Squish Balls

We found this idea on Pinterest and they have really been a blast to play with.

First- Make a batch of your favorite playdough.  Here is mine- it has such a nice smooth texture.  I just made the dough white since I was stuffing it into colored balloons.

1 1/2 cups of flour
3/4 cups of salt
1 1/2 cups water
1 TB vegetable oil
1/2 TB cream of tarter 
*food coloring - I use the liquid kind but I hear the gel is the best.

Mix all of the ingredients into a saucepan. Add the food coloring to your liking. - Children can help with this step

Adults only - 
Set your stove top to medium-low (about a 2.5 on a glass top stove). Stand by the pan and stir occasionally. When the batter look is gone and the ingredients start staying together when you stir (5-8 minutes), remove the pan from the heat. Lay out some wax paper and scoop play dough onto the wax paper. I can usually start kneading right away, but make sure that you check the dough for heat - you don't want to burn yourself!
Once the dough has been kneaded into a nice texture, place in an airtight container or zip lock. 

Pull open your balloon.  I used large 12 inch balloons and I thought it was easier to use 3 fingers on each hand to pull it open.

Roll dough into a snake and then stuff it into the balloon.  

Once you get it all stuffed in- squish the air out and then tie off the end.

If your balloon rips open simply remove the dough, and place it in another balloon.  As long as they are sealed they won't dry out.  We have had ours for a week and they are still going strong.

They have been a blast!