It’s raining outside, the kids are on holidays and complaining that they’ve got nothing to do.

‘Mum, I’m bored’. Little Johnny states, his bottom lip jutting out just so.

‘Well, go draw a picture,’ an exasperated mum says whilst trying to clean up Baby Jane’s Picasso of mashed potato and peas.

‘But I don’t want to, I wanna do something fun!’.

‘You can’t be that bored then, can you?’ mum replies, silently counting down the number of sleeps till school resumes.

It’s a common household occurrence and one that can send both the kids and mum insane. So here’s a cheap, quick and easy way to keep the kids entertained – make some squish squashy play dough

Meet Mr Snowman, I mean, Mr Bug, no no, it’s Mr Multicoloured Thingy Wingy

Here’s how:

Ingredients

2 cups plain flour
2 cups water
1 cup salt
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 tablespoon oil

Method

1) Mix together all of the above ingredients ensuring that they are blended well.

2) Add a few drops of food colouring.

3) Place the mixture into a microwaveable container and microwave on a high setting for 2 minutes.

4) Remove the mixture and stir, then return to the microwave for another minute

5) Repeat the previous step.

6) Allow the dough to cool as it will be very hot.

7) Once cooled, knead well and it’s ready for use. Keep it stored in airtight container.

Make an assortment of colours and have your kids’ help you make it. This will give them (and you) at least an hour of guaranteed fun time. When was the last time you built a play dough snowman?

FUN TIME!!