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Whether it's the smell that you've never been able to forget, or you're still finding bits of it in your parent's carpets, Playdoh has stuck with us (literally!). We might not remember exactly what it was we moulded out of this clay-like, non-toxic, coloured dough, but that never mattered that much when Play-doh was concerned. A lot of time, in fact, was spent daring your mates to lick the Play-doh, or (gasp!) eat a little bit, just to see if they'd die or not. It was only when we got bored of that, or wise to the fact that nothing happened - it just tasted really, really salty - that we'd actually start playing with it. But where did it come from, you may well ask?Joe McVicker is the answer, when in 1956 he tested out a clay he'd made from wallpaper paste on some local kids. That imaginative bunch Aaggghhh! I remember my mum trying to the Playdoh out of the carpet! Playdoh came in lots of colours, mine used to come in strips that were kinda like corregated cardboard. I used my mums pastry cutters to make shapes but at a young age was more interested in eating it.In the old days it was dangerous to eat and it really was impossible to get it off carpets and furniture - todays stuff is great as it's safe and does not stick!
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) but nothing as good as Barber's Shop and yesterday I saw Magic Swirl Ice Cream Shoppe in Rymans window yesterday. Is this a remake or a new invention from Play Doh? If I had a kid I would buy it so I could have a go too!
......i bought my children many pots of playdough and the shape makers too for hours of fun.....playdough is great because of the nice bright colours and it's easier to work than plasticine
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