a growing collection of play dough and loose parts invitations

play dough: play dough: kelly green Wilton food dye, green and blue glitter
underpants - laminated
cut garland, cut straws
buttons
pipe cleaners, strange shapes
wiggly eyes

play dough: yellow wilton food dye, lemon essential oil and gold glitter
lids, buttons, and a few clear and white gems
black, yellow and white pipe cleaners,
hexagon and long diamond pattern blocks,
sticks,small pieces of driftwood,
wooden beads,
flowers,
rolling pins, honey dippers

play dough: red icing dye with red and gold glitter
red and yellow craft sticks
red, gold and black  cut up bead garland
red and black buttons
red gems and diamonds
red and yellow lids
gold coins (would love to get some Chinese coins)

make Chinese lantern art
create a Lunar New Year sensory bin
learn some Chinese writing

play dough: kelly green Wilton food dye, green and blue glitter
buttons
gems
cut up garland
gold and silver decorations
mini cookie cutters
tree cookie cutters (many available at Bulk Barn)

play dough: purple food dye, purple and fuchsia  glitter, lavender essential oil

big dinosaurs
little dinosaurs
little rocks
bigger rocks
sticks
glass gems

make a dinosaur bones sensory bin

play dough: copper food dye, nutmeg and cinnamon, gold glitter

plastic leaves from the Thrift Shop

gold and copper garland

small sticks

fall coloured buttons

fall coloured gems 

fall table scatter/vase filler from Michaels

play dough: recipe from Mama.Papa.Bubba. with the addition of copper and gold glitter
buttons
gems
cut up garland
mini cookie cutters
gingerbread friends cookie cutters
extra plates and trays for cooking and serving cookies

play dough: kelly green Wilton food dye, green and blue glitter
golf tees, rocks, caps, marker lids, pattern blocks
popsicle sticks, cut up garland, wooden cubes
in white (sharp white teeth)
purple (straggly purple hair)
yellow (little yellow eyes)
teal (long bluish-greenish nose)
red (big red mouth)
green (big green face)

Go Away Big Green Monster art and story activity

reused the gingerbread play dough
purple - lids, craft sticks -  prickles all over his back
green -lid, beads, buttons -  wart at the end of his nose
white - glass gems, rocks, shells, lids, golf tees -  claws, horns, teeth
orange - lids, glass gems - eyes
brown lids, beads, glass gems - fur
black - lids, spools, glass gems - tongue

enjoy some Gruffalo Crumble
learn story elements with The Gruffalo

green and nature play dough creations
play dough: green with bitter
cedar boughs
twigs (arbutus)
red twigs
ferns
cedar branches
nuts (with the shell on)

create a green sensory bin

play dough: purple food dye, purple and fuchsia  glitter, lavender essential oil

cut up garland

eyeballs and googly eyes

lids

plastic spiders and critters

play dough: rose food dye, strawberry flavouring, lots of glitter in all colours
cut up garland
cut up straws
coloured blocks
lids
gems and sparkles

play dough: blue Wilton's food dye

small aquarium rocks

assortment of Toob sea creatures

ocean coloured gems

laminated ocean pictures from Nurture Store

coffee play dough  - recipe from Kids Activities

play dough: bleached flour play dough, iridescent glitter

cut up bead garland

big bead garland cut into individual beads

sticks

small rocks

buttons

gems

googly eyes

cut up orange pipe cleaners

play dough: black liquid watercolour and food dye, blue and gold glitter, tiny stars
space printables from Picklebums
plastic astronaut figures
cut up garland
glass gems, beach glass, plastic disks from Christmas tree garland
star cookie cutters

play dough: purple food dye, purple and fushsia  glitter, lavender essential oil
googly eyes
black, orange and purple pipe cleaners
cut up straws
laminated paper spiders
plastic spiders
next time will add small sticks and cut up bead garland

spider web art activity
another spider web art activity
spiders and spouts in the sand table

play dough: either gingerbread play dough or mud dough

sticks (a variety of sticks, driftwood, cedar and juniper boughs)

stones, and pinecones

 

play dough: buttercup Wilton's food dye, lemon essence and gold glitter
gems, buttons,wooden blocks, shells, lids and other loose parts
in yellow, green, black, brown and ivory

create a beautiful sunflower sensory bin
paint sunflowers like Vincent Van Gogh

play dough: blue food dye, blue glitter, lavender essential oil
recycled lids
buttons
building disks
cut up big straws
cut up garland
wiggly eyes
cut up pipe cleaners

more Todd Parr inspired feeling and faces activities

play dough: pink play dough with red and pink sparkles
cedar boughs
twigs (arbutus)
red twigs
leaves
googly eyes
glass gem hearts
cut up heart garland


Valentine's play dough invitation II

            

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