Making Playdough Kits At Home Has Never Been So Magical And Fun!
If you’re at home making playdough and realise that you don’t have playdough toys to go with it, look no further than this blog post! We are going to give you all the tips and tricks on finding the best accessories and playdough toys for your little ones. The best part is that this process is going to be fun, cheap, sustainable and gives back to your local charities and communities! Pretty cool, huh?
It all starts with the word, opshop. When we say there’s playdough toys for days here, we mean it. We could spend hours looking through our local opshops to find magical treasures that have lived amazing lives and still have so much more to give. You can make the perfect playdough sets with accessories you have hunted for in opshops and they really are another level of magic!
So, what should you look for?
Utensils
Doilies
Baskets
Trays
Buttons
Any other craft items
Pots and pans
Plates and bowls
Scarves
Fabric
Jars
Garlic crushers
Anything that you pick up and think, “oh, that’s cool.” Get it. Your child will probably love it! It will go with their playdough perfectly.
The truth is, children don’t need all of this fancy stuff to make their play magical and fun. They are brought into this world, ready to engage with their surroundings and create magic with their imaginations. Our job is to facilitate this for them and the best way we can do that is to offer toys and spaces that are open, free and can be used as anything they want. That is why we are huge believers in creating play dough sets and finding play dough toys at your local opshop!
You will often find high quality products that have some scars from life but have many stories to tell. When you next go opshopping and pick up an item, try and imagine what that item has done in its lifetime. This allows you to create magic for yourself through this process too. It might just be a garlic crusher, but how many dinners did it make? Did it make comfort foods like pies, stews and roasts, or has it been in the hands of a well known chef that works in high end cuisine? The world is now your oyster and you get to paint it with whatever your imagination creates. It truly is a magical experience for you and your child!
At Fig & Groovy, we are committed to not only providing high quality homemade playdough, but to redevelop the magic of play too. Keep your eyes peeled because we have something pretty special coming up (that is also related to this blog post).
Tell us below what you have brought from the opshops to start your playdough set! Please share your magic with us and we will send you some back in return 🤎
Courtney and Courtney x