Today I’ve got a video that my son Cedar and I made last summer. Or I should say a video that my son reluctantly made. He’d really rather be showing off his dance moves than talking about a toy, but he’s also a semi-good sport. In any case, I thought that I had deleted this video; I found it yesterday, and figured I’d post it. It’s nuts to see this old video by the way; Cedar’s hair is so long now.
About PlayMais:
PlayMais is a neat craft material that’s 100% biodegradable. In the video review below we say “cornstarch” to make things simple, but if you want to get technical, PlayMais is made from non-GM maize, semolina and water, and dyed with natural food coloring. When you’re totally done playing, these just wash away down a sink. PlayMais sets come with a little knife made with biodegradable materials as well.
PlayMais are not only eco-friendly, but also easy. Even small children can use them. No glue is required, just a dab of plain old water will hold these together. Various kits are available, which I’ll post after the video. And now, for a little demonstration of what you can build with these…
Where to find PlayMais:
PlayMais are really inexpensive which is a nice bonus but they can be hard to find. For a while I thought maybe the German based PlayMais company went out of business, but lately I’ve seen them around the web with some new PlayMais products, so I’m not sure what’s up with the hard to find issue. We bought our set locally, at a small town toy shop; Kazoodles. If you have a local toy store, you should check with them – it’s way more eco-friendly to buy local. If you can’t find PlayMais locally, here are some places online that sell them.
- Organically Hatched carries an assortment of PlayMais, including the harder to find creative model sets (dragons, castles, and more).
- A Canadian directory for PlayMais.
- UK PlayMais retailer
If you do a basic web search, you’ll come up with a handful of other small retailers that carry PlayMais as well.
Have your kids used PlayMais? What do they think?
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