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6 More Simple Play Dough Activities

Posted on February 4, 2014 12 Comments

Six More Simple Play Dough Activities - easy to set up and fun to play

Play dough continues to be a very popular choice at our house. Now that the big kids are back at school, Noah gets it out almost every day.

One of the things I love most about play dough is that you can use so many different accessories along with it. You can go all out and buy super fancy play dough tools and gadgets, or stick to simple items that you can easily find at home, or buy cheaply at the supermarket.

This time last year we shared six simple ideas for play dough and today we have six more simple play dough activities to share.

Play Dough and Peg Board Pegs

Six More Simple Play Dough Activities - play dough and peg board pegs

Noah loves to make patterns and pictures with out peg boards, so I decided to try something a little different and offer the peg board pegs with play dough instead. Lots of making lines and patterns, turning the pegs over to make impressions in the dough and using them to make all kinds of things.

For all those who have asked these pegs come from a peg board set that is very similar to this one (affiliate link) – Quercetti Fantacolor Transparent Playset

Play Dough and Kitchen Utensils

Six More Simple Play Dough Activities - play dough and kitchen utensils

Just rummage through your kitchen cupboards and find all those utensils you never use!

Play Dough and Printables

sea playdough with fish and rolling pin

If you need really cool but quick and easy play dough activity, check out some of the cool free play dough printables.

I created some coolprintable space accessories for some space play dough, and a play dough garden, and these fish and ocean printable play dough accessories.

There are lots of great play dough mats available too. You can find all our free printable play dough mats here – We have people playdough mats, food, bugs, pirates, Christmas, Easter, a mermaid and more.

Play Dough and Googly Eyes

Six More Simple Play Dough Activities - play dough and googly eyes

Adding googley eyes to the play dough is the perfect invitation to make creatures! Monsters, aliens, animals and strange looking people come to life with a few big googley eyes.

Play Dough and Imaginative Play

Six More Simple Play Dough Activities - play dough and imaginative play.

Play dough makes a great base and accessory for imaginative play. The options for this are as endless as your imagination!

I shared a simple farm set up over at Kidspot Village Voices, or just add some animals and accessories for jungle play dough or dinosuar play dough

Play Dough and Beads or Buttons

Six More Simple Play Dough Activities - play dough and beads

A selection of beads or buttons (make sure they are large ones if your child still puts things in their mouth) and some play dough, that’s all I offered as a very simple invitation to play. Noah played with this for a long time and requests it again and again. Sometimes the simplest things really are the best.

What is your favourite way to play with play dough?

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  1. Lucy says

    Can I ask where you bought your pegboard Kate? I’ve been looking to buy my boys one as I loved ours as a child.

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    • katepickle says

      Are you in Australia Lucy?
      I am pretty sure we got ours from Windmill toys. we’ve had them for a long time! – http://www.windmill.net.au/

      But we recently bought this set from Parent Direct for a Christmas gift as they looked similar to what we have – http://www.parentdirect.com.au/productsearch

      Hope that helps.

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  2. Lucy says

    Yes I am, sorry I should’ve mentioned that! I follow your blog but rarely comment, I just store up and use all your wonderful ideas! Many thanks Kate, I’ll look the sites up. Lucy : )

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    • Bek {Just For Daisy} says

      Kmart sells a great one for just under $10 to start you off! :)

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      • katepickle says

        Oh thanks for the tip Bek. We don’t have a Kmart near us so I don’t go there often but I might trek into the suburbs to get us an extra peg board set!

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  3. Bek {Just For Daisy} says

    Love these ideas Kate! We’re going to have to try the peg board pegs and the googly eyes! :) Thanks for so many fab ideas!

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  4. Veens says

    Some really great ideas here, pinning them!

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  5. Ronnie says

    Great ideas here – my 2 year old has fallen in love with playdough . Can I ask what you colour the playdough with? – its almost neon

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    • katepickle says

      Most of the play dough in the images above is shop bought as we were given a LOT for Christmas since everyone knows how much we like it.
      But I also use fluro paint to colour play dough with great results.

      Reply
  6. Emily says

    Where can I buy the peg boards and pegs for kids?

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  7. Emily says

    I failed to mention in previous comment, I need a source for pegboards in U.S.

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    • katepickle says

      I’m in Australia but this set on Amazon (affiliate link) is very similar to the ones we have – Quercetti Fantacolor Transparent Playset

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