{"id":3098,"date":"2009-09-26T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-26T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/2009\/09\/quick-party-planning-tip-playdough-for-party-signs\/"},"modified":"2017-02-06T00:31:52","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T08:31:52","slug":"party-playdough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/2009\/09\/party-playdough\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Party Planning Tip: Playdough for Party Signs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/playdoughholders.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px;\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/playdoughholders.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"492\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a great party planning tip from Kirsten &amp; Jordan at <a href=\"http:\/\/kojodesigns.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/playdough-for-party-signs.html\">Kojo Designs<\/a>: Use those little single-serving playdough tubs as anchors for signs at parties. Apparently it&#8217;s become a &#8220;hostessing staple&#8221; for them, and I can see why! If the look of a tub of playdough doesn&#8217;t suit your party decor, stick the tubs (or just the playdough) into something that coordinates, like tea cups or terra cotta flowerpots (you can spray paint them any color!). You can pick up party packs of playdough (generic) at the dollar store, or check for post-holiday sales for bags of bulk playdough party favors. You can also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachnet.com\/lesson\/art\/playdoughrecipes\/traditional.html\">make your own<\/a> playdough for super cheap! [<a href=\"http:\/\/kojodesigns.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/playdough-for-party-signs.html\">click here for Kojo Designs&#8217; party tips<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Project Estimate:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Playdough, FREE and up (Free if you make your own)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Total: FREE and up<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/pixy.gif?x-id=6ef34de3-d30e-8073-97b2-11da8254ed95\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a great party planning tip from Kirsten &amp; Jordan at Kojo Designs: Use those little single-serving playdough tubs as anchors for signs at parties. Apparently it&#8217;s become a &#8220;hostessing staple&#8221; for them, and I can see why! 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