How to Use Play-Doh with Your Children

Play-Doh is fun for all ages. It's especially popular among young children. If you are an adult and get your hands into it with the kids, it's almost hard to stop. There are many things that you can create and do with Play-Doh. Continue reading for a few inspirational ideas that you can create with Play-Doh.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Build Clay Figures or Animals.
   
   Children can have fun creating people or animals with Play-Doh. They can use purchased molds or design their own figures.

2. Make a Play-Doh Movie.
   
   Create some play-doh figurines and give them each a name. Make up a story that is child friendly that may involve learning or teaching family lessons. Create a movie with a digital camera showcasing the figurines and the story. Set it to some music, and then burn it onto a dvd. It can be a fun movie that the kids can cherish forever.

3. Use it for School Projects.
   
   If your child has any type of school project, play-doh can be used to create almost anything. Use it to create people, planets, animals or states. Your child's imagination can go far.

4. Have a Tea Party with Scones.
   
   Don't want to buy plastic tea-party accessories? Create play-doh cookies and serve them at "tea-time" with your little one. Make it even more fun by making home-made play-doh and actually eating the cookies and scones.

Resources

• Play-Doh Projects