Learning to accept them and get comfortable with them is not always easy – but let’s talk about it! Angry Face Playdough Mat Play-Doh is the modelling toy that is perfect for kids because of its non-toxic features. It doesn’t stain clothes and walls. You don’t need to worry much if you are a parent! For my 3 year old I was able to make a model for him to visually see what to do and then gave him the verbal directions on how to make the eyes, nose, and mouth. My one year old was even able to join in on the fun! She was able to squish, pull, and poke the Playdough! It was a great opportunity for us to talk about different emotions. Steps on what to do

They each grabbed play dough and began adding facial features to the heads. My 5-year-old was very detailed and remembered to add things like the pupil of an eye, eyebrows and eyelashes. Once you and your child have constructed a face see if you can make it a ‘happy’ face or a ‘sad’ face or ‘angry’ face by changing the features.The goal is not for kids to make a perfect face, but rather, to learn about facial features, exercise creativity and imagination and develop fine motor skills. The first 8 are included in this printable play dough mat set, but you can expand the activity and use the blank faces to explore other emotions and talk about what kind of situations can make us feel these emotions. Less than a year from the time it was first sold as an off-white modelling compound, Play-Doh eventually branched out to multiple colours. It continues to expand and evolve into the rainbow modelling toy that we know and love. Play-Doh Is Safe for Children (and Adults too) Playdough mats are a great sensory activity for kids and can be a calming activity too. Kids who are sensory seekers will love using playdough, and for those kids with tactile defensiveness, a playdough mat could be a great way to encourage them to give playdough a try.

Make your tired little play dough person go to sleep, with this sleepy or tired face play dough mat. Confused Face Playdough Mat Making play dough faces is so much fun and a great way for kids to learn about their body while developing fine motor skills. It is perfect for a preschool body theme. Playdough and playdough mats can be used in so many different ways, and kids of all ages just love this activity – even big kids love playing with playdough if you give them a chance! Right now my daughter is loving these glitter play dough colors and of course you want to have some play dough tools like cutters and rollers. More Fun Hands On Printables for PreschoolersAll of the free printable play dough sets are A4 sized pdf files, and you will need a pdf reader such as Adobe Acrobat to open them. If you are printing on US ‘letter sized’ paper be sure to select ‘fit’ or ‘shrink to fit’ from your printer options. Self laminating pouches are also great, and we have used these a few times. If you find that the play dough mats are being used over and over, and become one of your child’s favorite then I would recommend going with the self lamination pouches. You can cover your entire face with a play dough skin as Maia did above or just add your facial features directly to the bowl. Draw the outline of head on each piece of multicultural construction paper that you would like to use. You can also trace a template of a head. Giving kids the vocabulary to name their own emotions is really helpful, and this hands on activity opens up the topic in such a simple and easy way. List of Emotions and Feelings for Kids

Do you remember sitting beside a small table with your playmates, and each of you were trying to sculpt a masterpiece out of Play-Doh? Play-Doh has created wonderful memories of our childhood, and many people fondly remember what their first Play-Doh masterpieces are. This famous arts and crafts modelling toy is a great tool to harness a child’s creativity through fun playtime experiences. The Origin of Play Doh Here are our family’s play dough faces, mostly finished. See the play dough flower in the hair of the play dough person on the left? Maia came up with a special technique for making those with a garlic press. When we are laughing, how do we feel? Talk about the things that make us laugh, and explore different ways of making a laughing face out of play dough, or making some silly funny faces. Scared Face Playdough Mat My kids always love it when we do a play dough activity. They love to use their imaginations and be creative. So when they saw these blank play dough mats, they knew what to do and were very excited to get started!yarn for hair - lip cutters - novelty glasses - scissors, pens and paper - Mr Potato Head accessories The first step to being able to handle our own emotions, is to understand what it is we are feeling.

Rather than taking about emotions in an abstract way only, let them get involved with their hands and make something that they can see and touch.Talking about the positive emotions is just as important. What makes you feel proud, and how does that look? Sleepy Face Playdough Mat A couple of pots of Play dough – different colours if you have them but not essential. You can make this yourself or use shop bought play dough – we won’t judge! What makes you feel scared, and what do you do when you feel scared? What helps you feel better again? She added these features in her own way. Even though they didn’t actually look like actual facial features, they were exactly right in her mind. I love that!