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National Play-Doh Day
National Play-Doh Day on September 16th recognizes a child’s modeling clay. However, before it found its way to the craft shelf, Play-Doh had more practical uses.
Play-Doh inventor, Joe McVicker of Cincinnati, Ohio, sold it initially as a wallpaper cleaner. When his father died in 1949, his mother promptly hired him and his brother-in-law to help with the family business, Kutol Products Company. Right about that time, oil furnaces began replacing coal-burning furnaces. It wasn’t long before the wallpaper cleaner sales dwindled.
In 1955, McVicker began testing the cleaner as a modeling clay in classrooms and daycares for students. Seeing the product worked, he named it Play-Doh and he went into business with his uncle under the name of the Rainbow Crafts Company, Inc. a year later. To protect their new product, McVicker filed for a patent in 1958. However, the patent wasn’t approved until January 26, 1965. By then, General Mills had purchased the company.
At first Rainbow Crafts Company offered only one color – white. But soon, red, blue, and yellow followed. The company sold them by the gallon. Once again, they modified their offerings and 11-ounce sizes were offered.
Around the same time, McVicker was testing Play-Doh, a new children’s television show began broadcasting on CBS. Bob Keeshan played the role of Captain Kangaroo. While Play-Doh’s sales were nice, they weren’t spectacular. McVicker had an idea. He asked Captain Kangaroo to promote his modeling clay on his show. The children’s television show host agreed and the children’s iconic modeling clay took off!
In 1998, the Toy Hall of Fame inducted Play-Doh into its hallowed halls.
HOW TO MAKE PLAYDOUGH WITH KOOL AID
This is a cooked playdough recipe.
YOU WILL NEED:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup salt
- 2 Tablespoons cream of tartar
- 1 cup of water
- 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- Food coloring
- Koolaid packs (1 per batch)
STEP 1: Add the flour, salt, and cream of tartar, and one Koolaid packet to a medium mixing bowl and mix well. Set aside.
STEP 2: Add the water and vegetable oil to a medium saucepan. Heat until boiling and then remove from the stovetop. You can also add additional food coloring as desired.
STEP 3: Add the flour mixture to the hot water and stir continuously until a stiff ball of dough forms. Remove the dough from the pan and place it on your work center. Allow the playdough mixture to cool for 5 minutes.
STEP 4: Knead the dough until it is soft and pliable (about 3-4 minutes).
HOW LONG DOES KOOL AID PLAYDOUGH LAST
Keep your kool aid playdough stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 months. Resealable plastic containers work well and are easy for little hands to open. You can also use zip-top bags.
Wash hands before using playdough to keep it as clean as possible and it will last longer!
Webcam & Headphone Grant
Computer Webcams and Headphones are now available for library patrons at Langley Public Library to use on the library computers! We also have laptops available for checkout.
This project is funded through the Oklahoma Department of Libraries with a federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Library Services Technology Act (LSTA).
Book Browse at the Library
Langley Public Library has a new service for its patrons. We have teamed up with Book Browse to offer you more resources in finding new reading material.
Book Browse seeks out and recommends books that we believe to be best in class.
Books that will whisk you to faraway places and times, that will expand your mind and challenge you – the kinds of books you just can’t wait to tell your friends about. So check out the link and log in to locate new materials for your reading enjoyment.
Some of the books that are listed on our Book Browse page may not currently be available at the library. Go to our catalog and do a search. You will be able to search our in house catalog as well as our online catalog through OK Virtual Library. If there is something that we do not currently have just let us know and we will try and get it for you.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Did you know that reading to your child is one of the most powerful ways to boost his or her brain power? The simple and enjoyable act of sharing books helps your child learn pre-reading skills.
Langley Public Library is launching a new program to better serve our 5 and under crowd. Sail On A Reading Adventure -1000 Books Before Kindergarten is a fun, exciting and free way to start your child on the path to success! The program encourages you to rad 1000 books to your chold ore he/she enters school. A goal expers say children need to help them learn to read for themselves. Any child ages birth to five years can qualify for the program. Please come by the Library and pick up program materials to start the program.
For more information contact the Library at 918-782-4461.
Books Your Child Should Read Before Kindergarten:
○ Alborough, Jez: Where’s My Teddy?
○ Aranton, John-Ruben M., Jr.: What Treat Can Ruben Eat?
○ Asch, Frank: Happy Birthday, Moon
○ Ballock-Dixon, Saige J.: Chilean Mines
○ Bang, Molly: Ten, Nine, Eight
○ Barrett, Judi: Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing
○ Barton, Byron: The Three Bears
○ Bauer, Marion: How Do I Love You?
○ Becker, Bonny: A Visitor for Bear
○ Bergen, Lara: Dora’s Sleepover
○ Bemelmans, Ludwig: Madeline
○ Benton, Jim: The End (Almost!)
○ Blackstone, Stella: Bear’s Busy Family
○ Borghese, Mark: 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
○ Bornstein, Ruth: Little Gorilla
○ Brett, Jan: The Mitten
○ Brown, Marcia: Stone Soup
○ Brown, Margaret Wise: Goodnight Moon
○ Brunhoff, Jean de: The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
○ Burningham, John: Mr. Gumpy’s Outing
○ Burroughs, Caleb: The Moon Sees You & Me
○ Burton, Virginia Lee: Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
○ Campbell, Rod: Dear Zoo
○ Cannon, Janell: Stellaluna
○ Capucilli, Alyssa Satin: Biscuit Loves the Library
○ Carle, Eric: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
○ Christelow, Eileen: Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
○ Chung, Arree: Ninja!
○ Coffelt, Nancy: Fred Stays with Me
○ Crews, Donald: Freight Train
○ Cronin, Doreen: Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type
○ Day, Alexandra: Good Dog, Carl
○ Degen, Bruce: Jamberry
○ Dorros, Arthur: Abuela
○ Eastman, P.D.: Are You My Mother?
○ Ehlert, Lois: Feathers for Lunch
○ Emberley, Ed: Go Away, Big Green Monster!
○ Falconer, Ian: Olivia
○ Feiffer, Jules: Bark, George
○ Flack, Marjorie: Ask Mr. Bear Fleming, Denise: Mama Cat Has Three Kittens
○ Fox, Mem: Where is the Green Sheep?
○ Freeman, Don: Corduroy
○ Gag, Wanda: Millions of Cats
○ Galdone, Paul: The Three Little Pigs
○ Gerstein, Mordicai: The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
○ Goble, Paul: The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
○ Guarino, Deborah: Is Your Mama a Llama?
○ Henkes, Kevin: Kitten’s First Full Moon
○ Hill, Eric: Where’s Spot
○ Ho, Minfong: Hush!: A Thai Lullaby
○ Hoban, Russell: Bread and Jam for Frances
○ Hoban, Tana: Is it Red? Is it Yellow? Is it Blue? An Adventure in Color
○ Hoffman, Mary: Amazing Grace
○ Holabird, Katherine: Angelina Ballerina
○ Hutchins, Pat: Rosie’s Walk
○ Jenkins, Steve: What do you do with a tail like this?
○ Johnson, Crockett: Harold and the Purple Crayon
○ Juster, Norton: The Hello, Goodbye Window
○ Kasza, Keiko: The Wolf’s Chicken Stew
○ Keats, Ezra Jack: The Snowy Day
○ Kennedy, Jimmy: The Teddy Bears’ Picnic
○ Kent, Jack: The Caterpillar and the Polliwog
○ Kimmel, Eric: Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock
○ Kraus, Robert: Whose Mouse are You?
○ Kraus, Ruth: The Carrot Seed
○ Krosoczka, Jarrett: Baghead
○ Landers, Ace: I Am An Ice Cream Truck
○ Leaf, Munro: The Story of Ferdinand
○ Lester, Mike: A is for Salad
○ Lionni, Leo: Little Blue and Little Yellow
○ Lobel, Anita: On Market Street
○ Lobel, Arnold: Frog and Toad Are Friends
○ London, Jonathan: Froggy Gets Dressed
○ Martin, Bill: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
○ Martin, Bill: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
○ Mayer, Mercer: Frog Goes to Dinner
○ McBratney, Sam: Guess How Much I Love You
○ McCloskey, Robert: Make Way for Ducklings
○ McFarland, Lyn: Widget
○ McKissack, Pat: Goin’ Someplace Special
○ McLimans, David: Gone Wild: An Endangered Alphabet
○ McMullan, Kate and Jim: I Stink!
○ McPhail, David: Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore
○ Meddaugh, Susan: Martha Speaks
○ Meltzer, Brad: I am Abraham Lincoln
○ Munari, Bruno: Bruno Munari’s ABC
○ Nelson-Schmidt, Michelle: Jonathan James and the Whatif Monster
○ Noble, Trinka: The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash
○ Numeroff, Laura: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
○ O’Connor, Jane: Fancy Nancy
○ Penn, Audrey: The Kissing Hand
○ Pinkney, Sandra: Shades of Black
○ Piper, Watty: The Little Engine that Could
○ Potter, Beatrix: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
○ Rathmann, Peggy: Good Night, Gorilla
○ Reisman, Dave: Cows Can’t Jump
○ Rey, H.A.: Curious George
○ Rohman, Eric: My Friend Rabbit
○ Rosen, Michael: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
○ Rossetti-Shustak, Bernadette: I Love You Through and Through
○ Rylant, Cynthia: The Relatives Came
○ Say, Allen: Grandfather’s Journey
○ Scarry, Richard: Cars and Trucks and Things that Go
○ Seeger, Laura Vaccaro: First the Egg
○ Sendak, Maurice: Where the Wild Things Are
○ Seuss, Dr.: Green Eggs and Ham
○ Seuss, Dr.: The Cat in the Hat
○ Shannon, David: Duck on a Bike
○ Shaw, Charles: It Looked Like Spilt Milk
○ Simmons, Jane: Come Along Daisy
○ Simont, Marc: The Stray Dog
○ Sis, Peter: Fire Truck
○ Slobodkina, Esphyr: Caps for Sale
○ Taback, Simms: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
○ Walter, Virginia: Hi, Pizza Man!
○ Wells, Rosemary: Noisy Nora
○ Westcott, Nadine: The Lady with the Alligator Purse
○ Wiesner, David: The Three Pigs
○ Willems, Mo: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
○ Wong, Janet: Buzz
○ Wood, Audrey: The Napping House
○ Yolen, Jane: How do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?
○ Yolen, Jane: Owl Moon
○ Young, Ed: Seven Blind Mice
○ Zimmerman, Andrea: Trashy Town
○ Zion, Gene: Harry, The Dirty Dog
○ Zschock, Martha Day: Hello, America!