough ! This week I made it and replaced the oil with baby oil....it smells and feels lovely

Do you use a cooked recipe with all those additives? or just a cold mix?

[fimbo]

 

Do you use a cooked recipe with all those additives? or just a cold mix?

 

The cooked recipe , I never found a cold mix that lasts as good .

I also use the cake decorating colours, as they are more intense.

[Guest]

I've finally got the home made model magic tried out. The recipe is here http://www.southernasbiscuits.com/2011/11/homemade-model-magic.html

Cornflour is the same as corn starch and baking soda is bicarbonate of soda.

It is quite strange to make and smells a bit odd so I added a little bit of rosewater (only thing in the cupboard that wasn't coloured). I'll be testing it out in class tomorrow so I'll try to come back and let you know how it works in practice.