National Play-Doh Day
Let your imagination go wild and mould fantastic shapes on #NationalPlayDohDay
16 September is National Play-Doh Day, and was created to not only create awareness for this fun activity, but to also let your imagination run wild and create some clay masterpieces.
Although the inventor of Play-Doh, Joe McVicker, originally created this product to be sold as a wallpaper cleaner, the world had other plans for it.
McVicker found out from a school teacher that the modelling clay used in schools was too hard to be manipulated by the kids, and, after some experimenting with the squishy material he used for his cleaning product, he discovered that it can be used as a substitute, and sent a sample to the school.
The sample was received very favourably by kids and teachers alike and he supplied the product to all Cincinnati schools. In 1956, the the wallpaper cleaner became play-doh. A year later, softer play-doh was introduced in all of the primary colours. Children, wanting to create other colours, mixed the primary colours together, inevitably ending up with brown. Kids used play-doh to make interesting shapes like mock hair, colourful spaghetti and pretend ice cream that does not melt.
In the 1980s Play-Doh expanded its colour palette to eight colours and later versions sparkled with glitter, glowed in the dark or smelled like shaving cream, and it was inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame in 1998. It is estimated that over 300kgs of Play-Doh has been played with by kids. Hasbro has recognised National Play-Doh Day since 2006.
To celebrate, find a can of Play-Doh and let your imagination run wild! Make interesting shapes, build houses, mix colours and just have fun.
Post photos and videos of your colourful creations on social media using #NationalPlayDohDay.
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