Craftplay Plastic dough/potato people shapes - Pack of 52 face/body features - Make your own potato/dough person

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They are a great way to follow your children’s interests and build on their knowledge through open-ended and creative play, and a fun way to reinforce specific concepts. Plus, they are a great way to work on a range of essential developmental skills. What do kids learn from using play dough mats? If your child needs help then you could use a play dough mat to support their creativity. We like these from Sparkle Box here

Have a play dough mat each so your child can ‘help’ you make your play dough face. Ask them what to make for your face next.The first step to being able to handle our own emotions, is to understand what it is we are feeling. If your child needs some help with emotions then see if they can copy some pictures – you can Google images or we like the Sparkle Box ones here While making faces on these play dough mats, young children will develop the following skills will develop their fine motor muscles while learning about the human body – more specifically, the face.

Right now my daughter is loving these glitter play dough colors and of course you want to have some play dough tools like cutters and rollers. More Fun Hands On Printables for Preschoolers You can cover your entire face with a play dough skin as Maia did above or just add your facial features directly to the bowl. If you have different coloured play dough, model the language as you make the face(s) (“I’m making a green nose and yellow eyebrows”) Eye-hand coordination – coordinating hand and eye movements and working on visual-motor coordination. Our set of free printable emotions play dough mats includes 10 different play dough mats to use and re-use.

What do Children Learning from These Pirate Playdough Mats?

Play dough is one of the most popular and age old activities for children all ages. This fun, activity reinforces body part vocabulary and allows your child to explore some emotions in a multisensory learning experience. Get out your pots of play dough and explain to your child that you’re going to make some play dough faces. All of our free printable playdough mats are open-ended. That means that there is no one ‘correct’ way to use them. This tactile hands on learning is often a lot more effective than teaching with a standard worksheet with young children, and a whole lot of fun! Learning About Emotions Playdough Mats