{"id":23210,"date":"2013-10-17T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2013-10-17T13:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/?p=23210"},"modified":"2015-03-30T21:27:59","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T01:27:59","slug":"dino-island-play-dough-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/dino-island-play-dough-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Dino Island Play Dough Set"},"content":{"rendered":"

By contributing writer\u00a0Colleen<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Preschoolers learn best through play and when following their own interests,\u00a0which is why I currently find myself swimming in dinosaurs for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n

My girls are in love with all things dino, and since we’ve already played with cornmeal \u201cdigs,\u201d dinosaur play sets, and have done a multitude of coloring sheets and watched countless videos, I needed something new to spark their imagination<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Dino<\/p>\n

Inspired by a Google image search which uncovered several creative DIY dinosaur islands, the kids and I decided to make our own Dino Island Play Dough Set.<\/p>\n

For the sake of ease (and my sanity), I picked up three 4-packs of Play Dough at the Dollar Tree. I knew we wouldn’t be reusing this dough because it would get wet and mashed around, so I didn’t want to bother with expensive or homemade. Feel free to use whatever you have handy. I\u2019m sure you could make some beautiful, natural island-like colors with homemade dough.<\/p>\n

First, I sent the girls around the house to collect small plastic dinosaurs, plants, and trees. We had an assortment of Playmobile, Lego, and Safari Limited toys mixed together.<\/p>\n

Then, they got to work.<\/p>\n

\"Dino<\/a><\/p>\n

I fashioned a little bowl out of foil, since they decided their dinosaurs needed a watering hole, while the girls smashed blue and yellow dough on an art tray for sand and sea.<\/p>\n

My daughter made a volcano by covering a play dough container with orange dough (there\u00a0wasn’t\u00a0any brown) complete with red lava flowing down the sides.\u00a0The girls plan to erupt baking soda and vinegar from their volcano eventually.<\/p>\n

Once the play dough island was all set up, the girls added their trees and shrubs, and introduced their dinos to their new habitat.<\/p>\n

They played for hours, and my ten year-old son even joined in. In fact, one afternoon of imaginative creation has led to at least an hour of focused, quiet, sensory play for my 4 and 6 year-olds every day for the last two weeks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure why I\u2019m always so surprised by this, but it really is the simple open-ended activities that lead to the most enjoyment for my kids.<\/p>\n

\"Dino<\/a><\/p>\n

Do you have dinosaur lovers? Grab some dough and encourage them to create their own habitat for play dinosaurs.<\/p>\n

How else could you use play dough in creative ways?<\/strong><\/p>\n

More Posts from Colleen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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