Fine Motor SensoryAll AgesPlay Dough Resources53 Comments
Stuck for something to do that’s creative, imaginative, and interactive? Try these easy ideas of things to make or do with play dough to pretend, create and learn!
Play dough. We’ve made tracks with trucks and smooshed balls.
But then we got stuck. Until I found all these creative and cool things to make and ways to play with our dough!
35+ Ideas to Pretend, Create & Learn with Play Dough
No more excuses to skip the play dough! Now I’ve got lots of easy ideas to think outside the box for creative play.
Add a little science to your play dough with a cool homemade play dough recipe!
Play dough will never be boring again!
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Pretend with Play Dough:
Play dough makes a great jumping off place for pretend play! Try these 6 creative ideas to get started.
DIY a construction site from Teach Preschool.
Create your very own pizzeria like The Imagination Tree.
Make a play dough cake shop from Preschool Play.
Create a little island together like The Chocolate Muffin Tree shares with us.
Try your baking skills with a pretend play bakery from Imagination Soup.
Grab some leaves and make a play dough hair salon.
Frugal Fun 4 Boys shares a fun digging in play dough activity.
Try some fine motor practice and pretend with play dough, hammer and golf tees!
Scoop and serve with a DIY ice cream shop.
Pretend Play with Play Dough
Play Dough Construction Site
Teach Preschool
Play Dough Pizzeria
The Imagination Tree
Play Dough Cake Shop
PreSchool Play
Build a Little Island
The Chocolate Muffin Tree
Pretend Play Bakery
Imagination Soup
Play Dough Hair Salon
Hands On As We Grow
Digging In Play Dough
Frugal Fun 4 Boys
Tee Up Your Hand/Eye Coordination!
Hands On As We Grow
Scoop & Serve at Your Ice Cream Shoppe
Emma Owl
Make & Create Ideas with Play Dough:
Play dough is perfect for creative art projects. Let your child’s imagination soar with these 6 activities of things to make and do with play dough!
Get wild with not so scary monster creations from Fantastic Fun and Learning.
DIY your own hungry caterpillars like The Chocolate Muffin Tree.
Squashed Tomatoes shows how to make your own little play dough snail friends.
Why not design your own little robots like Counting Coconuts.
Build a tiny little play dough nest with Kids Activities Blog.
No Time for Flash Cards has a fun play dough faces activity.
Go exploring and create your own bug fossils like No Time for Flash Cards.
Decorate at home with DIY play dough suncatchers!
Turn your play dough into the canvas and draw on it like Home Grown Friends.
Make & Create with Play Dough
Not So Scary Monsters
Fantastic Fun and Learning
DIY Hungry Caterpillar
The Chocolate Muffin Tree
Make Your Own Snail-y Friends
Squashed Tomatoes
Play Dough Robot
Counting Coconuts
Build Little Nests
Kids Activities Blog
DIY Play Dough Face
No Time for Flash Cards
DIY Bug Fossils
No Time for Flash Cards
Play Dough Suncatcher
Hands On As We Grow
Draw in Play Dough
Home Grown Friends
Ideas of Things to Add to Play Dough:
Know what’s fun? Mixing things into play dough!
Try these creative additions to your next play dough adventures.
Explore with spaghetti like Having Fun at Home.
Add in mini umbrellas like Crayon Freckles.
Nature Store gets crafty with straws.
Or why not try building with the straws.
No straws… Try building with toothpicks like Play Based Classroom.
Add sprinkles like Mama Instincts and make some tasty looking cookies.
Get sparkly and try adding glitter like Simply So Good.
Mama Papa Bubba added sea shells to make a beach theme.
You can add simple sticks and make monsters, people or snowmen like Fun Learning for Kids did.
Add gems to create jewelry and treasures like No Time for Flash Cards.
Things to Add to Play Dough
Play Dough + Spaghetti
Having Fun at Home
Play Dough + Paper Umbrellas
Crayon Freckles
Play Dough + Straws
Nurture Store
Play Dough + Straws (Building)
Hands On As We Grow
Play Dough + Toothpicks
Play Based Classroom
Play Dough + Sprinkles
Mama Instincts
Play Dough + Glitter
Simply So Good
Play Dough + Shells
Mama Papa Bubba
Play Dough + Sticks
Fun Learning for Kids
Play Dough + Gems
No Time for Flash Cards
Ways to Learn with Play Dough:
Play dough is a great teaching and learning tool. Make letters, numbers, and patterns to help your child learn early academic skills!
Check out this inherited traits and genetics learning activity from 2 Kids 2 Guinea Pigs.
Work on cutting and scissors skills from Tot School.
Match colors and strengthen fine motor with this beads push in activity.
Make animal outlines and match prints with this activity from Confidence Meets Parenting.
Work on color recognition with this cute turkey play dough activity.
Mom to 2 Lil Posh Divas shares an easy building words activity.
Teach about textures with Kids Activities Blog.
Trace to spell your name with play dough for name recognition ideas and fine motor practice.
Trace shapes with a shapes mat from Royal Baloo.
Work on counting with dice and play a play dough monster making game together.
Learn basic fractions with Lucky Little Learners.
Do a little more counting with eggs and nest for more math learning from The Art Kit.
Learning with Play Dough
Inherited Traits & Genetics
4 Kids 2 Guinea Pigs
Work on Scissoring Skills
Tot School
Colorful Play Dough Activity for Fine Motor Skills
Hands On As We Grow
Animal Outline & Print Matching
Confidence Meets Parenting
Play Dough Turkey Color Match
Hands On As We Grow
Build Play Dough Words
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
Teach about Textures
Kids Activities Blog
Spell Your Name with Play Dough
Hands On As We Grow
Play Dough Shape Mat
Royal Baloo
Play Dough Monsters for Preschoolers to Roll, Count & Decorate
Hands On As We Grow
Play Dough Fractions
Lucky Little Learners
Play Dough Counting Activity
The Art Kit
I’ve found that homemade play dough is far superior to the store-bought kind.
It’s softer, lasts longer and you can make whatever color you like just for that day. Not to mention adding fun ingredients to the mix!
What’s your favorite play dough activity?
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