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Play Dough + Learning + Pretend Play = Win

Published 5 days ago • 2 min read

Reader!

Play dough is a go-to for most parents and kids generally love it.

But what the heck do you do with it besides makes worms and snakes??

No worries - I've rounded up a LOT of ideas for you to do with Play Dough -- and you will never wonder what to do with it again.

Not only a lot of ideas, but there's ways to create and make art, use play dough as a way to encourage pretend play, items to add in to play dough for never ending fun, and PLUS you can learn with play dough. YES, I said learn.

Here are a few favorites, but click here for the full list.​

If you really wanted the full list of 35+ things to do with Play Dough found on Hands On As We Grow®, you can check out them here:

~ Jamie
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Hands On As We Grow

Engaging our kids with simple, fun activities, every day.

Hands On As We Grow has activities, crafts and art projects for kids up to school age, and even into their beginning years of school. You’ll find fun things to do with them, crafty ideas, and easy ways to make learning fun.

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