Comments on: Single Mom S.O.S.: Play-Doh & Toddler-Goo http://mssinglemama.com/2008/07/20/play-do-game-toddler/ Single Mom Dating? Real advice from a real single mom. Tue, 22 May 2012 16:28:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: InosebleveOriencehttp://mssinglemama.com/2008/07/20/play-do-game-toddler/#comment-5418 InosebleveOrience Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:26:59 +0000 http://mssinglemama.wordpress.com/?p=687#comment-5418 hello it is test. WinRAR provides the full RAR and ZIP file support, can decompress CAB, GZIP, ACE and other archive formats. jwizfonlmcojtwieuokamumovsstugwtbsnhello hello it is test. WinRAR provides the full RAR and ZIP file support, can decompress CAB, GZIP, ACE and other archive formats.
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]]> By: danaofthebellshttp://mssinglemama.com/2008/07/20/play-do-game-toddler/#comment-2430 danaofthebells Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:05:23 +0000 http://mssinglemama.wordpress.com/?p=687#comment-2430 From the kid's perspective, it only really took one big mess for me to realize that playing with it on the carpet was a poor choice. My mother made me clean it up (I was about 3). She, of course, helped a little and got the rest of it out, but realizing how hard it was didn't make me feel very good. I played with it only in the kitchen. My favorite was the homemade playdoh. I could color it however I wanted, and squishing it when it was making was fun. My sister and I liked to make different playdoh creatures (largely monsters) and then see who would win in a fight... mostly by throwing them together and seeing which one retained it's shape the most. I know... odd little girls. From the kid’s perspective, it only really took one big mess for me to realize that playing with it on the carpet was a poor choice. My mother made me clean it up (I was about 3). She, of course, helped a little and got the rest of it out, but realizing how hard it was didn’t make me feel very good. I played with it only in the kitchen.

My favorite was the homemade playdoh. I could color it however I wanted, and squishing it when it was making was fun.

My sister and I liked to make different playdoh creatures (largely monsters) and then see who would win in a fight… mostly by throwing them together and seeing which one retained it’s shape the most. I know… odd little girls.

]]> By: Play-Doh: Friend or Foe? « Capital City Mamahttp://mssinglemama.com/2008/07/20/play-do-game-toddler/#comment-2443 Play-Doh: Friend or Foe? « Capital City Mama Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:39:19 +0000 http://mssinglemama.wordpress.com/?p=687#comment-2443 [...] Check out Ms. Single Mama’s great post about Play-Doh. [...] [...] Check out Ms. Single Mama’s great post about Play-Doh. [...]

]]> By: laurahttp://mssinglemama.com/2008/07/20/play-do-game-toddler/#comment-2442 laura Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:32:47 +0000 http://mssinglemama.wordpress.com/?p=687#comment-2442 last post i swear! ;) to keep all the playdoh stuff together - get a plastic container with a screw on top (can find at kmart or target in the kitchen section) it will keep everything neat and the extra seal helps to keep the playdoh fresh for a much longer period of time. last post i swear! ;)
to keep all the playdoh stuff together – get a plastic container with a screw on top (can find at kmart or target in the kitchen section) it will keep everything neat and the extra seal helps to keep the playdoh fresh for a much longer period of time.

]]> By: laurahttp://mssinglemama.com/2008/07/20/play-do-game-toddler/#comment-2441 laura Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:26:54 +0000 http://mssinglemama.wordpress.com/?p=687#comment-2441 pps our latest playdoh game is pizza delivery (my daughter's creation) I call up and order a pizza from her and then she creates it. white dough for the crust, red for the sauce, yellow for the cheese and she'll dot on various colors for the toppings. then she picks a designated oven (usually the top of our storage freezer of all places lol) and it will cook for 5 minutes or so and then we'll make a delivery truck using a truck cookie cutter and writing her name on the side of it. The pizza is usually 3x the size of the truck lol but i think it's the idea more than anything. Then we cut up the pizza with the play doh knife and have our pretend meal. We had a birds nest right outside our front window this past spring so for a while we made nests, and a mama bird and eggs and baby birds. And would reenact the eggs splitting open and the birds learning to fly. I'm not wildly creative so the cutters are really a great help and we kind of just take a cue from things fun things we have seen or done in the past week or so. sorry this is so long - can you tell we're playdoh addicts ;) pps our latest playdoh game is pizza delivery (my daughter’s creation) I call up and order a pizza from her and then she creates it. white dough for the crust, red for the sauce, yellow for the cheese and she’ll dot on various colors for the toppings. then she picks a designated oven (usually the top of our storage freezer of all places lol) and it will cook for 5 minutes or so and then we’ll make a delivery truck using a truck cookie cutter and writing her name on the side of it. The pizza is usually 3x the size of the truck lol but i think it’s the idea more than anything. Then we cut up the pizza with the play doh knife and have our pretend meal.

We had a birds nest right outside our front window this past spring so for a while we made nests, and a mama bird and eggs and baby birds. And would reenact the eggs splitting open and the birds learning to fly.

I’m not wildly creative so the cutters are really a great help and we kind of just take a cue from things fun things we have seen or done in the past week or so.

sorry this is so long – can you tell we’re playdoh addicts ;)

]]> By: laurahttp://mssinglemama.com/2008/07/20/play-do-game-toddler/#comment-2440 laura Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:14:23 +0000 http://mssinglemama.wordpress.com/?p=687#comment-2440 delurking- Playdough. Love the stuff but it is a bitch to clean especially off the rugs. I've actually had to cut out several small areas from our downstairs rug and thankfully they are not noticeable to anyone but me. Since then, I've contained the playdoh play to two specific areas, either the kitchen table or a big scrapping table we have downstairs. Both areas have tile floors which make for a much easier clean-up. We've brought the activity center and the kit that makes funny people but honestly both have only been used a handful of times. Our favourite playdoh accesory? A 100 piece plastic cookie cutter set for $9.99 on Amazon. It has everything. Cars, trucks, animals, letters, food, shapes, numbers etc. There are so many that I've introduced them slowly - so when things get boring, I pull out some new ones. www.amazon.com/Roshco-100-Piece-Plastic-Cookie-Cutter/dp/B00004SCOJ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1216706596&sr=8-1 I also always play together with my little one (she's 4). Left to her own devices the house would become a massive playdoh den ;) ps love your blog!! delurking-

Playdough. Love the stuff but it is a bitch to clean especially off the rugs. I’ve actually had to cut out several small areas from our downstairs rug and thankfully they are not noticeable to anyone but me.

Since then, I’ve contained the playdoh play to two specific areas, either the kitchen table or a big scrapping table we have downstairs. Both areas have tile floors which make for a much easier clean-up.

We’ve brought the activity center and the kit that makes funny people but honestly both have only been used a handful of times.

Our favourite playdoh accesory? A 100 piece plastic cookie cutter set for $9.99 on Amazon. It has everything. Cars, trucks, animals, letters, food, shapes, numbers etc. There are so many that I’ve introduced them slowly – so when things get boring, I pull out some new ones.
http://www.amazon.com/Roshco-100-Piece-Plastic-Cookie-Cutter/dp/B00004SCOJ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1216706596&sr=8-1

I also always play together with my little one (she’s 4). Left to her own devices the house would become a massive playdoh den ;)

ps love your blog!!

]]> By: jonbhttp://mssinglemama.com/2008/07/20/play-do-game-toddler/#comment-2439 jonb Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:26:20 +0000 http://mssinglemama.wordpress.com/?p=687#comment-2439 the misses has an area outside on the deck. of course it dried out... the misses has an area outside on the deck. of course it dried out…

]]> By: J-Fohttp://mssinglemama.com/2008/07/20/play-do-game-toddler/#comment-2438 J-Fo Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:11:57 +0000 http://mssinglemama.wordpress.com/?p=687#comment-2438 Here is the magic Playdoh answer for our house - the Playdoh Activity Center (http://www.amazon.com/Hasbro-20357-Play-Doh-Creativity-Center/dp/B000EMSKYC/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1216667217&sr=8-1) It comes with all sorts of accessories and Playdoh, it's a storage bin, AND it has the very handy BLUE TRAY as a lid. All PlayDoh activities in our house must be conducted on the blue tray. Take the blue tray wherever you want in the house, but the dough needs to stay on the blue tray. So far, it works. I've found very few straggler bits of dough around the house. The tray also doubles as an excellent snack tray! :) Here is the magic Playdoh answer for our house – the Playdoh Activity Center (http://www.amazon.com/Hasbro-20357-Play-Doh-Creativity-Center/dp/B000EMSKYC/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1216667217&sr=8-1)

It comes with all sorts of accessories and Playdoh, it’s a storage bin, AND it has the very handy BLUE TRAY as a lid.

All PlayDoh activities in our house must be conducted on the blue tray. Take the blue tray wherever you want in the house, but the dough needs to stay on the blue tray. So far, it works. I’ve found very few straggler bits of dough around the house.

The tray also doubles as an excellent snack tray! :)

]]> By: debrahttp://mssinglemama.com/2008/07/20/play-do-game-toddler/#comment-2437 debra Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:53:40 +0000 http://mssinglemama.wordpress.com/?p=687#comment-2437 Spatulahandle hit the nail on the head....you have to wait for the stuff to dry to clean it up. Our playdough rules: you only get to play with it when you ask permission (and I can supervise), you have to help (or be patient while I do it) sweep up the floor before (so stuff that falls won't have crumbs and dog hair stuck to it), pick up any big pieces that fall during play, and help sweep up later when it dries. All playdough stays in the kitchen on the wood floor, no where near carpet, or it gets put away. I don't set a time limit for playing, sometimes it lasts 30 minutes, sometimes an hour. Sounds like Benjamin is far more interested and creative about it than my guy was at his age, that's great! I also had success with using a limited number of colors at a time (just 2 initially) so if they got mixed up, you didn't end up with 6 jars of brownish playdough. Cookie cutters are great, molds are great. My son has a refrigerator playdough set that is a blast, lots of molds to make fruit, eggs, sandwiches, and tons of spatulas, ice cream scoops, and you can make the stuff and then put it in and out of the shelves in the fridge (which is also the storage box for the whole kit). Definately one of my favorites. Spatulahandle hit the nail on the head….you have to wait for the stuff to dry to clean it up. Our playdough rules: you only get to play with it when you ask permission (and I can supervise), you have to help (or be patient while I do it) sweep up the floor before (so stuff that falls won’t have crumbs and dog hair stuck to it), pick up any big pieces that fall during play, and help sweep up later when it dries. All playdough stays in the kitchen on the wood floor, no where near carpet, or it gets put away.
I don’t set a time limit for playing, sometimes it lasts 30 minutes, sometimes an hour. Sounds like Benjamin is far more interested and creative about it than my guy was at his age, that’s great! I also had success with using a limited number of colors at a time (just 2 initially) so if they got mixed up, you didn’t end up with 6 jars of brownish playdough. Cookie cutters are great, molds are great. My son has a refrigerator playdough set that is a blast, lots of molds to make fruit, eggs, sandwiches, and tons of spatulas, ice cream scoops, and you can make the stuff and then put it in and out of the shelves in the fridge (which is also the storage box for the whole kit). Definately one of my favorites.

]]> By: modernsinglemommahttp://mssinglemama.com/2008/07/20/play-do-game-toddler/#comment-2436 modernsinglemomma Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:24:25 +0000 http://mssinglemama.wordpress.com/?p=687#comment-2436 I've never made playdoh and so I don't have any advice BUT, I want to be a cool mom and make home-made playdoh for my son too! Oh gosh the mommy guilt. Lucca is so deprived. No swim lessons, no regularly scheduled story time, no playdoh, . You've inspired me. Next weekend I'm giving it a go. I’ve never made playdoh and so I don’t have any advice BUT, I want to be a cool mom and make home-made playdoh for my son too!
Oh gosh the mommy guilt. Lucca is so deprived. No swim lessons, no regularly scheduled story time, no playdoh, .

You’ve inspired me. Next weekend I’m giving it a go.

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