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Read MoreNeed an easy and quick Holiday activity for the kids? Here’s one for you!
Use any play-dough you have; store-bought, homemade, doesn’t matter. Use some little animal figurines and mini-trees and let them decorate.
Worried about clean up? Don’t be. All of this can easily be picked apart, secured in baggies and stored away on a shelf for another day!
Use whatever items you have on hand, but if you’re wondering what we used exactly, here it is down below!
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