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How to Keep Play-Doh Soft

Play-Doh, the colorful dough children can use over and over again to mold and shape anything they image, must remain soft for use. No matter how you store Play-Doh, it will begin to dry out over time, making it hard or impossible to mold. Keep Play-Doh moist so it stays soft enough to be shaped by little hands.

Things You'll Need

Paper towel
Air-tight container

Instructions

- 1
  Dampen a piece of paper towel. Ring as much water from the paper towel as possible.
- 2
  Remove the Play-Doh from its container and wrap it in the paper towel.
- 3
  Replace the Play-Doh, now wrapped in the damp paper towel, in its original container or another air-tight container. Place the lid on the container and leave it overnight.
- 4
  Remove the wrapped Play-Doh from the container the next day. Unwrap it and dispose of the paper towel. Replace the refreshed Play-Doh in the air-tight container for storage. Repeat this process whenever the Play-Doh begins to become tough to mold.

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