Homemade play-dough

I had been searching for crafty ideas on Pinterest for Oliver and I to do and decided today would be a good day to try and make some homemade play-dough. Here's how we did it:

First mix the salt, flour, water and cream of tarter together. Oliver had to try the mixture when I wasn't looking. 

Next add the food coloring and stir it in. (Brave aren't I with food coloring and a 20 month old)

Then I cooked it on the stove until it became in the shape of a ball. (don't look at my messy stove top)

The hardest part for Oliver was waiting for it to cool slightly on the waxed paper. 

He didn't like it at first and just would put a finger in it. (And yes that is a surgical drape covering the table, thanks to my Mother-in-law. They work well as play-mats.)

He liked the cookie cutters.