Fun props for playdough

Deborah J. Stewart, M.Ed.
August 3, 2013

Play dough is a wonderful resource that fosters play, communication, imagination, creativity, fine motor skills, color recognition, color mixing, and the list goes on. It can be homemade or store bought and the kinds of things you can add to play dough is really endless. Adding props to play dough is just one of many ways to invite new interest in the play dough experience. Here are a just a few of our props that we add to our play dough throughout the school year…

Seeds

Feathers

Real or Paper Rulers

Birthday candles, confetti, cupcake pans and liners

Flowers and Flower Pots

Cookie Cutters and Rolling Pins

Sparkles and Buttons

Cootie Bug Game Pieces (and feathers)

Seashells (exploring shell prints)

Gems and Straws (making butterflies)

Keys (making key prints)

I’m sure you have other props for play dough that your kids love. Share your ideas in the comments below and we can continue building our collection!

Available on Amazon

Links to Grow

Homemade Recipe Playdough Book by Nurturestore

DIY Eyeballs for Playdough by Teach Preschool

Measuring Playdough Inchworms by Teach Preschool

Our playdough is under construction by Teach Preschool

Blocks with Playdough by ARTCHOO

Deborah J Stewart

Every time I think I know everything I need to know about teaching young children, God says, "Hold on a minute!" and gives me a new challenge.

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With each new challenge that you overcome, you will find yourself better equipped and more passionate about teaching young children.

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