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Play dough Mats can be used for learning, creative play, and even as a tool for writing. This set will help your kiddos get comfortable with understanding and naming their different feelings. Helping Children Understand Emotions A couple of pots of Play dough – different colours if you have them but not essential. You can make this yourself or use shop bought play dough – we won’t judge! Have a play dough mat each so your child can ‘help’ you make your play dough face. Ask them what to make for your face next. Talk about the body parts as you put them together. Preschool children will probably know the basics (eyes, nose, mouth, ears etc) but will be learning more complex words such as eyelashes, eyebrows etc so talk about these are they make their play dough face. Playdough mats are a great sensory activity for kids and can be a calming activity too. Kids who are sensory seekers will love using playdough, and for those kids with tactile defensiveness, a playdough mat could be a great way to encourage them to give playdough a try.
For my 3 year old I was able to make a model for him to visually see what to do and then gave him the verbal directions on how to make the eyes, nose, and mouth. My one year old was even able to join in on the fun! She was able to squish, pull, and poke the Playdough! It was a great opportunity for us to talk about different emotions. Steps on what to do Draw the outline of head on each piece of multicultural construction paper that you would like to use. You can also trace a template of a head. If your child needs help then you could use a play dough mat to support their creativity. We like these from Sparkle Box here They each grabbed play dough and began adding facial features to the heads. My 5-year-old was very detailed and remembered to add things like the pupil of an eye, eyebrows and eyelashes.Using play dough is a great fine motor work out for toddlers, preschoolers and young school aged kids, as any teacher will tell you. Giving kids the vocabulary to name their own emotions is really helpful, and this hands on activity opens up the topic in such a simple and easy way. List of Emotions and Feelings for Kids Play dough is one of the most popular and age old activities for children all ages. This fun, activity reinforces body part vocabulary and allows your child to explore some emotions in a multisensory learning experience.
There is so much benefit in children being able to identify and name their feelings, so that they can understand their own emotions in different circumstances. This skill will be vital all the way through their lives, as they grow. All of our free printable playdough mats are open-ended. That means that there is no one ‘correct’ way to use them.Gross motor skills – using the larger muscles of the upper arm which are also important for fine motor development and writing.