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      If your house is like mine, you have lots of play-dough or clay in stock and in an array of bright colors.  If your children are like mine though, those bright hues will be smashed together very quickly and turn a very gross muted gray, or orangish-brown ball of dough. This, however,  is probably a good thing because then they can’t fight over which color they want.  =)   

       Clay is in my opinion easier to sculpt with for adults with its firmer texture .  I prefer to work with the clay over the play-dough which is very soft and doesn’t stand up should you want to make an animal or human figure. That being said, we don’t use it as much as play-dough in my house because it is harder for the kids to manipulate.  In my house, play-dough is the best remedy I know of for boredom on a cold or rainy day when they are driving me nuts.   Of course their creations are not as good as those depicted in the video but to them (and to me) they are masterpieces. The key is to have them explain what it is without actually admitting that you have no idea what it is!  True parents know this trick and I know that I don’t have to explain it here.  Someday I will learn how to keep the 3 year old from mixing all of the colors together and making one huge grey slab of play-dough, but for the time being, it keeps him busy and allows him to use his imagination when creating that huge gray alien that is defeated (or afeated as he says) by the space man.  Happy playing!

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