This playdough recipe makes extra rubbery playdough that is stronger and a great playdough recipe for kids. It is a very simple homemade playdough recipe and the ingredients are fairly easy to come across, though you need a significant amount of baking soda for this rubbery playdough recipe. This kind of playdough is often used to help young kids improve their motor skills and griping strength.
Ingredients for this rubbery playdough recipe:
- baking soda – 2 cups
- water – 1.5 cups
- cornstarch – 1 cup
Directions for this rubbery playdough recipe:
- Mix all the ingredients together with a fork until the mixture is smooth and one solid color
- Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat until thick and smooth
- Place the cooked mixture on waxed paper
- Allow to cool and it’s ready to go
This is a great playdough recipe that is easy to make and great for kids, but keep in mind that it is not an edible playdough. Compare this to playdough you can buy and decide which you prefer! Whether you buy playdough or make it, remember that you can always make more rubbery playdough with this recipe for playdough, or branch out to other recipes and styles!




I just found your website today and made the rubbery playdough with my four year old son. What a great recipe! The dough has a great consistancy and it was very easy to make. I’m looking forward to trying out more of your recipes soon and sharing them with some of the other kinder and fist grade teachers at work. Thanks so much!
Happy you liked it Lisa, thanks for your feedback!
I just made this with my 3yr old and he loves it! The texture is super fun, thanks for the recipe!
Made this today. It was very easy but when we played with it we did have a baking soda residue all over our hands which I don’t really care for.
i just made this for my 4yr old and my 3yr old and they loved it but and going to try the peanut butter recipe to see id it will taste better
Awesome stuff! Thanks! The kids love it & loved helping make it!
Do you need to refrigerate this dough to make it last? or can you leave it in plastic containers or ziploc type bags at room temp?