20+ Playdough Invitations to Play

The arrival of summer signifies the return of a beloved preschool theme - The Ocean! Who among preschoolers can resist the allure of playing with seashells and playdough colored in seafoam green and ocean blue, reminiscent of the salty sea?

We love to use this super soft playdough recipe for this invitation to play.

At times, the most beneficial math center consists of a piece of playdough, a few rolling pins, and an array of math-related tools.

My preschoolers instinctively used the playdough in a manner that incorporated math, providing me with an excellent opportunity to evaluate their skills in a relaxed, non-test-like environment.

This playful invitation to create a vegetable garden with playdough not only adds a fun math element to your food-themed activities but also serves as a subtle way to introduce children to vegetables!

As Earth Day draws near, it presents a wonderful chance to involve your preschoolers in an activity that enhances their fine motor skills and educates them about the importance of valuing and preserving our beautiful world.

What could be more fitting than a playful invitation for preschoolers to engage with playdough?

This tactile exploration of nature allows preschoolers to interact with a sensory table brimming with fresh leaves and malleable playdough. Creating leaf impressions in playdough is an outstanding activity to add to your collection of preschool activities for the fall season.

Young children are naturally curious, and research shows that the best time to introduce mathematics to young children is at this time while their brain is rapidly developing during the first five year of life.

Try these math-based invitations to play with playdough.

The aroma of pumpkin spice signals the arrival of a special season filled with exciting fall activities in our preschool classrooms! Read all about how to make scented playdough for any preschool activity!

Introducing the fall playdough invitation to play! With just a few fall-tastic materials you can effectively engage your preschoolers through a fall theme playdough invitation to play.

This inviting pond life play dough activity offers a tactile and engaging method for children to explore the pond environment. It's an interactive approach that allows kids to learn about different elements that make up a pond habitat, from aquatic creatures to plants.

Use buttons, beads, google eyes and pipe cleaner to make adorable bunnies in this bunny play dough invitation to play. This is a perfect activity for Spring, Easter, or Animal theme lessons!

Use our stretchy marshmallow playdough recipe for this one!

This space galaxy play dough invitation to play is a must for any kids who love space. It can easily be modified using any toys you already have or by purchasing some of the space-specific items listed in the link.

This bird nest play dough invitation to play would be great to pair with bird lessons and activities, or to stand alone as fun play time. You can use twigs from your back yard, noodles from the pantry, and then any fun bird toys you can find.

Here are lots of ideas to create a fun and engaging butterfly-themed playdough tray for your kids. They will not be able to resist this invitation to play.

Have a birthday coming up in your preschool classroom? This birthday cupcake playdough invitation to play is perfect for celebrating!

If you have kids who love dinosaurs, this dinosaur play dough invitation to play is for you! In this post you’ll also find a link to a free printable dinosaur play dough counting mat to add a learning element the experience.

If you have kids who love army men and already have army toys and accessories, this play dough army men invitation to play will hold their attention for hours. Watch their little minds get creative as they build forts, battlefields, and more!

Make silly playdough monsters with this monster play dough invitation to play. This post includes a link to a free printable for monster eyes, but you can use simple googly eyes or anything else you have on hand.

This fun activity lets kids learn and play at the same time. If your child knows Peter Rabbit from movies or books, they can either recreate those scenes or use their imagination to make their own Peter Rabbit world. They can then play pretend with the characters.

Apple cinnamon play dough offers a myriad of uses! It's ideal for teaching the concept of five senses, it wonderfully complements an Autumn theme, and pairs perfectly with an apple tasting lesson.

With just a few basic items, you can effortlessly set up an inviting play scenario that will make the play dough station even more appealing!

Invite your little ones to a unique sensory exploration with our dirt-colored playdough set, featuring playful ants, textured rocks, and faux grass. This engaging setup not only encourages imaginative play but also offers a fun, tactile experience that brings the outdoors inside.

This winter playdough is light blue and white, with glitter to make it look like sparkling snow. Add some jingle bells for a bit of music, pom poms that look like snowballs, and popsicle sticks to use as icicles or parts of a snowman. This setup encourages creative play and makes it feel like winter inside.

Try our peppermint playdough recipe for this one. It has a cooling effect just like real snow!

Unleash your child's creativity with our patriotic playdough invitation tray, a fun-filled activity that is as educational as it is entertaining. This interactive setup includes playdough in vibrant red, white, and blue colors, mimicking the hues of our national flag and sparking conversations about patriotism.

The spider-themed playdough activity is a fun and creative game. It uses black, sparkly playdough for a shiny, mysterious look like where spiders hide. Googly eyes make the playdough spiders look real and lively. Pipe cleaners are used for the spider's legs, giving a different feel from the soft playdough.

This activity lets kids learn about spiders in a fun, hands-on way.

The chicken-themed playdough game is a fun and hands-on activity perfect for a preschool farm theme. It uses orange and brown playdough to make it look like real chickens.

Googly eyes are added to make the chickens funny and playful, and feathers are used for a realistic touch. This activity encourages creativity and teaches kids about farm animals in a fun way.