Life Hack: How to clean play dough from carpets and toys, plus how use it as a cleaning tool

It's come a long way since it was first created in the 1930s as a cleaning solution for wallpaper

Play dough can be a pesky problem when it gets stuck in things like carpets and clothes. Picture: iStock

I found some of my child’s play dough mashed into the carpet 

Play dough is a very malleable substance and super popular for children to play with. It is also one of the likeliest materials to be squashed into a carpet enthusiastically by an arts and crafts-loving child. While it can be removed from walls and other flat surfaces easily enough, cleaning play dough from a carpet is a little tricker — but it is by no means impossible. Soak a cloth in warm water until it is damp. Place this cloth over the play dough to soften it. Remove the cloth and use a stiff brush to wipe over the affected area to loosen and remove the play dough.