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The Christmas break provides the perfect opportunity for the children to enjoy some creative play with playdough. These activities not only ignite their imagination but also help develop crucial skills. Through five simple yet delightful playdough crafts, your children can celebrate the season, while enhancing motor coordination, sensory perception, and not to mention... practice their artistic expression!

Make a playdough candy cane

Use white and red playdough for this activity. Get the child to roll out two long pieces of playdough and wrap one of the pieces around the other one to make a candy cane.

Great for developing bilateral coordination (ability to use both sides of the body together

Make and Decorate a Playdough Gingerbread Man

Use brown or another colour and have other colours handy for forming the eyes, nose, mouth and other decorations. You can use a gingerbread man cookie cutter or get the child to try and make a gingerbread shape by themselves. Pick and roll tiny pieces for eyes, nose, mouth and other decorations.

Great for developing bilateral coordination, body awareness, and fine motor dexterity.

 

Use a Cookie Cutter to Press Shapes

Use a rolling pin to press the playdough flat and use a cookie cutter to press different shapes.

Great for proprioceptive feedback, especially if the child has to press hard, and developing bilateral motor coordination.

 

Make a Playdough Christmas Tree

Use green playdough to make a christmas tree. Have a container with small items like buttons handy which the child can reach for to decorate the tree.

Great for developing manual dexterity. To improve tactile discrimination you can get the child to wear an eye mask and try and find different shapes to decorate the tree with and guessing the shape at the same time.

Make a Playdough Reindeer

Use brown playdough to make a reindeer face. Use twigs or pipe cleaners to add horns and other shapes or decorations (i.e. googly eyes) to complete the reindeer's face. 

Great for developing fine motor skills and visual perceptual skills if you get the child to copy your design or a design from a picture.

From crafting candy canes to moulding reindeer, each activity fosters coordination, fine motor skills, and sensory perception. Enjoy these fun-filled activities to not only create festive art but also nurture essential developmental growth in children during this season. If you tried this activity, get in touch with your children's creations & we will share them on our social accounts. Merry Christmas!

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