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Marshmallow Playdough

by Angela Thayer 13 Comments

Marshmallow playdough is a unique dough for children to play with. It's soft, stretchy, and smells great! Today I'm excited to share with you this great recipe for this playdough. Here's what you need: 30 Large Marshmallows 1 Tablespoon of Coconut Oil (or another type of cooking oil for medium temperatures) About 1 cup of Cornstarch or Flour Food Coloring To start, I put 1 tablespoon of coconut oil into the pan on medium heat. After it melted, I added about 30 large … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sensory Play Tagged With: marshmallow, playdough, recipe

Playdough Flag

by Angela Thayer 5 Comments

4th of July is just around the corner, so today I'd like to share a fun activity you can do with your little ones! Playing with playdough is a favorite activity here at our house. Not only is it fun, but it also helps children gain strength in their hands and aids in their handwriting skills down the road. Today's activity is making an American flag with playdough. Before we get to the activity, let me share how we make our playdough. Here's what you need: 1 cup flour 3/4 cup water 1 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fine Motor Skills, Holidays, Summer Activities Tagged With: 4th of July, playdough

Fine Motor Skills: Scissors

by Angela Thayer 11 Comments

I never realized how important it is to teach kids how to use scissors until I was recently reading about it. It is definitely a complex task to learn! Here are four reasons why scissor practice is important: 1. It builds up the tiny muscles in their palm and hand since they have to continuously open and close the hand. 2. Cutting enhances eye-hand coordination. They must be able to see what they are cutting while moving their hand. 3. It encourages the child to use bilateral … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fine Motor Skills Tagged With: playdough, scissors

Play Dough Magnets

by Angela Thayer 18 Comments

One activity that we do almost every day is play dough. We were playing with Kool-Aid Play Dough the other day and I came up with this simple, cute valentines craft. First, I took the play dough and rolled it out with a rolling pin. Next, we took a cookie cutter and cut out a few shapes. Then, I had the boys put their thumbs in the play dough to make the shape of a heart. I also stenciled in their names with a pencil.  Next, I baked the play dough. Did you know you can actually bake … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crafts, Holidays Tagged With: magnets, playdough, valentines day

Kool Aid Playdough

by Angela Thayer 11 Comments

Every mom loves a good play dough recipe, but have you ever made play dough that looks and smells really great?! Today I'm going to show you how to make Kool-Aid play dough! This is a fantastic sensory activity because we're working on our sense of smell, touch, and sight. I love play dough for kids. They get to be creative and it builds up strength in their tiny hands. Here's what you'll need: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup salt 1 pkg. Kool-Aid Unsweetened Drink Mix 1 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sensory Play Tagged With: invitation to play, playdough, recipe

Pumpkin Pie Play Dough

by Angela Thayer 3 Comments

If you're anything like me, you love the smell of pumpkin pie or anything pumpkin flavored! This is a fun recipe that will smell so good, it will make you want to eat it!! Here's what you'll need: 2 3/4 cups flour 1 cup salt 4 tsp of cream of tartar 6 T of oil 4 tsp of Pumpkin Pie Spice 2 cups of water red and yellow food coloring (optional) Oh and it can't hurt to add the help of your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fall Activities, Sensory Play Tagged With: invitation to play, playdough, pumpkin

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