E loves loves LOVES play dough! At 4.5 years old, she plays with it pretty much every day. Mostly it’s free play, but she’s always open for a fun activity.
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We usually make our own play dough. The only store bought play dough we have is whatever came with play dough tools and toys but, of course, the store bought stuff works just as well. {E’s favorite commercial play dough toy right now is Play-Doh Doctor Drill ‘N Fill.}
Click on the thumbnails to read about some of the play dough activities we’ve done.
Most of them don’t require any special tools. For learning activities, I would recommend getting some number and letter cookie cutters, though. E just loves using them, and they can add a lot of interest to learning. Plus, they can be used for a lot of other activities, including but absolutely not limited to baking!
Popcorn Counting Play Dough Mats
Christmas Tree Play Dough Mats
Hello Sunshine! Counting Printable Pack (includes several play dough mats)
Owl Counting 1-10 Play Dough Mats
Bubble Counting Play Dough Mats
Christmas Tree Counting Play Dough Mats
Spelling Halloween Words with Beads
Ice Cream Dough with Real Sprinkles
Play Dough Sensory Bag for Babies
Invitation to Create Play Dough Pancakes
Invitation to Create Play Dough Cupcakes
Bat – Cat – Mat Play Dough Mats
Invitation to Build a Bottle Cap Snowman
Exploring Numbers with Play Dough
Does Your Homemade Play Dough Fail?
Magic Play Dough Halloween Treat Bags
Invitation to Play with Halloween Play Dough
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What an amazing list! 🙂
Thank you, Tanya!
This is a great resource for hands on play!
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Thank you, Jill!