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Play doh Melissa & Doug Shape, Model and Mold Customer Review


This play set adds even more dimension to the wonderful tactile experience of working with clay, making it the perfect practice ground for growing skills. As children receive important sensory input from the pliable clay, sturdy tools, and textured sculptures they create, they’ll also be reinforcing key motor skills such as finger strength, balance, and tactile perception. Every piece offers a unique way to experience texture—from bumpy rollers to carved stamping blocks—and an unspoken invitation to feel, press, stretch, and explore. 

The solidly made wooden pieces also encourage different kinds of grasping, helping build dexterity that can benefit future writing skills and so much more. Clever stamps—both carved into the wooden blocks and recessed in the tub lids—also encourage children to press and lift against resistance, building strength and control in the fingers and hands as they are rewarded with adorable pet figures and geometric shapes.

Encourages Creativity and Color Play.

With four colors of clay and nine wooden tools to roll, stamp, and add patterns, children have lots of ways to explore texture, form, and color. Younger kids can identify the colors, blend them together, and match the colors of the clay to the colorfully painted tools. Older kids can create geometric shapes and mini-sculptures of their favorite things, or even form letters and numbers as a literacy exercise. For imaginative children, the variety of colors makes it easy to create an imaginative world: Kids can create characters, animals, vehicles, and more for pretend play or display-worthy artworks. Even the wooden storage crate can add to the fun: It can be used as a corral for animals, flipped over as a stage for mini-performers, and more.

About Melissa & Doug

Melissa & Doug toys are designed to fuel imagination, inspire exploration, and encourage the natural curiosity that leads to a lifetime of learning. From classic wooden toys to creative crafts for every age, Melissa & Doug’s timeless products educate and enrich in a way that’s as natural as playtime itself. 
Since their company’s founding 25 years ago, Melissa and Doug have been committed to making exceptional children’s products, with a focus on hands-on creative play and superior customer service. With their recognizable red-oval logo, Melissa and Doug put their names on every product they make—a symbol of their commitment to quality, attention to detail, and dedication to improving playtime for families around the world.

Customer Reviews:


December 4, 2013

By Love my Cats!

Love Melissa & Doug toys. This is a gift for a little girl and I know she will really love playing with this with her playdoh. Nice to find some well made toys that won't break the first time they are used. Made of wood.
December 2, 2013

By Evelyn

I love the childrens size and it looks like a good wood product. Its a christmas gift, so l hope it stands up to the test of a toddler.


November 28, 2013

By Holly K. Lee (Chicago, IL)

The best play dough set around. Melissa and Doug does it again! We ends dup using home made dough most often with this set. We threw out the dough that comes with it and he plastic organizer inside the box. We store the pieces int he durable wood box with a bag of our own dough and it all fits perfectly on a shelf. We love the many creative ways the stampers and rollers can be used on dough and are very happy owners of this set.

November 23, 2013

By Ana Lee Wade

This is a great toy for kids. Comes with its own dough and the tools are so wonderful and they enjoy playing with them and getting different designs on the dough. I do have regular playdough also and it works. Well made.


October 29, 2013

By rowjims

Rarely do you find good quality toys like these that M & D are known for but for also a great price. My boys love them.

October 12, 2013

By Arlene Seger

Bought this for my 3 year old grand daughter and is something that she can handle without too much trouble.


October 10, 2013

By liz56

this is a great first play dough set. my 1 year old son really loves it. It holds his attention longer than most activities. The shapes and pins are a good size for his hands. The 4 colors are plenty for this age. When friends come over, they like it too. Happy with my purchase....

October 1, 2013

By K. Oaklund "The Farm Kat" (Elwood, NE United States)

Have had this for about 2 years. My grandkids love it and I love the wood! No piece has been broken. I'm always impressed with the different things they make. We have things as simple as snowmen to race cars and race tracks. Easy clean up, I can usually pick out any stuck on play doh or put it under some hot water. Make my own play dough and there's plenty of tools to go around when there's 3 or 4 playing. I'm looking forward to another set coming out with more cool tools. Thanks for great sturdy toys Melissa &Doug.

September 10, 2013

By Joanie J "Joanie" (USA)

When my grandson received this (we Skyped while he opened and played with it), not only did he enjoy it, so did all the others in the room! Great quality item for hours of imaginative fun!


September 7, 2013

By melody wheeless

Package arrived on time, in good condition, and my son love to play with play doh so I know he will love it.

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