Do You Know What's In Your Children's Art Supplies?

Bluedominoes® introduces Safe Art™, its innovative line of SAFE children’s art supplies.

San Diego, CA – May 26, 2009 – Forming letters in kindergarten using playdough or clay can be hard work for kids, but it was especially difficult for one little boy who cried whenever he handled the product. “It took Mark’s teacher and me a week to discover he was sensitive to some of the ingredients in his school’s yellow modeling product,” states mom and President of bluedominoes, inc. Debbie Lindgren. “When I contacted the modeling product company I was informed that the ingredients were confidential. I didn’t realize that art supply products, unlike food products, were not required to list all ingredients.

Debbie didn’t want Mark to feel left out, so she created her own version of dough for him to play with in the classroom. Mark never had a problem with the custom-made dough, and Debbie realized that she had a mission to help other families.

Debbie partnered with entrepreneurial executive Linda Manaster, and they started bluedominoes.com, an online information resource for parents. Having identified a need for safer children's art supplies, Debbie and Linda assembled an expert team to aid in development. The result: they developed a patent-pending formula for their Activity Dough that could be used by all kids, including kids with celiac, autism, ADD/ADHD, allergies, chemical sensitivities and “green kids.”

The product is made from food grade ingredients, is free of the seven most common allergens such as gluten and wheat, uses natural colors, is laboratory-tested to be free of heavy metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic and is free of chemicals such as bromine. Though not legally required, bluedominoes lists all of its ingredients on the package. One of the innovative byproducts of bluedominoes’ Activity Dough is the play life– it does not dry out as quickly as some of the other playdough products on the market.

By complying with rigorous standards, bluedominoes’ Activity Dough is the first children’s art supply product to receive certification from the Celiac Sprue Association and acceptance by the Feingold Association. Bluedominoes has a complete line of Safe Art™ products in the pipeline, and the company is committed to the same level of purity, safety and integrity for all of its products. Bluedominoes Activity dough is currently available in five colors and can be ordered directly at www.bluedominoes.com. All bluedominoes products are developed in San Diego, and all of its patent-pending formulas are manufactured in the USA.

About bluedominoes, inc: bluedominoes creates and markets green children’s art supplies and provides evidence-based information to create healthy solutions for a higher level of safety, quality and peace of mind. Bluedominoes’ philosophy is environmental and dietary factors influence children’s health, learning and behavior. By connecting these links, bluedominoes provides actionable strategies for parents and safe products for kids. For more information about bluedominoes green childen’s art supplies, bluedominoes Activity Dough and how to keep your family safe, visit www.bluedominoes.com.