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Play-doh – all vision, no execution

January 18th, 2010 by

Niko got a crazy amount of play-doh for christmas. When I see that many colors I think I should be able to build entire cities with it. Turns out my vision way exceeds my execution. Here is my entire repertoire of play-doh formations:

  • Snake
  • Pretzel (twist up the snake)
  • Ball
  • Snowman (three balls, stacked)
  • Pancake (flatten the ball/snowman)
  • Birthday cake (4-5 pancakes, stacked, with some giant candle like things that look more like tree trunks but could also be snakes)

I thought this limited set of options might be a problem until I realized Niko had no interest in actually shaping the play-doh. Anytime I would make something, he would ask me to make it back into a cylinder so he could organize them. I’m not good at organizing either. In fact, probably worse at organizing than making play-doh formations.

We switched to legos.

Organized play-doh

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One Response to “Play-doh – all vision, no execution”

  1. on 19 Jan 2010 at 2:31 pm   Hannah West

    Ok, I want to know how to organize Play-Doh. For future reference though,when Niko is past the organizing stage and wants you to make a dog or whatever, I learned in my baby-sitting days that it isn’t important to make something that looks good. Just make whatever you are asked to make and the child will be happy.