play dough

Soft sculpting material

Play dough is a soft, pliable modeling compound used by children for sculpting and creative play.

It's typically colorful, non-toxic, and reusable until it dries out.

The term applies both to homemade versions (flour, salt, water) and commercial products.

Play-Doh is a trademarked brand that has become nearly synonymous with the generic substance.

Related
  • toyObject for amusement
  • smellOlfactory perception
  • moldForm-giving container
  • softYielding to touch
  • pressApply force downward

kindergarten · Plasticine · cut · rolling pin · mess · colors · shapes · Hasbro · cookie cutters · creativity · extruder · childhood · homemade · cream of tartar · sculpt · clay · squish · stretch

Categories
Opposites
material authenticity

play doughpotter's clay

Moldable earth for vessels

earthenware · porcelain · terracotta · stoneware · modeling clay

creative medium seriousness

play doughmarble

Recrystallized limestone rock

bronze · granite · wet clay · oil paints · plaster

physical state/permanence

play doughstone

Solid earth fragment

rock · concrete · metal · granite · marble

Family

play, dough

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G