20+ Cool Ways to Make Playdough Activities More Fun!

Take your playdough experience to the next level with scented playdough!

This guide explores how to craft scented playdough using everyday ingredients like essential oils, Kool-Aid, candy flavoring, cooking extracts, herbs, and spices for an aromatic and engaging sensory experience.

Are your kids tired of regular playdough? Try this fluffy playdough recipe! With just two ingredients, this cloud dough has a soft, foam-like texture that they'll love. Read on to learn how to make it!

Kids love playing with seashells and ocean-colored playdough, making this a fun and sensory-rich activity that is always a hit!

A food and nutrition theme is a fun way to teach kids about healthy eating! This vegetable garden playdough activity not only adds a playful math element to your food theme but also introduces children to vegetables in a fun and engaging way.

Making edible playdough is a fun and safe way to involve preschoolers and toddlers in sensory play. This simple two-ingredient recipe, using frosting and powdered sugar, creates what some might even call Funfetti Playdough!

With Earth Day coming up, it's a perfect time to engage preschoolers in a playdough activity that promotes fine motor skills and teaches them about caring for the planet. By combining sensory and science elements, you can create an eco-friendly playdough experience that celebrates Earth and builds lasting memories with your little ones.

Who doesn't want a little sparkle in their life? This glitter playdough recipe turns 7 normal ingredients into one magical ball of fun.

This edible pudding playdough recipe is a fun and safe solution. It provides sensory fun while giving caregivers peace of mind, plus the post includes details on how to make it and other edible playdough recipes for young learners.

Looking for a creative, sensory-rich activity for your preschoolers? This herb playdough recipe combines the calming scents of dried herbs with traditional playdough, offering both tactile and aromatic exploration.

Take sensory play to the next level with ice cream playdough! This fun recipe lets preschoolers pretend to scoop and serve playdough that looks just like real ice cream, making for a creative and engaging activity.

Have some extra packets of Hawaiian punch powder lying around? Use them to make a colorful and scented Hawaiian punch playdough for your next preschool activity!

This frozen pixy stix sensory playdough is a fun (and chilly!) twist on regular playdough. The candy adds a strong sugary smell and the stiffness of the dough adds an easy hand strengthening element.

Instead of using food coloring, try making playdough with tea! This method adds natural colors and a light, soothing scent, creating a calming and sensory-rich experience for kids.

Replacing our mountain of plastic play dough stuff with an all-natural kit was really easy, and what we’ve got now is far more open ended and even more fun to play with! 

For a gentle, skin-friendly alternative to store-bought options, try this oatmeal playdough recipe! It's easy to make, perfect for sensitive skin, and provides hours of soothing, creative fun for your child.

These stamps are made using cardboard and hot glue, allowing kids to draw designs which are then traced with the glue gun to create raised patterns. Once dried, these stamps can be pressed into playdough, offering a fun and sensory-rich activity that helps improve fine motor skills.

Sometimes children have trouble winding down after a busy day. Lavender can be an effective tool to help them relax. This easy-to-make recipe can be made at home and helps children unwind while engaging in a fun, sensory experience.

What could be easier than making playdough with ingredients found in your own back yard? This flower playdough recipe was designed for a spring theme but could also be used in the summer or fall.

Who doesn't love the smell of strawberries? This strawberry scented playdough recipe is a delight for the senses and only takes about 10 minutes to make.

Whether or not your kids are Minions fans, they'll love this fun Minions Playdough! It’s soft, banana-scented, and easy to make. The best part is watching the kids enjoy their Minions and dive into awesome sensory play.

Take your kids to infinity and beyond with this awesome galaxy playdough recipe. Add some marbles, glow-in-the-dark stars, or space toys for the full experience!

Want an all-natural way to add some color to your playdough recipes? These seven natural dyes for playdough are just what you need!

Playdough activities with dried pasta are great for building fine motor skills as children press, poke, and arrange the pasta into the dough. Kids can also create patterns, shapes, or structures, combining sensory play with creative design using different pasta shapes.

Looking for an easy way to keep your toddler entertained? Try this simple and fun playdough and blocks activity! It’s engaging, quick to set up, and helps your toddler learn while they play.

Using plastic bug toys to make imprints in playdough is a fun and educational activity. Kids can create bug fossils, enhancing their fine motor skills while learning about different insect shapes and textures.