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

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It also gives kids a chance to be creative, and make something with their hands, as well as being a great sensory experience. Choose your favorite color and roll and squish the dough to make all kinds of shapes. What makes you feel scared, and what do you do when you feel scared? What helps you feel better again? Making silly faces is a lot of fun, and you can get really creative with this one. Proud Face Playdough Mat The goal is not for kids to make a perfect face, but rather, to learn about facial features, exercise creativity and imagination and develop fine motor skills. This understanding of individual likes and dislikes is a key moment, and allows children to understand things from someone else’s perspective. Sad Face Playdough Mat

Learning to accept them and get comfortable with them is not always easy – but let’s talk about it! Angry Face Playdough Mat Then I invited my children to come see what I had set up. They immediately knew what to do and were very happy to get started. 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 She added these features in her own way. Even though they didn’t actually look like actual facial features, they were exactly right in her mind. I love that! You can use poke-ins such as googly eyes, buttons, or beads to add detail to your play dough face if you like.Choosing an open-ended playdough mat inspires creativity and imagination. They allow children to express their ideas and knowledge in any way they like, and encourages creative thinking, problem solving and ingenuity. I have added these mats to our play dough bin and they are sure to make an appearance time and time again! Eye-hand coordination – coordinating hand and eye movements and working on visual-motor coordination.

As toddlers get older they can start to understand that what makes them happy and what makes other people happy are not always the same thing. If your child needs help then you could use a play dough mat to support their creativity. We like these from Sparkle Box here Once you and your child have constructed a face see if you can make it a ‘happy’ face or a ‘sad’ face or ‘angry’ face by changing the features.

Making play dough faces is so much fun and a great way for kids to learn about their body while developing fine motor skills. It is perfect for a preschool body theme. Play-Doh is the modelling toy that is perfect for kids because of its non-toxic features. It doesn’t stain clothes and walls. You don’t need to worry much if you are a parent! 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 Make your tired little play dough person go to sleep, with this sleepy or tired face play dough mat. Confused Face Playdough Mat

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. He often looked at my face or his sister’s face to see what he might be missing. This was a great way for him to learn about the parts of a face! Play dough Mats can be used for learning, creative play, and even as a tool for writing. This set will help your kiddos get comfortable with understanding and naming their different feelings. Helping Children Understand Emotions

All of our free printable playdough mats are open-ended. That means that there is no one ‘correct’ way to use them.

Do you remember sitting beside a small table with your playmates, and each of you were trying to sculpt a masterpiece out of Play-Doh? Play-Doh has created wonderful memories of our childhood, and many people fondly remember what their first Play-Doh masterpieces are. This famous arts and crafts modelling toy is a great tool to harness a child’s creativity through fun playtime experiences. The Origin of Play DohThe first step to being able to handle our own emotions, is to understand what it is we are feeling. 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. Less than a year from the time it was first sold as an off-white modelling compound, Play-Doh eventually branched out to multiple colours. It continues to expand and evolve into the rainbow modelling toy that we know and love. Play-Doh Is Safe for Children (and Adults too) Playdough mats are a great sensory activity for kids and can be a calming activity too. Kids who are sensory seekers will love using playdough, and for those kids with tactile defensiveness, a playdough mat could be a great way to encourage them to give playdough a try. Extend the emotions further by seeing if they can copy them – using a mirror can help your child to make the facial expression.