2-Ingredient Playdough (25/8/2014)

After hearing much about the 2-ingredient homemade playdough.  Here is our version~
Like finally I have the additional time to play with the girls..~*  

Initially I was so amazed by the 2-ingredient playdough. It's like, WOW! Haha!! Read on!

The ingredients are:
- 2 parts corn starch
- 1 part hair conditioner of any brand
- Optional: coloring

Due to the inedible ingredient (hair conditioner), a full supervision by an adult is required throughout this activity.  In our case, I sat with J (22 months old) throughout the activity which lasted us for about one full hour.  Yes! Playdough can be really engaging! My eyes were exclusively fixed on her while she was enjoying the ‘game’.

Initially I wanted to get the dough ready for her.  However, seeing her ‘loitering’ around the house and watching television, I thought why not have her participate. By involving her in preparation, she can understand how exactly the playdough came about. I tried to refrain from saying the discouraging ‘no’ word, ‘cannot’ put in your mouth, ‘cannot’ rub your eyes, be careful with this.. and that…’ etc… (Haha, mommies with kids attending Shichida should know what I mean ya).  In the end I just laid back and guided her in playing it the ‘right’ (safe) way.  Well, there isn’t really a right way when it comes to free play, right?  So I just watched and be her assistant when she required. 
 
First, I got ready all the ingredients and tools on her desk. (But kept the 2 ingredients away from her reach though she had tried her hands on them a few times, but I just pulled away to ensure she don’t mess up the place.   

J happily scooping and pouring the ingredients onto the tupperware.

And then mixing the ingredients.. Concentrating, hard! She would say ‘Stir stir stir~~~'.

A potential hazard is that if either of the ingredients were to spill on the floor, it creates a slippery surface, especially for the hair conditioner which can be dangerous.  M (10 months old) was crawling around the house during the activity, playing with her own toys.  I made sure our helper was always by M’s side, as was at the stage where she puts everything and anything in her mouth.  Thank goodness we have a helper! =)
 
With an appetite on hands-on activities, I’m so very sure there will be more of such activities to entertain the girls henceforth. 

Here she is, kneading the playdough =) She doesn’t have much strength to press fully onto the mould to shape the playdough yet.

Playdough can boost children’s cognitive development on top of grasping the fine motor skills as they pinch, poke and press on the playdough.

Review
This will be the first and last 2-ingredient playdough with hair conditioner for us.  As I really feel uncomfortable about the chemical that my child is handling.  And the conditioner comes with a strong fragrance too.  I would not recommend this type of ingredient as it’s quite risky if the toddler use her hand to rub her eyes or nose synchronously playing with the playdough, and they are fast in doing that!

Check out our newly-found playdough activity! Coming soon!

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