Play Doh Review
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Play Doh was first sold in the US in 1956 as a substitute to the modelling clay previously use in schools. It was an instant hit despite only being available in an off - white colour. A year later in 1957, yellow, red and blue were released.
In 1960, the Play Doh Fun Factory was first released, though Play Doh was not introduced in Britain until 1964.
To celebrate 50 years of the Play Doh Fun Factory, Hasbro have released the 50th Birthday Fun Factory.
When I first saw the request for reviews on BMB, I knew it would be a wise idea for me to have a go as 'Little Man' is Play Doh mad. Seriously, he has Play Doh one Christmas and immediately all his fancy all-singing, all-dancing toys were cast aside in favour of 20 tubs of brightly coloured Play Doh and I spent the next 9 months cleaning it off the carpets/windows/doors/walls and places Play Doh really should not go!
As I opened the packaging, 'Little Man' already having been told we were expecting Play Doh in the post, was dancing over my right shoulder squealing "Is it Play Doh Mam, is it?"
My sense of foreboding building, wondering exactly what I had let myself in for!
Needless to say 'Little Man' squealed with delight when he saw it was indeed Play Doh. I advised him that under no circumstances was he to open it until we were together and placed it at the back of the desk ready to photograph and open.
Twenty minutes later, 'Little Man' came downstairs shouting at me to look as he was carrying 'worms'. He has not listened to a word I said and destroyed the box allowing his creative juices to flow. The 'worms' were the result!
So, armed with a tray and a towel I took the few photos that he would allow me to take and deduced that, yes Play Doh is still a firm family favourite. The Fun Factory still enables children to expand their imagination.
I helped 'Little Man' mould a person with 'worms' for hair, although it was promptly shoved back inside the Fun Factory and squeezed into another shape!
SFR would like to thank Beth Evans for her wonderful review of the Play Doh Fun Factory and hope 'Little Man' is still enjoying being creative!
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