Space-Themed Play Dough: How to Make Homemade Play Dough at Home
- Gina
- Apr 19
- 2 min read
In this BLOG post I will teach you how to make homemade play dough and share the benefits of sensory play.
Our homemade play dough is soft, squishy and incredibly amazing. You can build with it, roll it, rip it and squeeze it.
You can make it colorful, or keep it as is.
You can add essential oils or spices to activate your sense of smell.
You can use it as a calming, soothing activity to support self-regulation or you can use it as a safe way to release big emotions.
You can use it with diggers or trucks or dolls or animals. You can make it sparkly with glitter or mix dough together to explore color theory.
You can learn with it. Think letter stamps, number stamps and shape building.
You can practice cutting with it. Use start scissors and work on snipping safely.
The possibilities for learning and play are truly endless.
Our space-themed sensory set-up is out of this world! It explores big, fun concepts in a kid-friendly way.
It’s science, it’s sensory, it’s learning and exploring and creating and playing all mixed into one!
What Can I Add to the Play Dough Tray?
Great question! You can absolutely go out and buy space-related trinkets but you can also shop your home and keep it simple and cost effective!
Look around for these items:
Popsicle sticks
Rocks
Gems
Blocks
Star stickers
Sticks
Cookie cutters
Are you looking for other space-themed activities?
Try these:
Frozen Planets
Space Sensory Bin
Cloud Dough
Your little scientist will have fun exploring this magical black dough. There is something about it that is so enticing for kids (and adults!).
As they squish and squeeze, they are strengthening their fine motor skills. They are also working on problem solving, patience, attention and focus!
If they’re doing play dough with another kid or adult, they also get opportunities to work on sharing, manners, waiting their turn and using language to express their wants and needs!
Our BLOG post HERE gives you every little detail on how to make the play dough recipe, storage tips, tricks and FAQs!
You get to decide what is safe and manageable in your home. Always monitor young children.
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