What happens if you cook playdough

I love the sparkly red play dough!! Lastly, I added a magnet to the back and added them on our fridge. You could use these as paperweights or just decorations, too. If you poke a hole before putting in the oven, you could string ribbon through it and hang somewhere for decorations.

It would be a cute gift to give grandparents! Have a great day! I love this idea!! We will be doing it! And girl your blog header!! When did I miss the change!?! I LOVE it! Let me know when you want your button on my sidebar! Thank you, Erica! Oh and I changed the blog header Monday. I love the fresh, new look. Thanks friend! Great idea! Absolutely love it! These are actually designed to be baked rather than smushed down for re-use.

There is so much that you can make using play-doh, and then hardening it in the oven. You can make tiny earrings, fridge magnets, ornaments and so much more. It is also a great way to have your kids create pieces, and then to preserve them to keep for years. This also works well if you want to give personalized presents to family members — they will love a bit of art done by the children!

Be wary about placing magnets and metal earring pieces into the oven, and check whether they are safe to be heated. You can buy accessories like this that can be fired or baked, so make sure to look for these. Or plan to attach them after baking. Whether you use different color play-doh or choose to paint it once it has dried, there is so much that you can do with a simple little medium such as play-doh.

Just make sure you leave some for the kids to play with! Play-doh was not created to be fired in a kiln. It was made to be played with by children, and it just so happens that you can bake it gently in the oven to harden it.

Play-doh will not hold up well in a kiln at such high temperatures, and your project will be ruined, cracked, and likely burned. If you do want to preserve your play-doh project, it is best to do so in the oven on very low heat, to avoid risking damage done. It really is not advisable to bake play-doh in the microwave, as it can be difficult to control the power and heat, and even a few seconds too long in the microwave could crack and ruin your play-doh creation.

However, some play-doh recipes do require the use of the microwave. You mix your play-doh ingredients together and place it in the microwave for 1 min, remove and stir it all together.

You usually have to cook it in the microwave for another minute again. You can then knead and work the dough once it has cooled and then start creating fun pieces and projects. Play-doh will harden in the freezer under cold temperatures. It will remain hardened for as long as it remains cool, but it might turn soft again as it reaches room temperature. There really is no point in leaving play-doh to harden in the freezer, unless you are looking for a way to make the play-doh hard for a short amount of time, just to see what the finished project might turn out like.

If you do want to freeze play-doh, place it in an airtight container to protect it from freezer-burn. Yes, you can leave your play-doh out to air dry and harden.

It is probably safer to do this than placing the play-doh in the oven. If your child has ever left their play-doh out, you probably found some dried pieces of dough lying around, which just goes to show that play-doh can air dry! To do this, you can simply leave the play-doh art to sit out in a safe area, in the open air to harden and cure.

It will probably take around 2 to 3 days to fully dry out and cure , but this will depend on the size and thickness of the play-doh project. You might notice that the piece appears ashy once it has dried, but this can be solved by painting it with some varnish. Once you have left your play-doh to bake in the oven or to air dry, you might want to give it a coat of varnish to bring out the colors more, remove the ashy surface, and preserve the piece for longer.

You also have the option of using a spray-on varnish, which makes it easy to cover all areas of the item. Hey Jeanette: I was looking around at the different clays for your projects and found this. If you haven't bought your play-doh yet, you may consider some of the air dry clays. They are lighter in weight than the others. If you don't have your heart set on baking clays, check these out.

Here are some sites that tell about them. This first one is very informative! This tray has a laminated surface, can it be decoupaged? We glued timber blocks to the back and attached wire to these. It held for a while but the glue failed presumably because of the glazed surface. Amazing it only has See more. Answer this question. Cheryl A on Jan 18, The Inspired Workshop on Jan 18, Betsy on Jan 18, Dwpb on Jan 19, Unique Creations By Anita on Jan 19, Holly Lengner - Lost Mom on Jan 19,