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My 3 kids (ages 5 4 and 2) have been heavily into the homemade made playdough this week after we used it to learn to count with on the new printable I had made.
My 4 year old has been sitting next to me using the playdough mat and playing for hours on end.
Today I went to look around for more amazing free playdough mats so I could print those out for our collection and here is what I found!
Playdough Mats
PickleBums always has the most gorgeous printables! Take a look at these Fun Food Play Dough Mats. She also has People Play Dough Mats.
Orchard math playdough mats, this will go great with my 5 year olds love for apples as well as a great intro to counting for my 2 year old. (see my notes at the bottom of this post for alternatives to using a laminator as there are a few pages to this one)
I just love this sunflower playdough mat, as well as this gorgeous playful maths playdough flower mat.
Speaking of flowers how about these spring-themed playdough mats. The butterfly I think I will be playing with myself! This Reading Mama also has a summer collection of playdough mats for open-ended play.
Tutus and Tea Parties has a a few playdough mats but I have printed the Bunny as well as the Bug one for my collection.
With this transportation themed playdough mat you are able to color in the train or truck before laminating it. Lalymom has a lovely fine motor playdough mat for developing pinch strength.
Playdough Letter Mats
This Reading Mama has a beautiful collection of Alphabet Playdough letter Mats.
A quick DIY you can make yourself is to go into a program like word and type your child’s name and make the name as large as you can on the paper and print that for some name practice! They can then use it as a playdough mat is you laminate it.
Learn your Numbers with this printable set from Learning 4 Kids. Also be sure to check out our learn your numbers printable that can be used with more than just playdough!
3 Dinosaurs has a great collection of free Shape playdough mats
Get creative like Anna from The Imagination Tree and make your own Play Dough Learning Mats for Literacy and Numeracy Development.
I don’t have a laminator! Help!
Now the easiest is to just laminate all these pages but sometimes one doesn’t have a laminator!
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1. Use contact paper! Stick the contact paper over the front flip it over and stick to the back creating a sealed playdough mat.
2. Use plastic sleeves. You know those ones in your ring binders. Tape the opening closed with strong tape.
3. Use these draw and wipe sleeves. These are meant for writing on with dry erase pens but sometimes you get a set you want to use but there are so many pages. Just slip them in and out of this.
Pin this awesome collection of free playdough mats for later!
Did you know I also have a fantastic collection of Toddler printables as well as Printables for Preschoolers?
Iris says
Does the playdough stay on these mats without slipping away. Does it stick? I used sheet sleeves on printed sheets but the playdoh didn’t stick to it. So it wasn’t as much fun as I thought it to be 🙁 Any idea why?
Nicolette Roux says
The ones I have used do. Including laminating them and using contact paper.
Ricky says
I love this play mate . My kids is now grown ups . But is think this is a SUPER. IDEA
Kellie Banyer says
This is brilliant – thanks so much. I have to admit I’ve never used any mats for playdough play, but this has given me endless ideas and many great free printables!!