Play Dough Printable Mats +Recipes For Kids

Free Play-dough recipes and printable mats to keep those little hands entertained.

Play Dough Fun

With winter still in full force and some cabin fever in our bones, we’ve been trying to find fun things we can do inside.  I set out on a hunt for cute play dough mats and I found a lot, but then I also added to our supply by whipping up some of my own that I’ll even share with all of you!  They are so much fun to play with and add no extra mess or clean up.  Call me a lame mom, but I HATE all the play dough toys that get play dough stuck in all the nooks and crannies and drive me crazy and take forever to clean out!  So if you’re anything like me this should be right up your alley.  Plus I’ve seen a million recipes for homemade play dough so we tested out a few and I’ll share my favorites with you today as well.  Cause lets face it Playdoh is expensive and it just doesn’t stay soft very long. So lets get started.

Play Dough Recipes

Any of the cream of tartar play dough recipes seem to work the best.  We’ve tried dying the play dough with both kool aid…

http://www.theidearoom.net/tag/play-dough-recipes

And just regular food coloring recipes…

http://www.rustandsunshine.com/2011/09/homemade-play-dough.html

I was excited when I found a recipe with just two ingredients; hair conditioner and cornstarch.  We tried it out and although it smelled great and was super soft, it just didn’t hold up well when we actually played with it.  It stuck to the play mats and was a mess.  So stick with the tried and true recipes above.

Play Dough Mats:

Like I said there are SO many fun and free play dough mats out there, but here are a few links to some cute ones I came across to save you the search…

http://mothersniche.com/free-play-dough-mat-printables/

http://planetoftheapels.blogspot.com/2011/09/busy-bag-swap-day-5-playdough-mats_05.html

http://www.prekinders.com/play-dough-math-mats/

And one of my favorites where the letters actually look like play dough…

http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.net/2011/12/12-days-of-christmas-busy-hands-play/

I just printed them out on regular paper, put two back to back, and ran them through my laminator.  Quick and easy.  If you don’t have a laminator just slide them in a sheet protector and you’re good to go!

Free Printable Play Dough Mats

And last but not least, here are the 20 mats I put together to share with you today…

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PLAY-DOUGH MATS

*So Festive with Kids is series contributed by Andrea, a creative mom to 3 boys who always has a fun idea for the little ones.  All photos and ideas are original to her.