The following article provides a variety of playdough recipes for different textures and experiences.
Chocolate Playdough is a great sensory tool to use and can be used in so many different experiences with children. Children can make pretend cupcakes, and make a birthday cake, for hot chocolate on a cold day. Adding chocolate playdough to use with different materials provides children with an endless amount of fun and learning possibilities. The following provides the recipe to make chocolate playdough.
The Weather Playdough Mats have pictures of different types of weather and children can add colourful playdough to each weather playdough mat. These would be a fun complement to a weather theme for young learners. They would also be perfect for a centre activity.
The Playdough Task Cards are a great way for children to use a fun, engaging, and hands-on way for children to practice important fine motor skills. They can be displayed on the playdough table for children to reference too.
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