But its manufacturer ran into trouble as oil and gas heating became increasingly popular. Then Kay Zufall, whose brother-in-law owned the firm, had an idea. Her children enjoyed using the putty to ...

Play-Doh wasn't always like this – it started as a wallpaper cleaner in the 1930s before transforming into the beloved toy we ...

There are so many lessons in this story that you might rightly think of it as a parable. It draws a direct connection between a multinational corporation, cupcakes, circus performers and pirates. Play ...

In the 1930s, the company Kroger grocery tasked a man named Noah McVicker and his company Kutol {roducts (a soap company) to create a particular cleaning agent. In the 1930s, Kroger grocery had the ...

People have been left gobsmacked after discovering the original purpose of the children's modelling clay Play-Doh. The soft, putty-like substance is a beloved toy owned by millions all over the world ...

Play-Doh is getting into the spirit of the season. Just in time for Halloween, the toy’s parent company, Hasbro, has introduced Play-Doh Slime alongside four other new compounds — Super Cloud, Krackle ...

The popular putty finally enters the digital era. Here's what it's like to use the new app as father-and-son Play-Doh first timers I have a confession to make: I never really enjoyed Play-Doh. And ...

Remember Play-Doh, the playful putty that, as a child, you either ate or ground into the carpet while squishing it into various shapes? (Full disclosure: we still play with it here at Mashable. Don't ...

Scent might be the strongest of the senses, bringing back long-forgotten memories in an instant. Pumpkin pies at Thanksgiving. The first hyacinths in the spring. The smell of my high school band room: ...

Play-Doh has sold more than 3 billion cans since its debut as a child’s toy in 1956. Courtesy of The Strong, Rochester, New York The handwriting was on the wallpaper for Kutol. Founded in 1912 in ...

The putty was used at the crime scene, police said. Police in Massachusetts have arrested a suspect after he left behind at the crime scene Play-Doh that contained his fingerprints. The suspect was ...

It turns out you can use Play-Doh to unlock an iPhone protected with Apple's Touch ID fingerprint security. Vkansee, a mobile security company, showed Tech Radar at MWC how it used Play-Doh putty to ...