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Montessori-Inspired Fall Playdough Activities

October 8, 2012 By Deb Chitwood 19 Comments

I LOVE all the fun activities for kids in the fall. Those include lots of great playdough activities. Today, I want to share some Montessori-inspired fall playdough activities.

Montessori-Inspired Fall Playdough Activities

 

For basic ideas for preparing Montessori-inspired playdough activities, check out my roundup post: Montessori-Inspired Playdough Activities 101. It would be impossible to include all the awesome fall playdough activities online, but here are some great ones from around the blogosphere:

Montessori-Inspired Harvest Playdough Activities

Produce Playdough from Little Moments

Natural Nature Playdough from Sun Hats and Wellie Boots

Herb Garden Playdough from Create with Your Hands

Making Blackberry Playdough from Rainy Day Mum

Montessori-Inspired Apple Playdough Activities

Playdough Activity with Apple Cookie Cutter (Photo from To the Lesson!)

Playdough Activity with Apple Cookie Cutter (Photo from To the Lesson!)

Apple playdough presentation from To the Lesson!

Apple Playdough Table (Photo from My Montessori Journey)

Apple Playdough Table (Photo from My Montessori Journey)

Apple Playdough Table and Ideas

Playdough apple pie activity from Counting Coconuts

Apple Pie Play Dough from Along with Way

Apple Playdough Counting Mats (free printable) from Pre-K Pages

Montessori-Inspired Fall Leaf Playdough Activities

Ll is for Leaf Play Dough Mat from 1+1+1=1

Montessori-Inspired Pumpkin Playdough Activities

Pumpkin Pie Playdough (Photo from Chasing Cheerios)

Pumpkin Pie Playdough (Photo from Chasing Cheerios)

Pumpkin Pie Playdough from Chasing Cheerios

Pumpkin Pie Playdough from A House of Learning, Prayer and Little Ones

Montessori-Inspired Halloween Playdough Activities

Halloween Playdough from Counting Coconuts

Black Halloween (spider) Playdough from Taming the Goblin

Montessori-Inspired Corn Playdough Activities

Cornmeal Play Dough Activity (Photo from Little Wonders' Days)

Cornmeal Play Dough Activity (Photo from Little Wonders’ Days)

Cornmeal Play Dough Activity from Little Wonders’ Days (blog no longer available but the photo shows a way to set up fall playdough activities using items from your kitchen)

Montessori-Inspired Thanksgiving Playdough Activities

Cranberry Playdough Recipe (Photo from Homeschool Mo)

Cranberry Playdough Recipe (Photo from Homeschool Mo)

Cranberry Play Dough Recipe from Homeschool Mo (blog no longer available)

Cranberry Play Dough Recipe from Learn Play Imagine

Turkey Playdough Activity (Photo from Counting Coconuts)

Turkey Playdough Activity (Photo from Counting Coconuts)

Turkey Playdough Activity from Counting Coconuts

More Autumn Playdough Ideas

 

Playdough Tree with Pasta Leaves (Photo from NurtureStore)

Playdough Tree with Pasta Leaves (Photo from NurtureStore)

NurtureStore (Fall Tree photo) and The Imagination Tree have playdough ideas of every kind. Just add the activity tray! And please follow me on Pinterest. I often have playdough activities pinned to my holiday- and unit study boards. And for any season, I think you’ll love my pinboard of Playdough and Craft Recipes!

How to Prepare a Simple Fall Playdough Tray

How to Prepare a Simple Fall Playdough Tray

I have a post and video on how to prepare a simple fall playdough tray.

Montessori-Inspired Playdough Math Activities for Fall {Free Printables}

I have Montessori-inspired playdough math activities for fall with free printables.
Kids’ Fall Activities

Playdough and Craft Recipes

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  1. Cerys says

    October 8, 2012 at 4:26 am

    Wonderful collection of playdough we need more I don’t thin we can ever have enough

    Reply
    • Deb says

      October 15, 2012 at 11:29 pm

      Thanks, Cerys! I LOVE playdough activities … and I’m going to have lots of fun with them once I have grandkids! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Martianne says

    October 8, 2012 at 5:25 am

    Another wonderful collection of ideas… Now, we just need one on how to get playdough and other homemade play products out of curtains, rugs, and clothing, etc. for when they find their way off trays and mats. I spent far too long trying to remove slime from said items the other day. LOL

    Reply
    • Deb says

      October 15, 2012 at 11:31 pm

      Thanks, Martianne! That’s so true … someone could have a real business if they developed a non-toxic product to do that! 😉

      Reply
  3. Maureen Sklaroff says

    October 8, 2012 at 11:25 am

    Cool! Thanks for the mention! I had forgot all about doing that cranberry play dough! I’ll have to do it again this year.

    Reply
    • Deb says

      October 15, 2012 at 11:32 pm

      Thanks, Maureen! I’m glad I have it saved … it’s on the future grandma list! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Kelly at Little Wonders' Days says

    October 8, 2012 at 6:20 pm

    This is such a great round up of fun, seasonal play dough recipes. Thank you for featuring some of our play dough fun!

    Reply
    • Deb says

      October 15, 2012 at 11:33 pm

      Thanks, Kelly … and my pleasure! You have awesome playdough activities! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Carokyn Wilhelm says

    October 11, 2012 at 6:29 pm

    This is such a great round up of ideas. I get confused by the dozens of random pins and start wondering which is best for different projects and experiences for the children. This will be my reference point for further exploration. Thank you so much for all the time you spent putting this together.

    Reply
    • Deb says

      October 15, 2012 at 11:35 pm

      Thanks, Carolyn! I sometimes think of myself as a curator of activities and ideas … it’s so much fun to put them together into themes! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Anna says

    October 12, 2012 at 7:27 am

    Thanks for the mention! Just to say, you are MORE than welcome to use a photo and link to any post in future. I know I missed a general call out that you did recently! We have a lot of Montessori and Reggio inspired playtimes 🙂

    Reply
    • Deb says

      October 15, 2012 at 11:37 pm

      It’s my pleasure, Anna! Thanks so much for permission to use your photos in the future. You have so many awesome activities! I’ll be sure to always give you credit, link to your post, and leave a comment letting you know whenever I use a photo of yours. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Kerri says

    October 14, 2012 at 5:33 pm

    Deb,

    Thanks for all your posts! I often have LMN up on my computer for inspiration!

    We finally purchased Montessori At Home! We are thrilled that you and MPS introduced it to our home. We just got it last week and are really enjoying it!

    Thanks so much! Now off to make some fun play dough!

    Kerri

    Reply
    • Deb says

      October 15, 2012 at 11:39 pm

      Thanks so much for your kind comment, Kerri! It’s wonderful that you have Montessori at Home! Have fun! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Beth says

    October 19, 2012 at 5:36 am

    Deb,
    You always have the most AMAZING round-ups! I am excited to try out all the playdough recipes =-)
    Thanks for linking up to TGIF. I am featuring this at TGIF today as the most clicked on post!(http://livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com/2012/10/tgif-linky-party-52.html). I look forward to seeing what you link up this week =-)
    Beth

    Reply
    • Deb says

      October 21, 2012 at 10:33 pm

      Thanks for your sweet comment, Beth! And I’m thrilled this was the most clicked-on post! I look forward to TGIF Linky Party each week. 🙂

      Reply

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