Dough Reviews

This is a wonderful way for little hands to create something before they have the coordination to shape playdough completely. My two year old can build a train, a plane and a helicopter (his favorite things) all on his own with this kit. He enjoys mixing and matching to create totally new inventions, too. The only thing that makes it a little awkward is that the playdoh is so soft some of creations fall apart too easily. However, if you use playdoh that is a little past it's prime -- it will stay together perfectly.

Highly recommend it for ages 2 and up.

I bought this last year for my 2 year old because I thought it was an easy way for him to "build" something with Playdoh. We had just started playing with Playdoh and he LOVES this suitcase full of parts to make choo-choo's, airplanes, etc. and he likes to make them all by himself. This is the best Playdoh set for the smaller kids!

Though this toy is for 3 year olds and up, I put this toy on my wish list for my 2 year old boy. I'm glad I did because it makes it easy for him to create things without having to know how to shape the play-doh. Just stick the plastic figures in the dough to make all kinds of vehicals. Great toy!

Perfect for play doh "purists" - it has everythign a starter set should have - rolling pin, cookie cutters, "scissors" safe enough for my 2 year old, and an extruder to make snakes and spaghetti.

I love it because it lets your imagination run wild. My 2 year old just loves it because it's play doh.

as a mom of triplets Im always looking for toys my kids can share and will keep them playing for more then 4 minutes-this playdough barrel is the best more then enough items and dough for three even four kids to play with with out fighting over them--I love it and they love it

Play doh is a perennial favorite among preschoolers, and my two year old is no exception. This set of six colors comes with a handy plastic jug that holds a variety of shapemakers to use with the play doh. When other preschoolers come over to play, this is usually one of the first toys they want to play with. The playdoh itself, like all playdoh, became dry and crumbly from overuse, but additional playdoh can be purchased just about anywhere for a reasonable price.

I initially bought this as a toy for work. Playdough is a great fine motor activity and can be used in a variety of ways during therapy sessions for kids of all ages. Of course, it found it's way into my 2 year olds hands and she loves it! Rolling out the dough and pressing out shapes..she could do this for hours. The plunger is a little difficult to use for little hands, and it may cause frustration if there is not and adult there to help. The little scissors are also a big hit and a great way to teach scissor skills. The bucket also keeps everything together. And if the playdough only gets put in the bucket and not their little containers..it still stays fresh.

I bought this for my grandson, Brad who is a precocious 4 year old. He has told me that he wants to become a dentist {when he's not driving a grader!} and work with me, I'm a dental hygienist.This easily led to an educational toy when we discussed plaque,cavities and their causes. Brad's sister, Macey ,who is only one and a half was able to place the play dough into the tooth molds and enjoyed participating. We all enjoyed the realistic tongue and Brad felt very important looking at and exploring the teeth with the instruments. He especially thought the extractions were great.. Fun, educational and an enjoyable toy to play with your Babchi {Polish Grandma!]

My son loves this toy. I am not too fond of Play Doh since it gets everywhere and in the carpet, but my son plays with this toy very often. He is also learning about the importance of taking care of his teeth. I have played with it with and find it fun and easy. This is one toy that he can play by himself with ease also.

-------This toy is very very educational, because it teaches children how important it is to take care of their teeth.
It's very fun to make "good healthy teeth" and "bad infected teeth".
This is a must for all children!-----

The toy was really great.Here's what it featured:
*3 characters -Mot(the yellow doh doh),Zlok (the blue doh doh) & Twango (the green doh doh)
*Doh Doh Island Tiki bowl set
* 3 2 oz play dohs
* MOld for tiki pins & bowl
* Bonus VHS Tape:Doh Doh Island Adventures Volume 1
If you like this playset,buy the Tiki Tu (Red doh doh) or Twiki(Pink doh doh) figures wich are sold seperately or the Doh doh Island:Skishketballplayset which was the more recent doh doh playset.I sure wish there would be a Flango character figure(the turquise doh doh).You know,Flango was actually a character from the video.I mentioned there was a bonus video.THe video featured 6 episodes:
*"Birthdoh Cake" wher MOt has a birthday and Twango and Zlok argue over who's making the cake.So the two bakers bring both of the cakes to the birthday and Mot ruins the cakes because he likes to jump so much.So everyone tastes the cakes and they like 'em together.
*"Happy Doh Lucky" where Flango finds a bad luck sign-the diamond dohstone so Mot and Zlok bring it back to the cave.But they lose it when they see a snake and Flango has the doh stone which was really a toy ducky.
*"Hip Hip hair-ay"where Twiki was starting to use Compound X instead of Doh Doh Hair Compound for Doh doh hair and uses them improperly.
*"Yo Ho Do" where Twango,Zlok and Mot are finding treausure and found it in Twiki's spetunias and it was Tiki Tu's treasure doh.
*"Video Doh Doh" where Flango is at the VIdeo arcade and is not very good at smashng Tikis.But when he sees a differnt point of himself he starts being good at it.
Well,I forgot the name of the lastepisode but in that episode,Mot wants to win the Tiki Bowl tournament but he can't hit the pins.So a splattasauras egg rolls by and Mot thinks its a bowling ball.Then he finds egg bowling ball and wins.
Great product for preschoolers.The video is worth watching and the playset is worth playing with.Too bad Doh Doh Island Adventures Volume 1 (2003) is not available on DVD.It's not even available in rental stores.THank You!

What fun you will have playing with your little one at Doh Doh Island. The PlayDoh characters are so funny looking you can't help but burst out laughing. My only suggession would be to use some of the other playdoh you may have around, the more colors the more fun.

My 6 year old son received this for a Christmas gift and he absolutely loves it. His came with the vidoe which he watches all of the time. I would recommend this for any playdough fan and my son is looking forward to the new Doh Doh Island set comming out on 2/15.

Creating with clay can be very messy, creating with play dough sometimes the creation falls apart to quickly and using other brands of modeling material isn't a great value is the child is disappointed with the final outcome.

Using the Character Creator will give the child a real sense of accomplishment when the project takes on the final shape. While this product is made for the 4 year range and above some of the younger children may and will need parents help.

The last time I looked at this product there was very little to add to the model, since that time Crayola has added more plastic parts and these parts a re very sturdy although some of that parts may pose a choking hazard to real small children.

The only two things I found to be small problems was the set I tested only had 3 colors of the model magic, red, yellow and blue and the size of the model magic should be a little larger. The other thing is that the model magic dries within 24 hours not allowing for the re-using of anything and small kids might find this a little hard to deal with.

Overall, this is a very good product and Crayola should include a re-order form with the set to allow parents to replenish the used stock.

I thought this looked great and wouldn't buy it for my son at Christmas because we simply do not have the space. But one of the relatives did buy it for him. He loves to do Playdoh and all sorts of messy crafts on this table. Marker cleans right off. The pencil holder is useless, everything falls out. The fun factory is always coming apart. We don't store playdoh on it, but the holes on the top for cans of playdoh are just right for a sippy cup. But no matter. It's just rhe right size for a three year old. He spends half his day at it even though it is right next to his wood desk and the kitchen table.

I BOUGHT THIS FOR MY SON FOR HIS SECOND BIRTHDAY AND ITS GREAT HE LOVES ALL THE ACCESSORIES THAT COMES WITH IT. PLAY DOH DOESN'T STICK TO THE TABLE SO HE CAN ROLL OUT THE DOH AND PICK IT UP EASILY. HE IS NOW TWO AND A HALF AND STILL PLAYS WITH IT. HE ALSO DRAWS AND PAINTS ON THIS TABLE THE ONLY THING IS WE WISH IT HAD COME WITH A CHAIR AND THE STORAGE UNDER THE TABLE SHOULD BE LARGER HIS HANDS CAN BARELY FIT UNDER THE TABLE.

I wish I had read the reviews before purchasing.
The playdough cans doesnt stay in the slots provided. Try having your child put back the playdough on the side rack. That ought otta get them frustrated. And trying opening one of those playdough cans. They made it both child proof for both child and parent. The carrousel for the markers/crayons, the holes are way to big and not deep enough. The two creases they made at each end of the table just gives you more work, trying to fish out the dough. They also should have made a chair for this table. Your better off just using a regular table and buying tubaware for storing the playdough and whatever accessories you have.

My 4 year old daughter absolutely loves this toy. She can do this all by herself ("growing" and "styling" her hair).The only drawback is that sometimes the Playdoh can be hard to get out of the pony when it's time for clean up.

This toy was just a huge mess. It did not work like it was supposed to. I was very disappointed with this product.

I agree with the the other reviews. We were so disappointed with the extruder. The playdough was rock hard and we already threw it in the trash. Don't waste your money.

If I could give this item 0 stars I would. This is a total waste of money. I purchased it as a gift and my grandaughter was so disappointed that I went out and purchased her another gift. The opening for extruder is so small that she didn't want to play with it. In fact she put some dough in it, was trying to take it out and her finger got stuck in the opening. She's only 4, that should give an idea of how small the opening is. The molding tray is flimsy. The dough was dry and it took my daughter two hours to make it moist enough to play with. Please do not waste your money. I don't normally write reviews for items. But, this item is so bad, that I felt that I should warn others who may consider purchasing it.

Stick to Play Dough!! Yes this is a cute idea, and my daugher was so excited to get this set. However, after about 10 minutes it is now in the trash. The dough was very nice girly colors and they are scented, but they are almost to hard to mold. They didn't stick together very well either, so that was no fun. The strawberry house is cute if only kids were strong enough to push the dough through. The molds that are included are also cute, but tiny, so little fingers end up tearing the completed mold up trying to get it out, which really frustrates young kids. This set just needs some major improving.