The BEST Play Dough Recipe - The Montessori Room

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Play dough is such a wonderful activity for toddlers:

It develops hand strength, which later helps when they're learning to write
It provides a wonderful sensory experience
It encourages creativity
It’s also a calming activity for children

Here’s the one we use. It takes just 5 minutes to make:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fG7JDqxYrZtySNDsmhRwS0_PoSjA0oOXuGuV_koPdyM/edit?usp=sharing

We also prefer to use natural wood tools with our homemade playdough.

The feeling of a natural material, like wood, adds to the sensory experience.

This is the tool set we use: https://themontessoriroom.com/collections/art/products/wooden-playdough-tool-kit

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