Things to Make Out of Play Dough: Fun with Dough that Glows

Glow in The Dark

Glow in The Dark

For kids play dough is the ultimate pastime. No doubt that they love their toys as much; however, playing with dough is an incomparable experience. There is so much that playing with dough makes possible! There is, in fact, so much that kids can learn from playing with clay. Research has it that playing with dough or clay has therapeutic advantages. And, it is no secret that playing with dough boosts the imaginative power of kids.

By playing with glowing play dough, kids become creative. They also quickly learn about a number of things that would otherwise take them very long to learn. Given that your play dough glows in the dark, the activity of making different things out of clay becomes all the more interesting.

Things to Make Out of Glow in the Dark Play Dough

There are a number of things that one can make out of clay or playing dough. However, what use is creating something only to destroy it later? Surely, playing with dough helps children streamline their emotions; however what if there was a kind of clay that could glow in the dark? Would you even then destroy the things that your children or you created out of dough? If you own some dough that glows in the dark, create some interesting things out of it, such as the ones below mentioned:

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Reasons Not to Eat Play Dough

Lumi Dough Arts & Crafts

Lumi Dough Arts & Crafts

Did you ever eat play dough when you were a kid? If you did, then you mustn’t have forgotten the bitter taste of clay and its gooey feel. There is nothing tasty about play dough; however, its smell is intoxicating. Plus it does tempt one to take a bite. If you’ve heard the song ‘Don’t Eat Play Dough’ by SPOOF QUEENS, you will understand how tough it can be for kids to resist eating dough. However, eating kids play dough is something that every parent should stop their children from doing. The simple reason that kids should not eat playing dough is that it is meant strictly for playing.

What If Your Child Loves Eating Play Dough

A number of clay or play dough manufacturers have realized that children not only love to play with dough but also love eating it. Every child likes eating play dough – there is no doubt about it. He or she might not eat it in front of you, scared that you might scold him. However, once you turn your back and walk away, the toddler would stealthily pull out a roll of play dough and put it in his or her mouth.

Thankfully, most of the play dough varieties manufactured today are non-toxic. Being toxin free however does not make them safe for eating. Eating dough is not a good habit and can cause problems. You however do not need to panic if your kid has eaten just a bit. Consuming just a small amount of dough will not harm the kid.

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Kids Activities with Play Dough

Lumi Dough - Kids Play Dough

Lumi Dough – Kids Play Dough

Keeping kids busy is a tough nut. It is tougher perhaps to keep them busy for a long time on the same thing. Children, by nature, are restless. While they love to start a game, they can barely manage to spend some time on it. They are easily distracted by anything that seems new to them. Unlike most activities that catch only momentary attention of your child, playing with glowing play dough is a sure shot way of keeping your kids busy for hours.

Another reason why playing with dough qualifies as an essential activity for every child to spend some time on is that it aids in physical as well as mental growth of the child. When a kid is offered a small ball of dough to play with, he or she gleams with happiness. The child immediately starts creating interesting things out of it. Even if he does not create anything out of the dough, he/she would joyfully pound and pat it.

Playing with clay helps kids develop dexterity. It also channels their energy. However, the most important reason that every child must be given dough to play with is that by shaping and molding dough they can let out emotions like frustration, love, anger and care even when they have not reached the stage when they can identify feelings and emotions.

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Making The Most of Lumi Dough: Activities for Your Kids

Lumi Dough Forest Fun

Lumi Dough Forest Fun

Thinking about purchasing playing dough for your kids? Well, there are a lot of things that might be popping in your head. Your checklist is likely to have statements like ‘clay should not stick’, ‘clay should be easily separable’ etc. There is a lot of variety available in markets with regard to playing dough. The differentiation between each is based on the quality of the dough. Moreover, there are factors like the stretch and the softness of the dough that manufacturers use as a selling proposition. Lumi Dough’s uniqueness is that it glows in the dark.

This is a unique kind of clay that is very popular amongst kids of all ages. Even professional clay modelers use glow in the dark clay for creating interesting artifacts. Kids find Lumi dough interesting because it is something that glows in the dark. Therefore, after creating cute little things from clay, the kids anxiously turn out the lights to watch their creations glow. Another advantage of glowing play dough for kids is that this clay is non-greasy and non-sticky; therefore, mess is something not to worry about at all if your kid plays with Lumi Dough.

Spending Quality Time withLumi Dough

There is a lot that can be made using Lumi dough. The best part is that you can bake the end product and solidify it. Are you ready for some fun? Below are some things that can be made using Lumi Dough:

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