BEING THE MOTHER OF FOUR CHILDREN, I WAS BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO WORK AT HOME, CARING FOR OUR 2 SONS AND 2 DAUGHTERS. MY HUSBAND WORKED IN THE OIL FIELDS IN COLORADO AND KANSAS TO MAKE A LIVING, BUT WHEN THE OIL INDUSTRY HIT HARD TIMES IN THE LATE 1980’S, JAMES WAS OUT OF WORK FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. IT’S HARD TO FEED A FAMILY OF SIX ON UNEMPLOYMENT, SO WE HAD TO FIND ANOTHER WAY TO SURVIVE DURING THIS TIME..

ONE NIGHT, WE GATHERED OUR CHILDREN TOGETHER, AND PRAYED FOR AN IDEA. I MEAN, WE PRAYED, AND I FULLY EXPECTED AN ANSWER, AND  I GOT IT--PLAY CLAY, A SOFT, FRUITY-SCENTED PLAY DOUGH THAT I HAD BEEN MAKING & SELLING FOR THE LAST TWO CHRISTMASES FOR EXTRA MONEY. 

THE MOMENT I KNEW IN MY HEART THAT THIS WAS OUR ANSWER,  I HIRED A FEW WOMEN AND BEGAN MAKING OUR SPECIAL DOUGH IN OUR KITCHEN DURING THE WEEK.   I WOULD SELL IT AT ART FAIRS AND VARIOUS EVENTS ON THE WEEKENDS. THE WONDERFUL SCENTS WE ADDED TO OUR DOUGH MADE PLAY CLAY UNIQUE, AND BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY, THE DEMAND FOR A BETTER PLAY DOUGH WAS REALIZED.

THE DEMAND BECAME SO GREAT FOR OUR PRODUCT THAT JAMES HAD TO QUIT HIS JOB A YEAR LATER JUST TO HELP ME. SINCE THEN, OTHERS HAVE TRIED TO MATCH OUR QUALITY, BUT NOONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO IT.  OUR UNIQUE FORMULA AND HIGH STANDARDS OF MANUFACTURING, MAKE PLAY CLAY THE BEST DOUGH YOU CAN BUY.

I WAS ONE OF THOSE MOMS WHO USED TO CRINGE AT THE THOUGHT OF PLAY DOUGH, BUT NOW, OUR GRANDCHILDREN CAN PLAY WITH PLAY CLAY ANYTIME THEY WANT, AND WE NEVER HAVE A ‘PLAY DOUGH NIGHTMARE."  PLAY CLAY REALLY IS THE WORLD’S BEST PLAY DOUGH!