Playdough Question??

[princess crazy]

Hi All!

Maybe someone here can help me with this. My DD has a big science project on animals habitat's due soon and I've run into a slight problem. Her animal she is working on is the ape and she had to create its habitat-environment in a shoe box. She decided she wanted to include the food it eats and so she made some bananas, apples and blueberrys out of playdough. They turned out great but as time is going by as you know playdough as it hardens can get white crystals or powder that forms on it.

Is there anything I can do to keep this from happening or anything I can put on the fruits she made??? They are pretty small and I did try fingernail polish but it really makes them too shiny. I know not a huge deal but DD wants it to look good and initially her fruits looked great but with time they are getting more of the crystals so if there is something simple I can put on them without ruining them I would love to know. Thanks to all and I thought maybe someone here might know the answer.

 

[Mom2Ashli]

I would use modeling clay. It does not harden like Playdough does.

 

[mickeyboat]

How about spraying some hair spray on them.

Denae

 

[ennazus]

paint them?

 

[DrCavin]

mist them with some water..

 

[princess crazy]

Thanks so much everyone!

My DD has already made them so the modeling clay is a good idea but we already had the playdough in the right colors for the fruits and we don't need to paint them. I had thought of wiping them down with a damp cloth but we have to glue them to the inside of the box and once we do that if the playdough crystalizes again I won't be able to put water on them. I did'nt think of the hairspray and I will try that on one of them and see how it works! Thanks again so much for all of the ideas ---I knew you guys would help me out!!

 

[stm61]

next time you might want to use model magic, made by Crayola I think. Little more expensive but it dries soft, not hard like playdoh, and it's very light weight. It comes either white or in colors and the white can be colored with markers or paint. I taught special ed and trust me, this stuff thrown thru the air can't hurt like the playdoh can!