Homemade 2 Ingredient Play Dough
If you’re looking for something fun to do with the kiddos, try making this easy homemade playdough using just two common household ingredients. The result is a super soft play dough you can mold and no cooking is required!
For this craft, you’ll need:
- Conditioner (I just used a dollar store brand)
- Cornstarch
Directions:
The correct ratio is 1 part conditioner to 2 parts cornstarch. I used one cup of conditioner and mixed it with 2 cups cornstarch in a large bowl. It makes a fun dough that’s very soft and smells great too! Add a few drops of food coloring to the mixture to make different colors. Store playdough in a Ziploc bag when finished.
Idea originally found on KidsActivitiesBlog.com
Cool idea…thanks for sharing
Cheap too
Awesome! Less time to make too! Thank you.
Super cool idea….
Love cheap!
Fun! I love these posts, keep up the good work Lina!
LOVE THIS
Just made some with my daughter. Fun stuff! Love your posts like always, Lina!
Oh thanks, and glad it worked out! 🙂
Could you add pumpkin spice?
I was just talking about making homemade play dough today!
We always used peanut butter and dry milk. Then it is edible too and actually tastes not half bad!
Just made this!!! A must try summer project!! Works perfectly. Kids love love love!
Oh good! Mine did too!
Well, it’s ‘super soft’ play dough because you used conditioner!! Thanks:)
I have tons of hair conditioner so I’ll try this. Corn starch at the 99 cent store so can’t beat the price of this play dough.
We made this over the winter. It kept the kids busy all afternoon one day! It got a bit dry towards the end but we just added a bit more conditioner and it worked great.
Yes we did that as well, thanks for mentioning!
Awesome idea, thanks Lina!
I love this stuff. I make it for my youngest occasionally since he has a wheat allergy and can’t use the real stuff.
Thanks for the great idea. Lina, do you recommend a particular blender for smoothies? I know it isn’t related to play doh, but I love your recipes and have just started making my own smoothies. My blender doesn’t seem to be the best for smoothies. Thanks!
I’m not Lina but I have a Hamilton Beach single serve bullet type. It works great. They also have lids that just pop right on the bottle for when you’re on the run. Blends really good, even ice. Cosy about $20.
Thank you!!
I’ve had a Ninja for a few years and it works great for smoothies. A Vita-mix has always been on my wish list….maybe someday! 🙂
Vita mix isn’t worth it. To be honest, I’ve been a lot happier with my immersion blender than the Vita mix. Don’t get me wrong, it works great but not worth that much money. I’ve heard the ninja is just as good!
Interesting thanks Sharon!
I completely with agree with you. To me the nutribullet is amazing and blends my spinach smooth as well for my smoothies had it for years now problem. My ninja didn’t blend my spinach well and I always felt like was drinking a bits of salad 🥴
Gotta disagree, As a chef I gotta speak up. VitaMix’s ROCK!!!!!! No other appliance can compare. They are pricey but worth every penny and they last forever. Worth the investment. 100%
Thank you!
Ive made this and it is really soft! But I dont think it keeps as long. Seems to dry out really fast and get crumbly. But as cheap and easy as it is, just make a fresh batch each time!
Nice and simple but not toddler friendly for those that have ones that like to put things in their mouth :(. I don’t have that issue but have seen many kids that do. I’ll stick to my recipe.
I would have never come up with this combination. I bet you also end up with soft hands too. 🙂
Tried making this today and after the little one I nanny played with it for a few minutes, the texture changed and it got really scaly and dry. Anyone else have a similar issue?
when i added the food coloring it ruined the texture and made it fall apart. i wanted a really grassy green. i adjusted the ratio to no avail, gave it to my kid to play with then started getting a burning feeling after i started to was it off my hands :\ then it darn near ruined the toy ( hair salon with hand crank). a good idea, but not the best to use with real play dough products. it even got stuck in all the molds from stickiness regardless of increasing the corn startch :[
This came in handy to replace the clay in the Cranium Caddo game we picked up at Goodwill today. It was simple, quick and easy. Plus the smell from leftover conditioner made it smell wonderful.
Great idea!! Thanks Lynda
How much does this make ? I watch four kids , is this enough , or should I doube the ingredients? Thanks!
Yes I’d double for four. It makes a good sized ball, but for 4 kids I’d double 😀 thanks for the question!
Ok thank you! That’s what I was thinking 🙂
Does it stain clothes & carpet because of the food coloring?
you could use soap coloring if you are afraid the food coloring might stain anything, I think
Does it get hard if you let it air dry? Thought about using it to make fossils….
Love this, but had to use an extra 1/4 cup of corn starch because it was too sticky. Even then, it stuck to my daughter’s hands quite a bit, but she said she liked it. Maybe if she played with it longer it would be less sticky. Smells great, though, and is so soft!
I made play dough with corn starch & lotion. Still don’t feel right & I was making it black color for galaxy. Color comes off on hands. Not good!
i like ice cream.but it difficult to do it.i will follow your step.thank for sharing this article.
Can I use shampoo in lieu of conditioner?
How long does this playdough last? Just want to know before i go and get the stuff to make it for the kids and then later they come to me an say i cant play with it thanks
This was so fun and my little brothers loved mixing stuff together and we did a color course during it.
Oh fun! Thanks for sharing 👍🏻
Thanks I am going to try it now
I used chickpea flour because I didn’t have corn starch it was okay my toddler loved playing with it but it was sticking to our fingers a little while playing. Must go n buy corn starch asap 🙂
Crap! I wish I would’ve seen this before! I made another one from Pinterest and it took like half my salt supply lol