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5 Ideas for Spring and Easter Playdough Play

April 5, 2014 by Sue Lively

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Running out of ideas for how to make play dough interesting for your little one? Today we have 5 fun Spring & Easter playdough activities using this beautiful pastel coloured dough (best-recipe-ever included!)

Spring Playdough Ideas

We all know the benefits for children of playing with play dough. It builds fine-motor skills, allows for creative expression, and builds spatial and shape-sense.

But… are your kiddos tired of playing with the same old tools?  Mine was!  So – I decided to try to mix it up a bit!  Try some of today’s ideas for a fun, Spring and Easter playdough make-over!

Spring Playdough Table

Idea #1: Stick Things Into It

Provide some fun “spring-like” materials such as:  feathers, butterfly floral picks, flowers, pompoms, ladybug woodsies, and of course – googly eyes!

Spring Feather Playdough
Inspired by Spring birds?
Butterfly Cake Playdough
“Butterfly Cake” by Onetime.
Ladybug footprints in playdough
Ladybug Footprints

Idea #2:  Hide Things in the Dough

Onetime loves it when I hide things in his play dough. We tried: little plastic easter eggs filled with little surprises (marbles and wiggly things), Easter bunny wood-sies, glass beads, and ladybugs.

Easter Playdough Ideas

One thing I have learned through teaching is that sometimes how well you catch the child’s attention at the beginning can predict how well they will engage in the activity.

That’s why I rolled up my playdough like a giant egg and presented it in a “nest” of raffia with a little birdie atop!  The perfect invitation to play!  (and discuss why birds lay eggs in a nest and why the Mama birds sit on top of the eggs, etc.)

 Idea #3: Jazz Up Your Playdough

We made awesomely beautiful pastel coloured playdough using the ClubHouse Neon food colourings.  Double my recipe below and separate it into 5 or 6 parts, then gradually knead in each colour until you get the beautiful pastel colours you want.

robin and playdough 007

Add glitter to your play dough at the same time that you add the food colouring!

Add peppermint extract, almond extract, cinnamon, or jello powder to make your play dough smell divine!

RECIPE
1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 Tbsp Cream of Tartar
1 cup water
1 Tbsp oil

Mix dry ingredients. Add water and oil.  Cook over medium/ low heat until dough looks dry, but is still sticky.  Let it rest for 1 min, then knead in food colouring and sparkles and scents.

Idea #4:  Create Playdough Easter Eggs

Get some egg-shaped cookie cutters and show your kiddo how to roll out, cut and decorate their own little playdough eggs.  My cutters were circular until I pressed them in at the sides!

Easter Egg Playdough

Idea #5: Add Texture to Your Playdough

Try adding some oatmeal or rice to your playdough for that extra sensory experience!  Sorry – no pictures!  Makes the playdough look different too – which often re-engages kiddos!


Hope at least one of these ideas inspires you and your little one for some fun, playdough play!  Do you have any ideas for Spring or Easter playdough play that I missed?  Please drop me a line – I’d love to hear it!

Cheers,

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Easter Playdough Ideas

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