Brave Mornings, Soft Landings - Ritual Playdough
This ritual set is for little ones with wobbly tummies at breakfast, and for the ones who hold it together all day and fall apart the moment they get home. Two doughs, two moments. One to squeeze the wobbles into before school, one to let the day back out again afterwards. The fox does the talking, so you don't have to.
What's Inside:
🌞 Big Day Dough: 300g sweet orange scented playdough, for the morning
🌙 Soft Landing Dough: 300g lavender scented playdough, for the end of the day
🦊 Fox stamp, for finishing every ritual
💛 4 ritual cards, read aloud in the fox's own voice:
　- The Brave Ball, for mornings with butterflies
　- Three Sunrise Breaths, for slow, sleepy mornings
　- The Big Squeeze, for when they held it together all day
　- The Story Snail, for telling about their day
📖 1 card for grown-ups
Brave. Calm. Safe. Heard.
Perfect for: school mornings, nursery drop-offs, after-school wobbles, and the moment you ask "how was your day?" and get "fine."
Why Parents Love It:
✅ Two minutes each. One colour, no mess, hands wipe clean
✅ Squeezing and rolling are how little hands settle big feelings
✅ The Story Snail gets them talking without being asked to
✅ Reusable for months of daily rituals. The cards are keepsakes
✅ Handmade in Dubai with natural, taste-safe ingredients
A lovely gift for a new school year, a first day at nursery, or a teacher who knows exactly what a hard day looks like.
Ingredients: wheat flour, salt, water, cream of tartar, vegetable oil, natural sweet orange oil, natural lavender oil, food-safe colour.
Box 20 x 14 x 7cm, approximately 800g. Handmade, so no two are exactly alike. Contains wheat.
Ages 3 to 8. Not suitable for children under 3 due to small parts. Not a medical or therapeutic product. Handmade in Dubai with love by Lex & Fox.
Care Instructions
Our Play-Dough is handmade using natural ingredients.
Store in the airtight containers provided after each play session. If cared for correctly, it will stay soft and ready for many months of creative fun.
HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR DOUGH
Keep your playdough fresh for 3+ months by storing it in air-tight jars in a cool, dark place
100% HANDMADE
Each of my products has been hand-selected, collected, hand-drawn, or designed by my overactive imagination.
UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT
Items may vary slightly from kit to kit and may not exactly match the pictures
Safety Standards
All our products are designed and made with children's safety in mind. Please read all product descriptions and care instructions carefully to ensure you are purchasing and using each item for its intended purpose so as not to damage the product or, more importantly, put your child's safety at risk. We have done our best to make these terms clear in each description and cannot be held responsible should an item be misused.
Recommended Age
All products are intended and designed for children above the age of 36 months. Some products may pose a choking hazard, and it is not recommended that children who still put objects in their mouths have access to our toys unless fully supervised.
Parental supervision is required at all times. Please check your items before use and discard them if they show any signs of damage.
Materials
All products that are coloured have been done so using non-toxic food grade dyes, and some products are finished with natural beeswax and coconut oil or natural Tung Oil.
Care and Cleaning
You want to use a gentle cleanser on wooden toys. Anything from a simple vinegar and water solution (1 part vinegar to 10 parts water), a mild, environmentally friendly dish soap, some warm water, or your favourite non-toxic, multi-purpose cleaner, diluted with water, will work well. You don't want to use bleach or harsh chemicals as they can dry out the wood.
Be careful when cleaning any dyed toys, as some excess dye may come on the cloth. It will not affect the toy, but toys dyed are not designed to be submerged in water.
No soaking
You never want to soak wooden toys, as wood is very porous. The toy's shape can change and warp with too much moisture; if the toy doesn't dry completely, more germs and bacteria will want to hang out. If the wood swells, it can cause the wood to crack or damage any dye or finish on the surface of the toy. Using a wet washcloth to clean will keep the wood from getting too drenched.
Easy as 1, 2, 3
Cleaning wood toys can happen in three easy steps. Spray the toys with a gentle cleaner of choice, gently wipe down with a sponge or washcloth and warm water, and then allow the toys to air dry. Putting them in the sun will help kill even more germs and speed up drying.
Treating stains
Vinegar does the trick again! Create a more concentrated mixture of vinegar and water. You can use a 1:1 ratio for stains. Spray the stain and scrub it with a sponge. Putting it in the sun to dry will also help "bleach" the stain. You can use a little sandpaper to buff it out if it's a tough stain. This is not recommended for dyed timber products. After cleaning with vinegar, you will need to re-coat your wooden products with a natural oil protective rub.
Replenish the moisture
Every once and a while, you will want to moisturise wooden toys, just as you would your cutting boards, butcher blocks, or wooden utensils. We use a beeswax balm made from natural beeswax and coconut oil, and it's a great non-toxic option. You only need a washcloth or rag for easy application.
