20+ Tried and True Homemade Play Dough Recipes

Making homemade play dough ranks high on our list of favorite activities. We’ve made so many different kinds, colors, scents, and included even more sensory items like glitter and beads. It’s a great tactile tool for imagination and can help with concentration during read-aloud time. I highly recommend these homemade play dough recipes for kids!

Don’t forget to grab these free printable Ocean Animals play dough mats to add to the fun while you’re at it!

If you’d like some clever educational and sensory ways to use play dough, you need to check out the Play Dough Activity Binder from The Crafty Classroom. These activities are sure to inspire creative imaginary play and teach basic skills like letters, numbers, shapes, and more. It’s a fun way to make good use of the homemade play dough and can keep kids learning through the summer.

Play Dough Recipes For Kids

Did you know that you can make play dough out of shaving cream? It’s a great sensory activity that you can even do outside in the summer so you don’t have to worry about the mess!

Frozen Inspired Play Dough

Homemade Wintergreen Play Dough

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My daughters also had fun with our mini weather unit study and these weather play dough mats:

What is your favorite play dough recipe? Have you made homemade play dough recently?

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Author/Speaker/Consultant at Heart and Soul Homeschooling

Sara is a homeschool mom to 3 creative girls. She holds a degree in Social Work specializing in early childhood development, which led to her interest in individualized educational options like homeschooling. She believes that learning should be a lifelong adventure, not just a checklist to get through. She is a writer, avid reader, introvert (INFJ), and dreamer of dreams.

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