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55 Playdough Tools To Spark Creativity

July 16, 2015 By Erica Leggiero, M.S. Ed. 18 Comments

 

We love playdough at our house, but sometimes playing with playdough can get pretty boring and mundane. However, that’s not the case if you add in some fun tools from around the house to spark creativity and get those imaginations moving!

Here is a list of 55 easy-to-find playdough tools that you can set up at the playdough station to enhance play! You no longer have to worry about creating fresh ideas on how to play with playdough. Setting up these tools up is quick and easy, and provides opportunities for creative expression, learning, and imagination!

Playdough Tools To Spark Creativity

55 Playdough Tools To Spark Creativity

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1. Wooden Alphabet Blocks

2. Spoon

3. Fork

3. Wooden or Plastic Knife {We LOVE these from Ikea!}

4. Straws

5. Skewers

6. Cookie Cutters {Alphabet or Shapes}

7. Crochet Hook

8. Beads {Individual or Strands}

9. Pencil

10. Blunt Scissors

Playdough Tools

 

11. Googly Eyes

12. Buttons

13. Lego

14. Rolling Pin

15. Pom Pom Balls

16. Hot Wheels

17. Plastic Safari Animals

Playdough Tools for Play

18. Popsicle Sticks

19. Bottle Caps

20. Sequins

21. Birthday Candles

22. Paperclips

23. Seashells

24. Pattern Blocks

25. Wooden Shapes

26. Magnetic Numbers

27. Shovel

Playdough Tools

28. Pebbles

29. Feathers

30. Alphabet Stamps

31. Shape Stamps

32. Toothpicks

33. Coins

34. Wine Corks

35. Jewels or Gems

36. Sand Molds

37. Sand Stamps

Creative Playdough Tools

38. Silicone Baking Cups

39. Pipecleaners

40. Pony Beads

41. Tweezers

42. Texture Tools

43. Dried Pasta

44. Comb

Playdough Tools for Play

45. Ice Cream Scoop

46. Bowls

47. Leaves or Flowers

48. Golf Tees

49. Marbles

50. Bubble Wrap

51. Toy Soldiers

52. Toy dinosaurs

53. Rocks or stones

54. Plastic Bugs

55. Ice cream cones

Fun Playdough Tools

I hope this list helps to give you some awesome playdough tools that you can give your child or students to play with during playdough time.

You just never know what kind of imaginary monsters they may come up with 😉

Creative Playdough Tools

What are some fun things you use during playdough time?

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Erica Leggiero, M.S. Ed.

Erica Leggiero, M.S. Ed.

Erica Leggiero, M.S. Ed. has been working and teaching in the field of early childhood education for over 7 years. Erica is currently the director and teacher at a Preschool Enrichment Program in her area. Erica believes that young children learn best through play and exploration, and she is constantly looking for new and creative ways to incorporate learning through play. She embraces this belief in all of the activities she creates in her preschool classroom, and loves sharing them here on her blog. Erica has also co-authored the book, "Learn With Play" with other kid bloggers in the preschool field.
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Comments

  1. Tammy says

    July 17, 2015 at 8:22 am

    What a great list of items to use with Playdo. The grandkids will love this.. Pinning

    Reply
    • Erica says

      July 17, 2015 at 8:39 am

      Thanks Tammy! It sure keeps them occupied for hours! Thanks for the “pin” 🙂

      Reply
  2. Marina Gallovitch says

    July 17, 2015 at 8:36 am

    Erica, this is a great list! Golf tees and toothpicks are a big hit in our house. I’ll definitely bookmark this post for those days when I get stuck..

    Reply
    • Erica says

      July 17, 2015 at 8:38 am

      Thank you Marina! I’m glad you liked it!

      Reply
  3. Sheila @ BrainPowerBoy says

    July 17, 2015 at 8:42 am

    I saw this yesterday and was immediately drawn to it. I love the photo (a lot) and thought the selection of tools was awesome. Really nice post. (already pinned, will share elsewhere as well)

    Reply
    • Erica says

      July 17, 2015 at 8:55 am

      Thanks Sheila! I went back and forth on whether to use that photo–I initially thought it looked to “messy” and confusing, but I decided to go with it 🙂 Now, I love it–reminds me of an ISpy game! Thanks for the love 🙂

      Reply
  4. Emma says

    July 17, 2015 at 9:54 am

    Wow, so many things I hadn’t thought of! With all those add-ons, play dough will never get old! 🙂

    Reply
    • Erica says

      July 20, 2015 at 10:22 pm

      Thanks Emma!

      Reply
  5. Wendy says

    July 17, 2015 at 10:54 am

    I LOVE that top photo, Erica! You are right. It reminded me immediately of the photos in the I Spy books! Maybe you should print it out and use it that way! Playdough is such a creative, tactile, toy. No bells and whistles (or batteries), just fun.

    Reply
    • Erica says

      July 20, 2015 at 10:21 pm

      Thank you Wendy! I was thinking of printing it out and hanging it as a cool art piece in my little one’s playroom. I love playdough, and I don’t think the delight will ever wear off 🙂

      Reply
  6. Nicole (Nicole's Lifestyle Lounge) says

    July 17, 2015 at 6:08 pm

    These are some really cool ideas. Will get my daughter some dough this weekend.

    Reply
    • Erica says

      July 20, 2015 at 10:20 pm

      Thank you Nicole! Have fun!

      Reply
  7. Sinea Pies says

    July 17, 2015 at 7:35 pm

    My preschoolers love playdough. LOVE it! I think the blunt scissrsho ave to be their # favorite.

    Reply
    • Erica says

      July 20, 2015 at 10:20 pm

      Yes! Blunt scissors are my favorite too!

      Reply
  8. Janine Halloran says

    July 17, 2015 at 10:06 pm

    My kids love playdough and there several items on this list we haven’t tried yet! I’m going to make a little invitation to play with some of those, thanks for the great ideas!

    Reply
    • Erica says

      July 20, 2015 at 10:20 pm

      You’re welcome Janine! Thank you so much for reading! I hope your kids get some awesome imagination play from some new items 🙂

      Reply
  9. Jennifer Tammy says

    July 20, 2015 at 10:03 am

    This is great! I love scouring the house for tools to use in our play dough experiments! We used seashells just last week!

    Reply
    • Erica says

      July 20, 2015 at 10:19 pm

      Seashells are fun! Thanks for reading 🙂

      Reply

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