Homemade Didò: the 5 best recipes and tricks to keep it from drying out

Homemade Didò, or Pongo - for those who remember it with this name - or simply modeling clay for children. Have you ever tried to prepare it at home?

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Homemade Didò, or Pongo - for those who remember it with this name - or simply modeling clay for children. Have you ever tried to prepare it at home?





It is really simple to prepare the Homemade Didò following one of the recipes we suggest. Usually these are flour-based preparations with the addition of a few other ingredients and food coloring or spices to make the Didò colorful.

With the homemade Didò your children will have a lot of fun and can play safely. You can also help them in their creations while they can give you a hand having fun already in the preparation of Didò, for example by mixing the ingredients to use or choosing the most beautiful colors.

Are you ready to prepare homemade Didò?

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Homemade Didò, recipes

Here the best recipes that we have selected for you to prepare homemade Didò, with or without cream of tartar, an ingredient often used in this DIY experiment dedicated to children. The cream of tartar and glycerol indicated in the recipes are easily found online or in pharmacies.

Homemade Didò with cream of tartar

Cream of tartar is an ingredient that is usually used in the kitchen as a yeast but which lends itself to numerous alternative uses, for example to the preparation of homemade Didò.

  • 2 glasses of water
  • 2 glasses of flour
  • 1 glass of fine salt
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons of cream of tartar
  • Ingredients for coloring

In a bowl, mix all the ingredients together with a few drops of food coloring (or 1 teaspoon of turmeric, cocoa or cinnamon powder). Pour into a saucepan, heat over medium heat and stir until the mixture is solid and homogeneous. When it cools down, you can work it with your hands to soften it. It can be kept for a long time inside vacuum-packed containers.



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Homemade Didò: the 5 best recipes and tricks to keep it from drying out

Soft homemade didò

To prepare yours Soft homemade didò you will need:

  • 230 00 grams of flour
  • 30 ml of seed oil
  • 100 gr of fine salt
  • 24 gr of cream of tartar
  • 350 ml of hot water
  • A few drops of vegetable glycerol

In a fairly large bowl, mix the flour, salt, cream of tartar and seed oil. Gradually add the hot water and stir constantly with a wooden ladle, until the dough becomes a bit sticky and you can work with your hands. Here the complete recipe.

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Homemade Didò: the 5 best recipes and tricks to keep it from drying out

Homemade Didò for small children

Homemade Didò for younger children must be a safe game, practically edible, so we suggest this recipe with rice cream.

  • 1 cup of cream of rice
  • 1 cup of cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup of water
  • 40 ml of oil
  • Food coloring to taste

This paste it is very close to the classic Didò that is on the market, so it shapes well and keeps the shape you want to give. Closed in a bag in the fridge it resists 2/3 days.

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Homemade Didò: the 5 best recipes and tricks to keep it from drying out

Homemade colored Didò without cream of tartar

For those who do not have cream of tartar at hand, here are the ingredients to prepare the Didò of a recipe that does not contain it.



  • 1/2 cup of cornstarch
  • 2 cups of flour
  • 1 and a half cups of salt
  • 2 scarce cups of boiling water
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
  • Food coloring

Mix all the ingredients well until you get a homogeneous mixture. Here the complete recipe.

Homemade Didò: the 5 best recipes and tricks to keep it from drying out

Fonte foto: LaMiniFactory

Homemade Didò that does not dry out

Finally we have found for you the recipe of Didò made in house with the promise that it won't dry out.

  • 1 glass of flour
  • 1 glass of water
  • 1/2 glass of salt
  • 1 teaspoon of cream of tartar
  • 1 tablespoon of seed oil
  • Food coloring
  • A couple of drops of essential oil to perfume the pasta (Optional)

You just have to experiment with this version of the Didò to understand how you will find yourself. Here the complete recipe.

Homemade Didò: the 5 best recipes and tricks to keep it from drying out

Photo source: Cotton Manne

Didò homemade with baking soda

Did you know that baking soda can be used to prepare homemade Didò? This is a very simple recipe for making homemade modeling clay completely safe for children. You get an all-white modeling paste suitable for any creation and in particular for making beautiful snowmen with children.

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  • 2 cups of baking soda
  • 1 cup of cornstarch
  • 1 and a half cups of water

Here is the recipe to follow.

Homemade Didò: the 5 best recipes and tricks to keep it from drying out

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Didò homemade with Thermomix

Who has the kitchen robot can prepare homemade Didò as modeling clay for children in an even easier and faster way using the following ingredients.

  • 4 tablespoons flour 00 (225 gr)
  • 3 teaspoons water (295 gr)
  • 2 scoops of salt (235 gr)
  • 3 tablespoons of sunflower oil (15 g)
  • 1 sachet of cream of tartar (8 g)
  • 1 vial of lemon flavor
  • 5 g of gel dye for each color

Here are all the instructions to prepare the Didò with the Thermomix.

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Homemade Didò, tutorial

If you have never tried to prepare homemade Didò, here are some i video-tutorial to watch to follow the simple step-by-step procedure and prepare a beautiful modeling paste to entertain your children. Let's learn to prepare:

  • Homemade Didò for children
  • Didò homemade in five minutes
  • Completely natural homemade didò

Homemade Didò, tricks to keep it from drying out

If you want your homemade Didò to last longer and not dry out quickly you should follow some tricks. The Didò it dries up especially when it is exposed to air. Here's how to keep it at its best and make it last longer.

  • Collect the Didò as soon as the children have finished playing
  • Store the Didò in an airtight food container / vacuum container
  • Place the Didò in a glass jar
  • Store the Didò in a bag in the refrigerator
  • Put the Didò in the refrigerator even if it is already in a tightly closed container
  • Add 1 or 2 teaspoons of glycerol to recipes to make the Didò softer
  • Do not mix Didò different preparations after some time or with different ingredients
  • Try reworking the Didò by adding a little oil or glycerol when you feel that it is drying on the surface
  • Keep the Didò away from heat sources
  • As much as possible, avoid leaving the Didò exposed to the air for no reason

However, remember that the duration of the homemade Didò is very variable depending on the ingredients, the consistency and how much is used. You can dispose of it in the wet and, fortunately, it is really very easy and quick to prepare the new Didò in a few minutes.

You know other recipes valid for preparing homemade Didò?

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