How to make some absolutely wonderfully colored natural play Plasticene dyes with plants and pantry goods! Combine these natural dyes with my best-ever, no-cook, zero-waste play Plasticene recipe for an amazing, all-natural play experience for your kids!

Ingredients

1/2 cup of the salt ,1 cup of flour, 1 cup water

2 tbsp Oil, Food colouring ,1/2 cup cornstarch

Steps of preparation

In a mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients and stir well. In a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat, combine the ingredients.. Mix while cooking until the Plasticene no longer sticks to the pan’s edge. Subtract the number of colours you want to make from the total. Add a few drops of food colouring to each Plasticene ball and knead until the colour is uniform. We will be following almost the exact same steps to make Plasticene in different natural colors.

Take care, it’s extremely hot!

After it has cooled, you are ready to play!

Colors for Plasticene

Radish Red Color

The removal of the colour from radish, an edible vegetable, is referred to as natural radish colour extraction.

The extract is primarily in the form of powder or liquid and contains anthocyanin; anthocyanin is a chemical with antioxidant qualities that is primarily renowned for its vibrant red and purple colours. We can use red Radish color in the plasticene its completely safe to use. Two of the most prestigious food regulatory authorities, the FDA and the EFSA, have approved the natural colour for use in foods.

Curcumin

Only a small amount of curcumin is required to achieve this extremely brilliant yellow colour. Be warned: it’s a powerful colour that’s commonly used in cooking, so keep it on a tray or tablecloth for your kids to play with! we found it to be alright once blended into the Plasticene and cooled, but we had to be extremely careful while making it (especially on my new white kitchen counter tops!)Simply dissolve a teaspoon of curcumin in a cup of hot water and continue with the preparation as usual.

Red Cabbage Color

This dye has the greatest odour, but it also produces the most beautiful purple tint! In order to make this, I think it’s worth a little cabbage water fragrance, and a little goes a long way. Using a hefty bunch of red cabbage, shred it (two handfuls if you want to also create the blue colour too.) Place it in a pan with just enough water to cover it, then cook for about 20 minutes on low heat.

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