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Montessori-Inspired Spring Playdough Activities

March 18, 2013 By Deb Chitwood 12 Comments

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I love playdough activities for kids anytime of the year. There are lots of fun themes that work especially well with playdough in the spring.

Montessori-Inspired Spring Playdough Activities

You can set up a Montessori-inspired playdough activity on a tray or as a separate playdough table. For ideas on creating Montessori-inspired playdough activities in general, see my original playdough roundup: Montessori-Inspired Playdough Activities 101.

Following are some fun ideas for Montessori-inspired playdough activities with a spring theme. The activities that might not be strictly “Montessori” would still work very well with a Montessori-inspired playdough activity tray or table.

Montessori-Inspired Spring Playdough Activities

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

Montessori-Inspired Playdough Math Activities for Spring {Free Printables} (my post)

How to Prepare a Simple Spring Playdough Tray

How to Prepare a Simple Spring Playdough Tray

Homemade Playdough: A Rainbow of Kool-Aid Colors from Play Dr Mom

Rainbow Playdough Match and Stick (Photo from No Time for Flash Cards)

Rainbow Playdough Match and Stick (Photo from No Time for Flash Cards)

Rainbow Playdough Color Match and Stick from No Time for Flash Cards

Rainbow Playdough from Counting Coconuts

Spring Lambs Playdough Activity from Nurture Store

Spring Chick Playdough (Photo from Nurture Store)

Spring Chick Playdough (Photo from Nurture Store)

Spring Chick Playdough from Nurture Store

Garden Flower Playdough from Nurture Store

Gardening Playdough Basket (Photo from Counting Coconuts)

Gardening Playdough Basket (Photo from Counting Coconuts)

Gardening Playdough from Counting Coconuts

Printable Playdough Garden from Picklebums

Play Dough Planting from Little Learners Lounge

Create a Spring Play Dough Garden (Photo from Learning 4 Kids)

Create a Spring Play Dough Garden (Photo from Learning 4 Kids)

Create a Spring Play Dough Garden from Learning 4 Kids

Flower Patterning with Lemongrass-Scented Playdough from I Can Teach My Child

Counting with Play Dough Flowers from Here Come the Girls

Play Dough Flowers (Photo from Putti's World)

Play Dough Flowers (Photo from Putti’s World) – no longer available

Spring Flower Math Game from B-Inspired Mama

Lavender Playdough (Photo from The Imagination Tree)

Lavender Playdough (Photo from The Imagination Tree)

Lavender Playdough from The Imagination Tree

Scented Spring Playdough Recipe from Learning 4 Kids

Natural Herbal Playdough from The Imagination Tree

Natural Nature Playdough from Sun Hats & Wellie Boots

Nature Playdough from Train Up a Child

Herb Garden Play Dough from Create with Your Hands

Seeded Sensory Playdough (Photo from Teach Preschool))

Seeded Sensory Playdough (Photo from Teach Preschool))

Seeded Sensory Playdough from Teach Preschool

Play Dough and Beads (Photo from Mess for Less)

Play Dough and Beads (Photo from Mess for Less)

Play Dough and Beads (Fine Motor Fun) from Mess for Less

Measuring Play Dough Inchworms from Teach Preschool

Chocolate-Scented Mud Playdough from I Can Teach My Child

Dirt Play Dough Recipe from Heidi’s Recipes

Play Dough Hot Cross Buns from Sun Hats & Wellie Boots

Carrot Counting Playdough Activity (to go with The Little Rabbit) from Nestpirations

Easter Playdough from Counting Coconuts

Easter Playdough from One Perfect Day

Playdough Easter Eggs (Photo from Train Up a Child)

Playdough Easter Eggs (Photo from Train Up a Child)

Playdough Easter Eggs from Train Up a Child

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Comments

  1. PlayDrMom says

    March 18, 2013 at 8:16 am

    What a wonderful collection of ways to have fun with play dough! Thanks SO much for including my post on Kool-Aid play dough!

    Reply
  2. Heather says

    March 19, 2013 at 4:38 am

    We just made playdough last week, so this is a perfect list of activities! Thanks!

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  3. playspotter says

    March 19, 2013 at 8:54 am

    I love playdough – thanks for these ideas, we will have it out this afternoon!

    Reply
  4. Chrissy says

    March 19, 2013 at 1:39 pm

    Great roundup of fun ideas! Thanks for the feature 🙂

    Reply
  5. Debbie says

    March 22, 2013 at 5:46 am

    Great ideas! Loved the flowers in the egg carton. Thanks for sharing at TGIF. Pinned it!

    Reply
  6. HowtoRunaHomeDaycare says

    March 22, 2013 at 5:48 pm

    Thanks for the cute ideas, I’m pinning it.

    Reply
  7. Jessica says

    March 24, 2013 at 3:17 am

    Fun ideas! I love the flowers. Pinning!

    Reply
  8. Beth says

    March 29, 2013 at 5:10 am

    So many fun ways to play with playdough! I am sharing this with my Facebook readers on Wednesday.

    Thanks for linking up to TGIF! I always enjoy seeing your posts!

    Have a wonderful Easter with your family,
    Beth =-)

    Reply
  9. Allison says

    March 29, 2013 at 10:07 pm

    Thank you for including our playdough eggs. I’m featuring this post on The Sunday Showcase this week!

    Reply
  10. Kate - An Everyday Story says

    June 15, 2013 at 7:48 am

    Hi Deb 🙂

    Thank you for sharing my Natural Lavender Playdough. I am so glad you liked it. Playdough is one of our favourite things to do… I think we might get it out tomorrow 🙂

    Reply
  11. emma says

    September 11, 2021 at 5:10 am

    What makes a material Montessori.’ With your permission, I’d love to include it in an article I’ve written on ‘Are Shoebox Tasks Montessori?’

    Reply

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