We celebrated National Play-doh day at AOFC with a super fun Play-doh grab and go as well as a make your own Play-doh recipe which each classroom did that was a huge success. Play-doh is a staple in pre schools and elementary schools across the country and just as many homes. Have you ever wondered though where Play-doh came from and why it became so popular?! Well here are some facts that you probably didn't know about Play-doh. It was invented by accident in the 1930's as a wallpaper cleaner that looked like putty and was made of salt, flour, water and many other ingredients. Teachers were finding other uses for the wallpaper cleaner at school as it was reuseable and didn't contain any toxic materials. It was great for art and craft projects and worked as a modeling compound much like clay. Students could shape it with their hands, turn it into something else or let it dry. In 1956, once it was realized that this special wallpaper cleaner was being used by teachers, the product got a new name, Play-doh and it was then marketed to schools and department stores. Today the Play-doh recipe is a secret and since it's invention, people around the world have bought over 700 million pounds of Play-doh. What is your favorite thing to make out of Play-doh?!
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