My kids loved
Playdough!
My Grandkids loved
Playdough!
I loved Playdough!
Playdough gave my kids
hours and hours of fun. They would sit at the kitchen table for hours on end. They rolled it, kneaded it, and molded it into
whatever they could imagine. I would sit with them rolling and forming the playdough
into figures or animals. I have to admit that I was really good at making
dinosaurs.
The one thing that I
would stress with my kids and now with my grandkids, “Don’t mix the colors together!”
That never worked for my kids or for my grandkids. When both were little, they
would mix the playdough colors together and it would like a poopy color. As
they got older, a miracle happened - they stopped mixing the playdough colors
together.
The other day, my
granddaughter, Ava, was playing with my playdough. I sat across the table from
her, marveling to myself at the softness of the playdough and all the different
shades. I was enjoying rolling it, kneading it, and just handling it.
Then my granddaughter
said, “I like how smooth and soft the playdough feels.”
Her comment was right
on target. Playdough does have a smooth and soothing quality. It’s fun to play
with it and it is also a great way to relieve stress as well.
I smiled at her and
murmured, “You’re so right, Ava.”
And for the next 35
minutes, we had a perfect – soothing – fun time as we rolled it, kneaded it, and
made whatever we wanted.
