I love playdough. I love the texture of it. I love the creations. I even love the smell (am I weird?) But what I love most about playdough is the educational benefits. Playdough is probably the number one way to play to strengthen those small muscles in little fingers. While they are molding and smooshing and manipulating the playdough, those little finger muscles are getting a workout. And strong finger muscles are needed to hold a pencil properly and control it and write. Who knew playdough was so amazing, right?
Today, we explored playdough and pasta (lions and tigers and bears oh my!). We rolled the pasta across making ridges and made flower or gear impressions by pressing the end of the pasta into the playdough.
Phew! That was a mighty good workout!
Have a fun and playful day
Mel
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