Dough, slime or clay? The Play-Doh textures explained
Every Play-Doh texture squishes differently. This is the cheat sheet we wish came with the cans.
Classic compound
The original: soft, salty-sweet smelling dough that holds a shape, cuts cleanly and squishes back into a ball. It's what fills every can and color pack and every playset. Sparkle, confetti, metallic and pastel batches behave the same way with extra shine or bits of color mixed in.
Slime
Slime doesn't hold a shape — it stretches, oozes and pulls. Super stretch slime goes long; cloud slime is fluffy and light; butter slime spreads smoothly. Scented tubs come in flavours like lemonade, coconut and blue raspberry. Find them all in Slime, Foam & Clay.
Slow foam
Foam squishies sink slowly when pressed and puff back up, so they're more of a fidget than a modeling material.
Air dry clay
Air dry clay feels like a light, smooth dough but hardens on its own. Shape it, leave it overnight, then paint it. It's the texture to pick when the creation is meant to be kept.
- Holds a shape
- Compound, air dry clay
- Stretches
- Super stretch slime, butter slime
- Hardens to keep
- Air dry clay
- Back in the tub after play
- Everything except finished air dry clay
