(great
fine motor and tactile activity)
What you will need:
Homemade modeling dough (see recipe below), rolling pin, any spring
cookie cutter (flower, bird, sun…)
What to do:
1. When making the dough, divide it into sections so that you can
add food coloring and have a variety of colors for making the decorations.
2. Roll out the dough and use a cookie cutter to make the spring
shape.
3. Let the kids decorate with different colors of dough.
4. Make a whole in the top so that you can hang your spring decorations
around the house (squeezing a hole punch is a good hand strengthening
activity)
Modeling
Dough Recipes
Kool-Aid
Play Dough Gluten/Casein Free
2 ½ cups flour ½ cup rice flour
1 cup salt ½ cup corn starch
3 Tbs. vegetable oil ½ cup salt
2 cups boiling water 2 tsp. cream of tartar
2 packages unsweetened Kool-Aid 1 cup water
1 tsp. cooking oil
.Mix dry ingredients Mix all ingredients in a pot
Add oil & water. and cook over low heat until
Knead for 10 minutes it forms a ball. When cool
Store in zip lock bag enough to touch, pat gently
In refrigerator until smooth. When completely cool, store in airtight
container.
**For GFCF dough, add food coloring or dry tempura paint for color
if tolerated by your child.
**Add glitter for sparkly playdough.
** Adding vanilla extract to homemade dough helps preserve the dough,
prevent mold and makes it smell nice. Peppermint extract works,
too.
**
For Kool-Aid Dough (not on the stove) have your child stir the dough
as much as he or she can for a bilateral hand activity. Using a
piece of rubber (shelf liner) helps the bowl from slipping on the
counter or table.