DISCOVER DOUGH PLAY ME!
Strengthen fine motor skills for writing and typing ability, inspire their imagination, and enhance the senses all with Dough Play Me essential oil play dough!
LAVENDER
Aromatherapy
Calming and relaxing. The perfect wind down activity before bed.
DOUGH PLAY IDEAS
Harnessing Creativity
IMAGINATIVE PLAY
Baking- From birthday cakes and cinnamon rolls, to cookies and pies, sensory dough provides a never ending scope for the future bakers imagination.
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Self portraits- Bring out the hand mirror and have your child use their artistic eye to recreate what they see.
Animals- Lions, tigers and bears “Oh my”! Birds nests with eggs and rope snakes are great for beginners.
EDUCATIONAL
Is your child learning their letters and numbers right now? Try writing for them on a paper, and have them recreate it with the dough. They can even make “snakes” and place them overtop what you write.
DIY PLAY TOOLS
Impressions- Toy animal footprints, leaves from an obliging maple tree, pine cones, or anything around the house that has a unique design can become the best discovery for little minds to experiment with.
“Cookie” cutters- Whether they are real cookie cutters or makeshift from things such as mason jar lid rings, pressing and pulling out these designs can be a whole new medium for play time.
THERAPY
Use our Lavender Dough for a wind down activity before bed. Have a child who struggles with focus skills? Play with some mint or citrus scented dough before starting on that daily homework!
HOW IT BEGAN
I’ve been making homemade play dough ever since I was a student teacher in the Early Childhood Education/Special Education major at BYU-Idaho. I graduated with my Bachelors in 2014 and went on to teach at various preschools and kindergartens, all the while perfecting my recipe and utilizing it in my classrooms. My play dough was especially useful when I worked with children who had special needs. I called it my "therapy dough" because I started adding essential oils that I knew would benefit the students I worked with. As my husband and I began raising a family, our children have benefited from my perfected recipe. Now as a homeschooler, I wish to share the experience with others so that all children can benefit from the fine motor, and sensory benefits of Dough Play Me!
