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Play Dough & Buttons

Play dough activity ideas for kindergarten, preschool and toddlers

It is always fun to watch and see what kids will come up with when you give them simple props to promote play in an open-ended and unstructured way.  There are no rules, no right or wrong……just fun, with a whole lot of learning happening.

This entertained the kids for hours!

What you will need?

An invitation to play – Here I have set up our activity table with play dough, and buttons to inspire the imagination and creativity.  Other play dough equipment such as a kiddy safe knife and a rolling pin are also great for this activity.

A printable play dough recipe is available here: How to make play dough?

Let’s Play

The creative ideas and the imagaination for playing with buttons and play dough is endless.  Here is Miss 2 placing the buttons into the play dough standing up and flat ways.  Also creating imprints in the play dough with the different shape buttons.

Let’s Create 

Miss 2 loves to stretch and pull the play dough apart; here she has then squished the buttons into the small balls of play dough.

Another fun activity to try with the play dough and buttons is placing a ball of play dough on top of the buttons and rolling it out flat with a rolling pin.  It is fun to lift the flattened play dough up to see what has happened underneath.

Let’s Learn 

Miss 2 utilising all the equipment on the table: here she has made a play dough and button cake using the bowls the buttons were first placed in at the start of the activity.

The Learning benefits:

  • Self-expression
  • Imagination and creativity
  • Building and strengthening fine motor skills
  • Eye and hand coordination
  • Problem solving – using play dough to join parts together
  • Social interactions

 Other button activities here on learning4kids:

Sorting Buttons (Click on the image to read more)

*Please supervise children around small objects*

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Hi and welcome to Learning 4 Kids!

Hi and welcome to Learning 4 Kids!

My name is Janice and I am an Early Childhood Teacher in Australia.

I have a strong passion and love for teaching and creating meaningful learning experiences for my students. What I love most is watching children discover in those amazing light bulb moments. I hope Learning4kids brings you some useful ideas.

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