PAWTUCKET, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) today honors the creative childhood staple by celebrating the first-ever World PLAY-DOH Day! Recognized as ‘National’ PLAY-DOH Day in the United States since 2006, excitement surrounding the annual holiday has grown beyond boundaries to inspire artists across the globe to explore what’s possible. PLAY-DOH fans can enjoy the holiday by creating and sharing their own PLAY-DOH masterpieces and by visiting the PLAY-DOH Facebook page to see a virtual ‘parade’ featuring sculpts submitted by PLAY-DOH fans around the world.
“The PLAY-DOH Day holiday has brought creativity and fun to fans for more than eight years, inspiring both kids and adults to use their imaginations for limitless, hands-on creative play,” said Greg Lombardo, vice president of marketing for the PLAY-DOH brand. “From Canada to Brazil to Australia we are thrilled to bring together fans from across the globe to celebrate World PLAY-DOH Day for the first time.”
To encourage fans around the world to celebrate, here are several fun facts about the PLAY-DOH brand:
1. Four colors started it all: red, blue, yellow, and white. Now the PLAY-DOH brand is available in more than 50 colors!
2. The inside scoop: PLAY-DOH compound has three core ingredients: water, salt, and flour.
3. To the moon: Since 1956, more than two billion PLAY-DOH cans have been sold. That’s enough PLAY-DOH compound to reach to the moon and back THREE times.
4. A great year: 1956 was the year the PLAY-DOH brand was born.
5. PLAY-DOH compound in dinos: The estimated weight of all PLAY-DOH compound sold is heavier than 10,000 brontosauruses.
6. Around the World in PLAY-DOH compound: It would take more than 631 million PLAY-DOH cans to circle around the globe.
7. PLAY-DOH compound in pennies: You can fit 172 pennies – or $1.72 – in one PLAY-DOH can.
8. Claim to fame: PLAY-DOH compound was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 1998.
9. Creating around the world: PLAY-DOH compound and playsets are sold in more than 80 countries.
10. On The Edge: Did you know that PLAY-DOH cans are made with a tapered edge to easily stack and store empty cans to reuse again?
To enjoy the virtual parade, or to gather some inspiration for at-home celebrations, stop by the PLAY-DOH Facebook page: facebook.com/playdoh.
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