Editorial Review

Who's up for a Clay Party? If you want to keep up to a half-dozen little folks busy and entertained, look no further. Inside a fairly sturdy bucket you'll find five 7-ounce packages of bright, nontoxic modeling clay, 16 plastic clay cutters (shaped like stars, houses, and more), four dinosaur clay molds, a rolling pin, safe cutting and modeling tools, and a plastic mat to make cleanup a snap. The clay is easy for small fingers to work and the tools make it simple to turn out cool, colorful characters in minutes--then ball 'em up and start over! --Rob Lightner ... Read more

Reviews (4)

Fun! Fun! Fun!
I purchased this for my 9 year old grandson's birthday, and he loved it more than most of his other gifts. He comes over to my home some weekends, and brings it along in the bucket that the clay comes in. The only problem is that his sister wants to play too, so I am online to purchase another one. I recommend this for any child.

Keeps them busy!
I love this product! I purchased it for my 5 and 8 year olds, and it is a great way to keep them out of my hair while I get housework done. Highly recommended! The best part is that when they are done, everything can be thrown right into the bucket - easy clean up.

Too Difficult
The clay in this set is so incredibly hard to work with. My kids were very frustrated. The clay does not soften. The cookie cutters and molds with the set are great and we use them with Play Doh or Crayola modeling clay. I do not recommend spending your money on this at all.

Impossible to soften this clay!
The Amazon reviewer claimed this clay was easy for little fingers to work - not true for my nearly-four-year old, and not true for me! It was hard as a rock. You'd have to work tiny bits at a time to make it workable. My daughter quickly got bored and gave up and I can't say I blame her. A big disappointment ... Read more

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HARD, HARD, HARD
I agree with the the other reviews. We were so disappointed with the extruder. The playdough was rock hard and we already threw it in the trash. Don't waste your money.

If I could only give this item 0 stars!!!!!
If I could give this item 0 stars I would. This is a total waste of money. I purchased it as a gift and my grandaughter was so disappointed that I went out and purchased her another gift. The opening for extruder is so small that she didn't want to play with it. In fact she put some dough in it, was trying to take it out and her finger got stuck in the opening. She's only 4, that should give an idea of how small the opening is. The molding tray is flimsy. The dough was dry and it took my daughter two hours to make it moist enough to play with. Please do not waste your money. I don't normally write reviews for items. But, this item is so bad, that I felt that I should warn others who may consider purchasing it.

Do not waste your money!
Stick to Play Dough!! Yes this is a cute idea, and my daugher was so excited to get this set. However, after about 10 minutes it is now in the trash. The dough was very nice girly colors and they are scented, but they are almost to hard to mold. They didn't stick together very well either, so that was no fun. The strawberry house is cute if only kids were strong enough to push the dough through. The molds that are included are also cute, but tiny, so little fingers end up tearing the completed mold up trying to get it out, which really frustrates young kids. This set just needs some major improving. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Another creative toy from the Play-Doh factory, this one will provide lots of fun pretend woodshop fun. Press the wood-colored Play-Doh into the shingle or wood grain molds, the impressions are very realistic. Then take the "wood" over to the buzz saw and cut out sections to build a dog house, a boat, or any creation you can come up with. This make-believe buzz saw cuts through Play-Doh with some convincing "buzzing action," but little hands are totally safe from harm. The kit comes with three jars of modeling clay, which is supposed to smell like wood. We thought it smelled very much like Play-Doh, but hey, that's a good thing. --Megan Sullivan ... Read more

Editorial Review

For endless creative fun, roll out the Play-Doh. This colorful set includes 10 cups of the soft,squishy, nontoxic dough in a variety of colors: red, purple, orange, hot pink, green, white, black, lightbrown, and two blues. Dough does not stain hands or work surfaces and can be neatly stored in theprovided lidded cups for reuse.--Kathryn Gustafson ... Read more

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Still, a little disappointing
Though the fun, durability and educational value of this product are all very good or better, I did want to emphasize one thing for potential purchasers of this product. When I received this item from Amazon (intended as a gift for a friend's four-year-old daughter), I was pretty disappointed that there were NO cans of blue but TWO cans of hot pink Play Doh in the set.

The Amazon description DOES include a disclaimer for the potential variation of colors in the set, so I'm absolutely not faulting them for not alerting consumers to this deficiency. It's just that, well, I didn't think that it would happen to me (who ever does?), so please DO be aware that they issue this disclaimer for good reason. It's not the end of the world, and I'm sure that the recipient won't think twice about the absence of blue Play Doh in her new, "ten-color" set (such as it is!), but it keeps me from being 100% satisfied with the product.

While I'm at it, I should also add that these are NOT full-size cans of Play Doh - they appear to be approximately half the size of the cans in regular sets. I did not see that information anywhere in the Amazon description (it might be there, but if it is, it wasn't in a conspicuous place), and it's a point worth mentioning somewhere. If you think that you're getting a good deal by getting 10 full-size cans for eight bucks, you are getting nothing of the sort. Better Play Doh values can be found elsewhere on the site, so you might want to keep looking for them if, like me, you're generally the type who likes to get her money's worth.

A Classic!
Who knew play doh came in so many colors. It's a long way from the blue red and yellow I had as a kid. Although I'm about 15 years past the recommended age level for this, I still think it's cool. It make a great stress reliever, or something to do on a rainy day when there is abslutely nothing on TV and you've rented everything at the local video store. It will take you back to your child hood.

Shipping is almost as much as the toy
I would have bought this item, but the shipping ($5.53) was almost as much as the item itself ($5.99). Thanks, but no thanks. I'll go to a competitor. Weird thing is -- other Play-Doh items are listed with FREE shipping!

Fun and cheap
Lasts a while, but not so good at making things. The colors run together if you press too hard.

Ah play-doh...the look, the smell...
My daughter's friend got this set for her birthday. I was amazed at the range of colors, and so were the kids. They all dug right in and started playing. My favorite was the unique black play-doh, which I assume is for goth children. ... Read more