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Snowman Play Dough Activity

Play is meant to be simple. It shouldn’t take you more than a few minutes to get the kids started.

Set up this open-ended winter activity, including white dough, snowman parts, and google eyes, all on one of our favorite play trays.

When we set this up, each child used the materials differently. There were no instructions. No one told them what to make or how to do it. They worked for 45 minutes while snacking, chatting, and unwinding from the school day.⁣

Do you think your kids will play that long? Try it and let us know.

When finished, pull it all apart and put the materials on the shelf to use again another day.⁣

Remember, you can use anything you have on hand- pipe cleaners, buttons from your crafts stash, store-bought, or homemade dough.

Some of our favorites are linked below:

Google Eyes / Snowman Parts / Clear Tray / White Play Dough


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