Grow and cut hair with Play-Doh
Disclaimer: I don't own this exact set. I have this one, which I love, but nobody seems to sell it anymore. However, any toy that can grow Play-Doh hair that you can cut is a winner! This girly one looks adorable also.
A second note: If you are here looking for a gift for someone else's child, you may not necessarily want to go with Play-Doh! I never give Play-Doh as a gift unless I know that the parent either won't mind supervising its use or won't mind vacuuming it out of their carpet.Age Level: 3-6 with minimal supervision, or ages 1 and up if you're planning on playing this with your child and he or she is not a major mouther of non-food objects. I do Play-Doh with my one-year-olds for short periods and I sit close enough so that I can snatch it before it makes it into anyone's mouth.
Skills/Talents:
~Identifying and labeling colors: Any Play-Doh toy is great for this. If your child is at the stage where she is just beginning to recognize colors, you can ask her, "where is the purple Play-Doh?". If he is starting to label colors ask, "which color do you want?", or, "do you want blue or purple?".
~Language: There's a lot of fun vocabulary that goes along with Play-Doh, especially since you can pair the words with the actions, such as "squeeeeeze!" and "roll". When we are pushing the head on and the hair is coming out, I can usually get even the most early emergent talkers to say "puuuuuuuush!". Often if a child has played with the toy before, I will hide the scissors before we start so that they have to ask for them. If something is motivating enough, and this toy certainly is, kids will find a way to let you know that they want it!
~Fine motor: A fun way to practice cutting with scissors! It requires a little more strength than cutting paper.
Rating: Four out of five stars. It's an extremely popular toy- many of the kids I work with ask for the one I have week after week. However, I took one star off for the mess factor!
Where to purchase this toy
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