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Fireworks Play Dough

By Shaunna Evans 2 Comments · This content may contain affiliate links.

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For the past couple of weeks our play dough option has been this simple but fun fireworks invitation. The girls love creating a “night sky” full of sparkly fireworks.

Fireworks Play Dough by Fantastic Fun and Learning

FIND EVEN MORE 4th of July THEME ACTIVITIES IN OUR PRINTABLE AMERICA LESSON PLANS.

Materials

    • Play dough made from the recipe in The Homemade Play Dough Recipe Book and Wilton Icing Gel
    • Metallic star beads
    • Red, white and blue glitter pom poms similar to these but in assorted sizes.
    • Tinsel stems and chenille stems
    • Mini “fireworks” made using our fireworks ring tutorial.
    • Star cutters in assorted sizes


Materials for Fireworks Play Dough

The girls like to make a lot of “exploding star fireworks” similar to these ones.  They also roll all of the black dough out and make a large “night sky” full of fireworks.

4th of July Play Dough from Fantastic Fun and Learning

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Fireworks Play Dough from Fantastic Fun and Learning

 

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Preschool America Theme Lesson Plans

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Filed Under: Fine Motor, Fourth of July, Invitations to Create, Kindergarten, Letter F, New Year, Preschool, Sensory, Toddler Tagged With: fireworks, play dough

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  1. Deceptively Educational

    June 22, 2014 at 10:47 pm

    What fun sensory play! Thanks for sharing at the After School Linky Party!

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  2. Courtney

    June 17, 2014 at 11:23 am

    This is absolutely perfect! I know Little Man would love making fireworks in playdough! I will definitely be trying it this week! Thanks!

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