Toy combination: Mr. Potato Head + Play-Doh
Squishy Mr. Potato Head! Both he and playdough are more fun together. From veteran Parenthacker Jill (from Atlanta):
My son and I had a rainy, indoor day yesterday (yeah! rain in Atlanta!) and I pulled out the often-neglected playdoh. We usually make our own, so it's usually still soft even if old. However, it was still "just playdoh". So I took out Mr. Potato Head (also neglected) and we put all the potato features into our playdoh. A new toy!
I'd love to hear more of your novel toy combinations. Play-Doh + Tinkertoys, Hot Wheels cars + Brio train tracks, Barbies + Bionicles (heh heh...just kidding), etc.. Any favorites to share? If you've got some photos, throw them on Flickr and tag them as parenthacks to make them easy for us to find. If you don't use Flickr, pass them along to me and I'll put them up for all to enjoy.
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This piece brought back floods of memories. Our Mr and Mrs Potato Head lived in our playdough bin when I was a kid.
Posted by: radmama | 14 January 2008 at 07:33 AM
I'd love to get Jill's play dough recipe. I've tried one but quickly headed for Toys R Us to get the branded stuff. Alas it is now a rock solid mold stuck in a little plastic yellow tub :(
Posted by: linuxgrl | 14 January 2008 at 10:06 PM
I've got a hybrid recipe I use:
2 c. flour
1/2 c. salt
4 T cream of tartar
1 pkg unsweetened Kool Aid mix (for color and smell- optional)
mix and add
2 c. boiling water
2 T oil
knead until blended smooth
(! In some climates and in humid weather, start with only 1 cup water and add more while kneading IF NEEDED!)
Posted by: Jill in Atlanta | 15 January 2008 at 05:04 AM