Counting with playdough

Did you know that playdough is one of our favorite ways to learn to count? It also adds a fun sensory element! Keep reading to see how we learn through playing and scroll to the bottom to download our free icecream printable.

Playdough is such a fun way to learn:

rolling playdough into balls helps strengthen fine motor skills
squishing, pinching, molding are all great ways to develop finger muscles
providing tools like plastic knife, cutters and rolling pin can help them practice important life skills
playdough is a great way to calm and reset emotions
exploring the soft texture is an easy sensory play
Language development – learn new words as they play like flatten, squish, have them talk about what they are making, the textures they are feeling etc

See how we can do all this and more with this easy ice-cream activity:

First, print out our free printable (scroll down to get your copy)
You can either find matching playdough colors to add an extra color matching element (we are using wild dough – use code LEARNING10 for a discount) or you can just use any color you have at home!
Have your little ones count and roll the playdough into balls to fill in the ice cream cones
When they have finished filling up the page, have them use their fingers to squish and coutn each one again!

We have been loving our new wild dough playdough! These are super soft, scented and non-toxic and come in the most gorgeous colors. Use code LEARNING10 to get 10% off your next order!