Playdough Activities for Kids

Printable Human Body Playdough Mats

November 9, 2026April 8, 2022 by Stephanie Oswald

These printable human body playdough mats let kids build organs right on a body outline, from the brain and heart to the lungs and stomach. It’s a hands-on way to learn the body systems. Body system cards cover the digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous, skeletal, muscular, lymphatic and urinary systems. The body mats come in three … Read more

Printable Playdough Number Mats: Counting 0-10

November 9, 2026April 7, 2022 by Stephanie Oswald

Playdough number mats may be some of the first math games you play with your kids. Kids roll playdough balls, count them onto the mat and trace the number, and they don’t even realize they’re doing math. These mats cover 0 to 10 with number recognition, counting, ten frames and number words, all the building … Read more

5 Little Pumpkins Sensory Bin

March 6, 2025October 7, 2016 by Amber Kristine

This post has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. This post was sponsored by Starbucks as part of an Influencer Activation. I received compensation and complimentary products to facilitate my review. #StarbucksCaffeLatte #MyStarbucksatHome #CollectiveBias My mornings almost always start with my coffee in hand. In our house, … Read more

Spelling with Playdough

November 9, 2026September 11, 2016 by Stephanie Oswald

My older kids and I ditched the old spelling-list-and-test routine. Instead we sort words into families and look for patterns, and playdough makes it way more fun. Shaping each letter by hand slows kids down and gets more senses involved, which helps the spelling patterns stick. Ages 5 to 9 Time 15 to 20 minutes … Read more

Gruffalo Play Dough

November 6, 2026January 5, 2016 by Stephanie Oswald

The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson is one of my favorite children books. It is one of those books that my kids ask to read again and again, one of those books that fills the room with laughter every time. This simple invitation to create Gruffalo Play Dough is a fantastic way to spend time together while exploring this classic story!

This simple invitation to create Gruffalo Play Dough is a fantastic way to spend time together while exploring this classic story!

But who is this creature with terrible claws,
and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws?
He has knobbly knees and turned-out toes,
and a poisonous wart at the end of his nose.
His eyes are orange, his tongue is black; he has purple prickles all over his back.
-The Gruffalo by. Julia Donaldson

Playing with play dough is one of my kids favorite afternoon activities. It is super simple to throw together, clean up, and has a ton of developmental benefits! For this activity we made two batches of play dough together using our favorite easy play dough recipe. While the play dough cooled down we curled up and read!