Play-Doh Octopus Playset

As a grandmother I spend a great deal of time researching sturdy toys of value for my 3 grandest sone!!! They have many play-doh sets. this is the one they use the most and is not hard even for the 2yr old. Great price too. many set sell you on how many pieces it has, this one has useable ones.

My kids love this toy. Gives a lot of extended play with the playdoh. My youngest can handle the toy pretty good - push and remove all the parts. It's a bit tough to clean out all the playdoh - but not bad as some of the past playdoh characters we have. Recommend Highly.

The parts that come with this are super fun (fish maker, turtle, scissors, etc) but the main part which is the Octopus has a major design flaw. You cannot get the dough completely out using his hat as a plunger. I wouldn't recommend this.

We recently purchased this toy for my 3 and 4 year olds. What a disappointment. After weeks of asking for this toy, we bought it only to find it so un-user friendly, my children gave up after 10 minutes with it. It's very difficult to push the playdoh far enough down to squish it out of the bottom and then when you do you have to find something small enough to dig out the rest of the playdoh since the plunger doesn't completely push it out. No attachment that comes with it is small enough to "dig out" the rest so a nearby pen or knife comes in handy. Boy, that's safe! Save your money and buy something else or just get the playdoh and have them use their imagination. You'll be less frustrated.

My 3 1/2 yr old son loves to play with it. It keeps him busy for long periods of time. He loves play doh.But if you feel play doh must be salvaged at any cost, then this will drive YOU crazy. The tube the play doh goes through is tight & long. So alot of play doh has to be used for it to come out the other end. It does not come with a cleaning tool. I improvise and use a plastic knife to clean it out. No big deal.Or wait til it gets hard and throw it out.But it's novel & he likes it and I don't object to throwing some play doh away if it gets hard.

kids love it

My son just received this for his 4th birthday. It comes with 4 full size tubs of playdoh, lots of tools and molds for making different sea creatures. The octopus' hat comes out and acts as a plunger for pushing the playdoh down and out the front to create different creatures (turtle, octopus, etc.). This is bit too hard for my son to do so he needs help pushing the playdoh thru. There is also a "flip the fish" game built in. This is a nice added feature. Basically you make a fish with the included mold press and then put the fish on the octopus' arm and flip it in the air. My son thinks this is so funny and tries to see how far he can fling the fish (watch out!). There is plenty to do with this set and should keep any little one busy for a good amount of time.

Our five year old son and his friends love this set. Even after 6 months of ownership, he plays with this set as frequently as other toys. Since the toy snapped together initially, I tried pulling the top piece off to clean up. It separated with medium pressure and the toy was easy to clean and put away. It's held up well during numerous play dates. This toy is good for building hand and finger strength for fine motor skills.