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20 Festive Christmas Playdough Activities for Kids
Get ready to deck the halls with some squishy fun! The holiday season is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than with some Christmas playdough activities that are sure to jingle your bells?
From making snowmen to creating your very own candy canes, we've got you covered with 20 festive ideas that will keep the kids entertained for hours. So grab some playdough, turn on the carols, and let's get crafting!
Whether you're looking for a fun family activity or a way to keep the little ones occupied while you wrap presents, these Christmas playdough ideas are sure to bring some cheer to your holiday season. Let's get ready to play dough all the way!
Materials Needed for Christmas Playdough ActivitiesTo get started with this festive play, you'll need a few materials. Here's what you'll need:
- Playdough
- Optional materials like Christmas cutters and stamps, googly eyes, craft sticks, buttons, or other embellishments
Once you have your materials ready, you can get started on the fun Christmas playdough activities!
Make a Christmas Tree
This fun activity is wonderful for refining your little ones fine motor skills as they push small objects into the dough to decorate. Roll a cone 'tree' shape, provide mixed loose parts and decorate - an easy set-up with lots of fun to be had.
Activity by @montessori.bright
Ornament Patterns
If you're looking for a festive way to play whilst sneaking in some learning then this one is for you. Flatten a ball of dough until you have a round ornament. Make 2 lines and then decorate the top row with a pattern and have your little one copy the pattern to the 2nd row. You can use chickpeas, pony beads, pasta or any small loose parts.
Activity by Nichole at @littleslearnandplay
Gingerbread House Making
Create a dough and button house fit for a gingerbread family! Create a house shell from card, cover it with a layer of dough, and set an invitation to decorate with a loose parts tray. This super fun house is sure to get creative minds turning.
Activity by @walktalkplay
Gingerbread Button Math
A great activity for counting and fine motor skills as your little needs to recognise the number and then count out the number of buttons for the gingerbread men. All you need is playdough, pompoms and a gingerbread cutter. In this activity the littles ended up continuing to play after the counting was done by making more gingerbread people and 'selling' them in their imaginary bakery.
Activity by @earlychildhoodsquad
Build a Snowman
Grab your playdough and all the parts for a snowman - eyes, twigs, buttons, scarf. Get some fresh air first, with a nature hunt to find snowman parts outside, roll small and big balls of dough, and let the kids create their own snowmen! ....or women :)
Activity by Beck at @learning_in_colour
Christmas Wreath Symmetry
Start by putting a thin tape line in the middle of a tray. Then grab some green playdough and create half a wreath. Encourage your little one to finish the other side using the green playdough. Add the finishing touches with some loose parts, ribbon and done! A great symmetry game to play with your little one.
Activity by Bea at @_simply.bea_
Christmas Lights
Make your own strand of Christmas Lights using different coloured playdough and a cutter for the bulbs.
Make a long string (sausage) of playdough and loop it around and ask your little one to cut the lights and place them along the string. You can count, colour and pattern match as you go.
Activity by Carolina @irishtwinsmommy
Snowflake Counting
This is a cute idea to make counting fun. Draw some snowflakes like in the image. Roll some playdough balls and ask your little one to place them on the snowflake points, matching numbers and squash the ball as they count.
Activity by Leah @hotcoffee_creativekids
Gingerbread Math
Gather together your cookie cutter, a dice and some loose parts for this turn based math game. Roll the dice to decorate your cookie: roll a 1 - put a smile, roll a 2 - add some eyes, roll a 3 - buttons, roll a 4 - skip a turn..... and so on. Don't be surprised if this morphs into free play with lots of fun decorating and conversation.
Activity by Lucy at @lovefourlearning
Christmas Playdough Stamps
Going back to simple play to wind down your day, with a playdough cutter and stamp invitation. Play Christmas music in the background, and discuss textures, smells and shapes, and allow them to free play, and see where their imagination goes.
Activity by Kaitlin at @homewithharlow
Jingle Bells
Jingle all the way with this sweet and simple activity. Gather bells, and other child safe Christmas decorations, roll a 'string' of playdough, and let creative minds play. Quick and easy to set up, better get a cuppa.
Activity by Flavia at @my.dearest.sons
Decorate a Christmas Sweater
Create your very own Christmas Ugly Sweater at home - all you need is playdough in different colours, and some extra (festive) loose parts. Roll out the dough, cut a sweater shape and then get decorating! If only you could try in on after its finished!
Activity by @woodentinywonders
The Grinch
Make your own dough Grinch using different colours of playdough. If your kids are older they can make it from scratch, if they are younger then rollout the green and ask them to make the face.
Pair this play with an afternoon to watch the movie or read the book.
Activity by @snippets_of_play
DIY Christmas Tools
Create festive play prompts by making your own Christmas stampers from cardboard and hot glue. Use a tube for a roller effect, and plain card for a stamper. Designs are limitless, combine with playdough for creative fun!
Activity by Bea at @_simply_bea_
Gingerbread People
You can still do gingerbread dough people if you don't have a cookie cutter! You can form the body parts yourselves. The best part is the great conversations about different shapes they need and what the best way to form heads, arms and legs and torsos are. Join in with your little ones and decorate them to look as festive as these!
Activity by Jana at @playroomstories
Red Nosed Reindeer
Get red nose happy with this sweet activity. Prepare some different shaped body parts for Rudolph, and a tray of loose parts - sticks, pompoms, pipe cleaners, beans and beads. Play some Christmas music and see who can make the most creative Rudolph this year.
Activity by April at @unknitandtiedtogether
Christmas Playdough Mats
Looking for a fun and creative way to bring the holiday spirit to your kids' day? Download our Christmas Playdough Mats Free Printable! Our playdough mats are designed to inspire creativity and imagination while also celebrating the joy and magic of Christmas. And the best part, they are free printable, making it an easy and affordable activity to set up at home.
Holiday Cupcakes
Keeping those loose parts handy - grab a muffin tray and playdough and get 'baking', for some fine motor fun, meets pretend play. Get ready for a cupcake bake sale playdough style.
Activity by Nichole at @littleslearnandplay
Christmas Tree Colour Match
A simple colour match playdough set up, and of course, your loose parts. Roll and cut a tree silhouette, and allow play, peppered with colour and number chatter.
Activity by Allison at @inspired_little_learners
Snowflake Symmetry
This is a great activity for all ages and you can simply make it more or less difficult depending on the age of the kids. Roll some playdough out and cut half a snowflake while adding some gems or loose parts too. Ask your little one to build the other half, being careful to match the detail. If they don't know what symmetry is, you can discuss it too.
Activity by @snippets_of_play
Snowman Play Tray
Build an activity completely around Snowmen. Put out white playdough and all the loose parts to match. Try pipe cleaners, buttons, googly eyes, cutters, stamps and more.
Activity by Allison at @happylittlechildhood
About our Christmas Playdough Kit
Wild Dough playdough is lovingly crafted to spark little imaginations and inspire fun, creative play. It's scented, non-toxic and Australian made from the best quality ingredients. Kids love it because it's super soft, smells amazing and has the funnest colours; mums love it because their kids play with it longer. If you missed out on our Limited Edition Christmas colours, then watch out for the release of our next collection in October. Click to check it out.
December 21, 2020
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Melissa Haque
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