How do I bake play doh?

Question

I am having the kids put their hand print in play dough and then baking it in the oven so it will get hard and they can paint them...i've never done it before and so i can't find it online...

Does anyone know how...
What temp do i bake it at and how long

Answer 1

I tried doing this with our kids a couple months ago. I found a couple things on the Internet. I think one said to bake it at like 350 degrees for 12 minutes and the other said something like 150 degrees for an hour. Being impatient, I tried the 350 for 12 minutes, which didn't seem to work real well. I'd go with low heat for a long period of time...that seemed to work better.

Answer 2

tried doing this with our kids a couple months ago. I found a couple things on the Internet. I think one said to bake it at like 350 degrees for 12 minutes and the other said something like 150 degrees for an hour. Being impatient, I tried the 350 for 12 minutes, which didn't seem to work real well. I'd go with low heat for a long period of time...that seemed to work better.

Answer 3

I think the baking is just to speed up the drying. Play Doh is an "air-dry" type of clay so it doesn't need to be baked to cure it like polymer clay does, for example. Sometimes "sudden" heating or cooling can make air-dry clays crack though, so probably the lowest heat for a longer time would be best... then leave in the oven to cool gradually.


Diane B.

Answer 4

You don't back Play Doh. Have them do their hand, then set it on a plate, and put it somewhere where noone will be able to touch it. After a day or two, the Play Doh will have hardened. Have fun!!! =)

Answer 5

this said to do it for 150-200 degrees for an hour