Winter is a great time for playdough activities with either regular playdough or snow dough. You can easily 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/cloud dough activities using a non-holiday winter 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 Winter Playdough Activities
Montessori-Inspired Playdough Math Activities for Winter {Free Printables} (free winter playdough math pack plus ideas of activities using the pack – new in 2017)
Glittered Peppermint Winter Play Dough (Photo from Little Wonders’ Days)
Glittered Peppermint Winter Play Dough from Little Wonders’ Days
Snow Playdough Recipe (Photo from NurtureStore)
Snow Playdough Recipe (can include a nature hunt, too) from NurtureStore
Make a Playdough North Pole by Cathy James at Baby Centre
Making Animal Tracks Playdough Activity from The Work Plan
Winter Playdough Painting from Healthy Mama
“Make a Snowman” Playdough from Children’s Garden Montessori Preschool
Snow Play Dough Mats from Moms Have Questions Too
Scented Snowman Playdough from OT Toolbox
Snow Playdough Tray (Photo from Counting Coconuts)
Snow Playdough from Counting Coconuts
Homemade Snow Dough (Photo from The Imagination Tree)
Snow Dough Recipe for Winter Sensory Play (Photo) and Recipe for White Playdough from The Imagination Tree
Winter Fun with Snow Dough from Gift of Curiosity
Woodsy Playland with Pine-Scented Play Dough (Photo from Small Potatoes)
Woodsy Playland…With Pine-Scented Playdough from Small Potatoes
Footprints in the Snow (Photo from No Time for Flash Cards)
Footprints in the Snow from No Time for Flash Cards
More Montessori-Inspired Winter Activities
For more Montessori-inspired winter activities, check out these posts:
Montessori-Inspired Snowman Color Activities Using Free Printables, Montessori-Inspired Snowman Letter Activities Using Free Printables, Montessori-Inspired Winter Activities, Montessori-Inspired Winter Playdough Activities, Montessori-Inspired Winter Math Activities, 25+ Snow-Themed Sensory Tubs, Free Mitten Printables and Montessori-Inspired Mitten Activities, Simple Snowman Sensory Bin {A Fun Way to Work on Essential Skills for Toddlers and Preschoolers, Free Snowman Printables and Montessori-Inspired Snowman Activities, Montessori-Inspired Winter Themes and Activities, Teaching Toddlers about Winter with the Montessori 3-Period Lesson and Activities, Free Snowflake Printables and Montessori-Inspired Snowflake Activities, The Snowy Day Eggshell Crushing and Pin Poking Activity, Montessori-Inspired Winter Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}, Free Winter Playdough Math Pack (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download), Montessori-Inspired Playdough Math Activities for Winter {Free Printables}, Simple Winter Practical Life Activities, How to Prepare a Simple Winter Playdough Tray with Super-Soft Playdough, Free Winter Sports Printables and Montessori-Inspired Winter Sports Activities, Free Winter Sports Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download), Free Winter Sports Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download), Free Winter Printables and Montessori-Inspired Winter Activities, Free Winter Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time, Montessori Winter Resources for Classroom or Home, Montessori Winter Activities Printables for Preschool Through Elementary from Every Star Is Different, Free Winter Songs and Educational Videos, Free Winter Do-a-Dot Phonics Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download), Free Winter Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download), The Best Winter Books for Kids, Kids’ Winter Activities Pinterest Board
For Valentine’s Day activities, you’ll find lots of Montessori-inspired activities here:
Turning Valentine Crafts into Montessori-Oriented Activities, Montessori-Inspired Valentine’s Day Activities, Kindness Challenge #2 – Montessori-Inspired Kindness, Montessori-Inspired Valentine’s Day Activities (2012), Montessori-Inspired Valentine Math Trays and Valentine Ideas Blog Hop, Montessori-Inspired Hundred Acts of Kindness Project, Homeschool Valentine’s Day, Montessori-Inspired Transferring Activities for February, Water Pouring and Water-Bead Pouring, Free Valentine Learning Printables and Montessori-Inspired Valentine Activities, Montessori-Inspired Valentine’s Day Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}, Free Valentine’s Day Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time, Free Valentine’s Day Sensory Bin with Practical Life and Math Activities, Easy-to-Prepare Valentine Heart and Colander Practical Life Activity, Valentine’s Day Cutting Tray with Strings of Beads, Free Heart Printables and Montessori-Inspired Heart Activities {Human Heart and Valentine Hearts}, Montessori-Inspired Heart Unit {Hundreds of Human Heart and Valentine Heat Resources}, Free Heart and Valentine Do-a-Dot Printables (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download), The Best Heart Books for Kids {Human Heart, Love, and Valentine’s Day Books}, Free Animal Valentine Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download), How to Make a 100 Hearts Sensory Bottle (100 Hearts Calming Bottle), Kids’ Valentine’s Day Activities Pinterest Board
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I am looking forward to incorporating many of the ideas you have been sharing recently into our Arctic and Antarctic Unit. Today’s ideas will be great additions. Just waiting for the temperature to go below 80!
Thanks so much, Shaunna! 80 degree weather sounds very nice to me right now! 🙂
Love all the playdoh activities you rounded up!
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks, Discovering Montessori! I always love to see your activities for the week … have a great week! 🙂
I love this post! We defrosted a freezer yesterday (in Houston) and the kids played in more snow than they’ve seen in years!
Thanks, Carla! That’s a great way to let your kids experience “snow”! 🙂
Great round-up! We love playdough here. I made that pine-scented dough just before Christmas and broke out the bears and pincones, acrons etcetera…..and they are still asking for it almost every day. It smells so good that I have no objections (not that I would anyway).
Thanks, Eddie! Scented playdough is so great … I love all the creative ideas for playdough that are online. 🙂
Thank you for featuring my play dough snow painting! I love all other ideas, too, especially the “footprints.”
Thanks, Anastasia! Your playdough snow painting is a great idea! I love the playdough “footprints,” too! 🙂
I need to try the footprints in the snow activity with my kids – I think they would really enjoy that! Pinning this to my winter activities board!
I love the footprints activity, too … fun and a great learning activity. Thanks so much for pinning! 🙂
Thanks for featuring our snow play dough mats. I can’t wait to try out all of the other fun ideas. My kids will love making a playdough North Pole!
Thanks so much, Kirstylee! It was my pleasure to feature your snow play dough mats … so cute! Have fun with your playdough North Pole! 🙂
This is a great list of snow activities…thanks!
Thanks, Jessica! I had a lot of fun putting it together! 🙂
I’m linking this post in the winter study too! Thanks!
Thanks so much, Jen! I really appreciate it! 🙂
Thanks for these great activities! I am always looking for ways to spice up my playdough time. Just pinned!
Thanks for your comment, Vicky! And I appreciate your pinning my post! 🙂
Love this! like that you added the word snow with the cookie cutters~ I will have to try this out with my kids. Thanks for sharing at Share It Saturday.
Thanks, Karyn! Actually, Mari-Ann from Counting Coconuts is the one who added the word “snow.” It is a great idea, isn’t it?!
Some great ideas shared there! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!
Thanks, Carrie … and thanks for hosting Sharing Saturday each week! 🙂
Thanks for always taking the time to share with us on The Sunday Showcase – wonderful ideas here. I just pinned to out board.
Thanks so much for pinning my post, Bern! And thanks for hosting The Sunday Showcase! 🙂