Today’s advent activity was making green play dough. Easy, and fun! Loved it!
We started with a basic play dough recipe. To give it a little holiday touch, we added some mint extract and green glitter.
We have been learning about the forest and trees this week, so I put out some Christmas tree cookie cutters and a few embellishments. They spent a good part of the morning making some very decorative trees.
There are many more terrific ideas in this Montessori-Inspired Christmas Play Dough Activities post from Living Montessori Now.
Do you make your own play dough? What is your favorite recipe?
This is an awesome play activity. Where did you get the piles of gems? I always find packages of them are so expensive. Did you get a good deal on yours?
I wish I knew. So many of our craft materials have been in my collection for many years. The gems can be a bit expensive, but if you use them for reusable projects like play dough and fine motor activities they’re definitely worth the investment. If you have a JoAnn’s near you, you could use the 40 or 50 percent off coupon that comes in the Sunday paper. That would make the price much better.