When I was packing for our trip, reader Sandy commented,
"Crayola makes that modelling clay. It beats PlayDoh hands down for airplane travel. I prefer PlayDoh for the kitchen table, but that Crayola stuff is GOLDEN for air travel."
Now I'm intrigued. What are the comparative merits of Crayola clay v. Play-Doh? Up to know I've just given Hambet homemade clay, but I hate the way it gets all sticky.
By the way, Hambet did great on the plane. The only difficult part was when he was wide awake and ready to be entertained, and I was falling asleep on my feet and too sleepy to read. A toy airplane, a couple of new books, and the airplane's music system all provided ample entertainment.
It's less crumbly.
Beth
I would recommend taking play-doh or clay for air travel that it's okay if you don't get back. I know of at least one family who had their play-doh confiscated by TSA agents since it could be plastique explosives. Yeah, okay.
So, on the chance that you run into overzealous TSA agents (who only want to protect you, of course) take old stuff. Just my $0.02!
Hi, Peony...I'm likely guilty of the bad email address. My firewall doesn't allow my email address to go through becaus eit contains "sensitive information". Sorry 'bout that. I'll send you my email address.
I really don't like homemade dough. I love the price, but PlayDoh is just so much better!! Crayola stuff is better for air travel because it doesn't crumble, as even brand new PlayDoh can. It also doesn't seem to roll off the tray as easily.
And it stretches out, I think. Hrrrmmm...I can't remember exactly why I like it so much, but I remember thinking that whoever bought it for my kids before we flew had wasted their money. Then, while we were on the plane, I ate my words!!! The stuff was just really great.
Good tip, Annie. Maybe if the family had suggested that the TSA agent taste the PlayDoh...it has such a unique flavor!!
Sandy
the crayola clay if foamy, not sticky. very fun, but it doesn't smell as good as playdoh.
I used to be a big enemy of the Crayola folks, based on their lousy crayons (at about age seven I realized that the reason I could never get good color from them was something to do with the pigment to binder proportion - I was spoiled by the gift of some French soft pastels). Then I encountered Crayola markers sometime in High School. They were amazing. Good pigment loads, great tip shapes, and fairly colorfast for a non-professional artists' material.
Now, as a parent, I have found some great Crayola products, for instance the gel markers. Amalia loves them, as she does their modeling compound. I highly endorse these things. Still hate their crayons, though.