I was super excited when an Ocean Pals Moon Dough  set arrived on my doorstep from Child’s Play for a review. My three year old son loves Play-doh and I was really excited for him to try Moon Dough. The set included really neat fish building toys that worked just like a stamp. Just lay down the Moon Dough and push the top of the molder and viola – a cool new creature.

He had tons of fun playing and molding the Moon Dough, unfortunately, it crumbled really easily and was a huge pain to clean. After about 15 minutes of playing, he started to get frustrated because he couldn’t roll the Moon Dough into balls or flatten it to use the molds. I was frustrated because I found tiny pieces of crumbled Moon Dough all over my kitchen table, chairs and floor that took way too long to clean.

The Moon Dough Mess – the rest is on the floor

Apparently, the Moon Dough never dries out, but I won’t find out because I threw it away already. My son loves to create and mold things, but we are sticking to Play-doh. It may dry out eventually, but it’s much easier for him to handle and much less mess for mom. I think the Moon Dough may be more appropriate for an older child with better fine motor skills, but it does not work well for my three year old.

Disclosure: Ocean Pals Moon Dough was provided to me through Child’s Play for the purposes of this review. View full disclosure policy here.