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Were just playing with play dough. Yes, that is what they are thinking, but what is really happening? Oh so much! Look at those little fingers moving. Building fine motor skills that will help them learn to hold a pencil. Using plastic knives to practice cutting up food in the future. If you could hear all the words we used to describe what we were doing. What words do you think we used? Squish, soft, pull, poke, roll, squash, pound, I could go on. Imitation of what I was doing, if I started to roll the dough, they would try. Attention span was increased, we actually work with the play dough for at least 15 minutes, that is a long time for all most two year olds to be working on one activity. The play dough became very sticky after a while, we tried a new recipe, big texture exploration. We talked about the stickiness of the dough. Then the clean up. Taking responsibility for cleaning up after themselves. They put their items in the sink so I could wash them. Putting the play dough back in the container so it does not dry out. Help wash off the table when we were done. Look at all we worked on in those fifteen minutes. I did not even get into the whole, sharing, working together, hand eye coordination, creativity, and over all joy of the activity. So the next time you say, oh it’s just some play dough, think about all the developmental skills that your child is learning with that little bit of play dough.
This play dough was homemade. I used what I had in the pantry. This play dough used just Salt, Corn Starch, and water. You can find a ton of great recipes for play dough. I like to experiment with different types. I found the recipe in the book, Make Your Own Play-dough, Paint and other Craft Materials By Patricia Caskey. Get those little fingers moving. |
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