Do your students love playing with playdough in your classroom or at home? I know mine do!

Playdough is not only super fun for children to play with, it’s also a great tool for them. It can help them develop stronger hand muscles and better hand-eye coordination. It’s also a great way for them to develop their fine motor skills.

Plus, let’s be honest: It’s the one thing you can offer preschoolers and know it’ll keep them engaged and on task for waaaay longer than a few minutes.

This is why having a playdough center in your preschool classroom is a must! 

Wondering how to make yours as interesting as possible?

Listen to this episode where I share my best tips for setting up and organizing your playdough center PLUS my favorite play dough recipe and dough tools to increase student engagement in the center.

Are you ready?

Let’s dive in!

Key Takeaways:

Let’s talk about playdough! (00:00)

How to organize your playdough area (02:41)

What type of playdough should you use? (05:49)

My top playdough accessories (07:38)

How to make your playdough super colorful (17:23)

Some troubleshooting tips for you (19:02)

Additional Resources:

- Got a burning question for Vanessa? Get your answer on the Elevating Early Childhood podcast here.

- Visit our website to find tons of pre-K teaching resources here.

- Get my book “Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers”.

- Learn more about my exclusive mentorship program, “Teaching Trailblazers”.

- Get your FREE printable playdough recipe here.

- Discover more playdough ideas here.

- Get playdough task cards here.

- Get textured rolling pins here.

- Get dough extruders here.

- Get plastic dough scissors here.

- Get cookie cutters here.

- Get alphabet dough stampers here.

- Get liquid watercolors here.

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