Our story

Born in Bali. Found in Dubai.

Mariam, founder of let's dough, with her daughter

The story

When I became a mother, my home slowly filled with bright plastic, loud colours, sharp edges, and things that broke as quickly as they arrived.

It made me anxious. Guilty. Disconnected. I knew childhood wasn’t supposed to feel like this.

So I went back to where I first understood play. My grandmother’s village house.

A quiet place where everything was real. Wood, fabric, earth, flowers. Anything could become something. A stick could be a wand. A fabric scrap could be a cape. A tin could hold treasures for years.

That freedom stayed with me.

Let’s dough was created to bring that feeling back. Every part of the set is simple and open-ended. The stick becomes a flag, a rolling pin, a drumstick, a sword. The tin stamps shapes into the dough and later keeps the treasures children find. The dough is soft, natural, and scented with essential oils, connecting colour to the flowers and plants it came from. Nothing is plastic. Everything can be used again.

Mariam · Founder

What we believe

The feeling. The materials. The purpose.

01

The Feeling

Freedom, simplicity, and the quiet magic of play with no instructions.

02

The Materials

Wood, fabric, earth, flowers, and a tin that becomes a treasure chest.

03

The Purpose

Slow down. Touch real things. Imagine without limits.

We build kits that connect urban kids to nature. We host zero waste birthday celebrations. We run online workshops that encourage creativity and bring children closer to the natural world.

Born in Bali · Found in Dubai · Shipped across the UAE

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