Galaxy Play-dough

This is the coolest play-dough ever! It is also not as messy as you would think. Once the glitter is kneaded into the dough-it stays there so there is no mess after you make it!

Here is what you will need:

1 c. water
1/4 c. salt
1/4 tsp. food coloring
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 c. flour
1 Tbsp. alum
1 or 2 small packets of glitter (Found at Dollar Tree)

(Doubling this recipe works well for a larger group of children.)

How to:

In a saucepan, mix the water, salt and food coloring. Boil on high for about 1 minute, stir until the salt dissolves.



While it is still hot, stir in the oil, flour and alum. Mix well. (It will be a little bumpy but not to worry, you will knead that out later!)



When it is cool to the touch, knead for about 5 minutes.



Roll Dough out into a circle about 1 inch thickness. Pour glitter in the center. Knead in glitter.



&& Voila! Here you are: (The picture hardly does the sparkle justice!)



Store in an airtight container (gallon size bag works well) for several weeks!




*SIDE NOTE:
For this Galaxy Play-dough I mixed blue and green food dye together. I used about 1/2 of the blue food dye and only about 5 or 10 drops of the green. I use the food colors from the Dollar Tree. It comes in the box below and the colors are actually really great. Here is a photo of the food dyes: