We share a lot of play dough activities on this site, and we do even more here at home that don’t get published. Today I want to take a second to share a little bit about why we use play dough so frequently. I’ve also gathered a huge list of play dough activities…one for every letter of the alphabet in fact! Use it as a handy resource to find play dough activities that match your child’s interests or the current theme you are studying.
Why We Love Play Dough
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- It’s fun! Seriously, have you ever watched a group of children play with play dough? They become so engaged, often for extended periods of time.
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- It’s soothing. Often we put play dough out as a way to unwind a bit from a busy day.
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- Working with play dough strengthens fine motor muscles used for writing.
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- It encourages creativity as kids have the opportunity to shape and mold their own unique sculptures.
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- It’s versatile. Play dough can be used for so many purposes. You can create art, use it for science, model math problems, spell words, and more.
- It’s inexpensive and it can be used over and over again.
Play Dough Activities
A is for…
All About Me Sensory Self Portrait Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Apple Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Apple Tree Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Autumn Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
B is for…
Birdseed Play Dough (Two-daloo)
Bunny Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Butterfly Garden Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
C is for…
Construction Site Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Cat in the Hat Play Dough (Fun-A-Day)
Chick Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Christmas Tree Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
D is for…
Duck Pond Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Dinosaur Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
E is for…
Edible Gluten Free Play Dough (Fun at Home with Kids)
Easter Egg Play Dough Mats (Modern Parents Messy Kids)
F is for…
Fairy Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Feelings Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Fish Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Flower Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Flower Garden Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
G is for…
Garden Counting Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Glittery Gold Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Gingerbread Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Gingerbread Alphabet and Number Cookies (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Gingerbread ABC Play Dough Mats (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
H is for…
Harvest Wheat Play Dough (Fun-A-Day)
Little Red Hen Sensory Retelling (Fun-A-Day)
Halloween (tons of ideas!)
I is for…
Insect Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
J is for…
Jelly Bean Play Dough (Lemon Lime Adventures)
K is for…
Koolaid Play Dough (The 36th Avenue)
L is for…
Lavender Play Dough (The Imagination Tree)
Love Bug Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
M is for…
Monster Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
N is for…
Nest Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Night Sky Play Dough (Two-daloo)
O is for…
Orange Play Dough (The Imagination Tree)
P is for…
Panda Bear Play Dough (Life Over C’s)
Patriotic Fireworks Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Peppermint Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Pumpkin Pie Fractions Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Q is for…
Q-tip Fine Motor Play with Play Dough (Mess for Less)
R is for…
Rainbow Fish Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Reindeer Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
River Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
S is for…
Seashell Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Snowballs and Snowflakes Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Spider Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Spring Tree Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learing)
St. Patrick’s Day Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
T is for…
Turkey Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
U is for…
Underwater Coral Reef Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Unicorn Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
V is for…
Vehicle Construction Site Play Dough (The Imagination Tree)
Vehicle City Map Play Dough Mats (The Natural Homeschool)
W is for…
Wiggly Worm Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
X is for…
X-Ray Skeletons Play Dough (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Y is for…
Yellow Lemon Play Dough (Learn Play Imagine)
Z is for…
Zig Zag Zebra Play Dough (Learning 4 Kids)
A to Z Alphabet Play Dough Mats (This Reading Mama)
More Play Dough Activities
Play Dough Ideas for Every Month of the Year
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