Kim Smith is a professional baking instructor, but for the past few years she's been cooking up something in her home kitchen that isn't meant to be eaten at all.
Smith's oldest child, Max, was born premature. He now suffers from allergies. Both experiences have had a dramatic impact on her.
"For a parent to wake up in the middle of the night and hear their child not being able to breathe, it is really terrifying," said Smith.
Smith was already keen on the concept of switching to organic food, but she started experimenting with a different medium -- sculpting dough -- being sure to only use ingredients that even the most sensitive children with the most severe allergies can play with.
"When something as simple as sculpting dough can keep them from having fun, it just, we just want everybody to have fun. You know, we want everyone to join into the experience," she said.
The end result is Max's Mud. It is organic, gluten-free sculpting dough made with rice flour, sea salt, jojoba oil and a few proprietary ingredients.
It's an exciting venture for his entrepreneur mother, but namesake Max only cares about the colors.
"I used to like pink, but I don't like it any more. So I decided yellow," said Max. "It's really fun. You can make anything."
Max's Mud comes in eight colors and generally retails for $4 a tub.
Click here to buy it online.
For more information about the product, visit http://www.maxsmud.com.
