All kids love playing with playdough. Here are some of the best playdough recipes I’ve found from the web, along with a bunch of different ideas of ways we can use playdough to play and learn with our kids.
1 – In the blog, Creativity in Progress, Sunghee created a fun way to showcase those mini-playdough tubs to be party favors.
2 – Denise of Mom in Madison had fun making texture disks with her dough, imprinting various plants. This is a great way to study botany.
3 – This us a great picture tutorial on how to create a dough bowl. It is not in English, but the pictures are perfect!
4 – Anna of The Imagination Tree has a whole collection of playdough posts, including one where she describes the different tools and toys her kids use to enhance the fun!
5 – Lisa made an all-natural Herbal Scented Playdough. I love how she dried her creations.
6 – Caz of A Little Learning had fun this past Easter recreating playdough eggs with her kids. They used yellow dough for the yolk, wrapped white dough around it and encased it in a plastic egg.
7 – Jill of Meet the Dubiens had fun teaching her kids about the earth by creating a playdough model earth complete with a core, mantel and crust of continents and oceans.
8 – Peanut Butter and Marshmallow Playdough. It sounds yummy! This is a fun moldable treat that Amanda enjoyed as a kiddo.
9 – We used play dough to explain letters that look alike to our kiddos. My son especially is very spatial. This activity resonated with him.
10 – Nicole is on MomLoop and is the creator of The Activity Mom. She created edible playdough with frosting – looks delicious.
11 – Cheryl of Little Running Teacher made little surprise balls. She hid blobs of paint inside plain dough for her kids to squash and discover.
12 – Sand Play Dough is fun, almost as much fun as digging in the real sand at the beach.
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Do you have a favorite playdough recipe? Or a favorite activity that you do with your kids? I’d love to hear about it.
Jamie @ hands on : as we grow
May 18, 2011 at 8:14 amThis is great Rachel! I’ve been looking for ideas to do with playdough – yay!
the color palette: exploring art with kids
May 18, 2011 at 9:02 amgreat list can’t wait to check out some. I did a playdough week on my kids art blog: http://butterflywishesformygirls.blogspot.com/search/label/homemade%20play%20dough%20week
Anna
May 18, 2011 at 10:13 amA fabulous round-up of ideas! Thanks for including some of mine 🙂
cathy @ nurturestore
May 18, 2011 at 11:37 amSnap! I blogged about play dough today too – we love it! There’s a free printable book of recipes and a year’s worth of play ideas> http://nurturestore.co.uk/play-dough-recipe
The Activity Mom
May 18, 2011 at 12:24 pmThe playdough earth model is awesome!
Alissa
May 18, 2011 at 1:11 pmHey, perfect timing! It’s a rainy day here. I think play dough might be just the thing! Thanks for the idea round up.
Amy A @ Child Central Station
May 18, 2011 at 7:21 pmWe love to make Kool-Aid scented playdough! The children love all of the scents in addition to the bright colors. http://childcentralstation.blogspot.com/2010/11/kool-aid-painting-and-play-dough.html
Thanks for sharing so many great recipes in one place!
Cheryl
May 19, 2011 at 6:36 pmThanks for including my post here! All these activities look really fun! I’m tempted to try them all!
Help Me Grow
May 20, 2011 at 1:08 pmPlay dough does much more than just entertain, but it's a tool for infant development. It affects motor skills, attention span, creativity, social skills, and also helps children learn basic information like colors.
Stacy @ {share&remember.blogspot.com}
May 20, 2011 at 1:45 pmCan anyone tell me what recipe stores well? I’ve been making play dough for years but I always seem to make a different recipe and it doesn’t seem to keep well – it gets sticky and I have to throw it out! Help, I’m tired of wasting the time & ingredients!
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June 6, 2011 at 3:15 amI love your idea of playdough recipes with a bunch of different ways to play and learn. My kids will surely love this fabulous ideas .
Cheryl Golangco
December 8, 2012 at 6:52 pmThanks for including my activity here! 🙂 I love all the other playdough activities too! Can’t wait to try them out one by one!