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Written by Nadia T
Published on February 12, 2019 • Updated on May 6, 2021• Leave a Comment

Valentine Pom Pom Mats

Looking for a fun fine motor activity for February? Then check out these adorable Valentine Pom Pom Mats! Children will have to use their pincer grip to pick up the pom poms and their visual perception to place them in the right spot. You can have them do this on or off the mat. Throw in my favorite tools for more fine motor strengthening activities! Valentine Pom Pom Mats I have had wonderful feedback on our recent ...

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Filed Under: Activity Mats, Seasonal, Valentine's Day Tagged With: activity mats, fine motor, valentine

Written by Nadia T
Published on February 2, 2019 • Updated on May 6, 2021• Leave a Comment

Lego Bricks Valentine Block Mats

Raise your hand if you have a ton of Lego bricks at home! (ME!) The lego addiction is real and it brings me great joy to tell you that playing with Lego is really good for our children! Children work on their fine motor skills, attention span, visual perception, early math skills and SO much more! These new Lego Bricks Valentine Block mats are perfect for math centers and kids play trays. Lego Bricks Valentine Block ...

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Filed Under: Activity Mats, Seasonal, Valentine's Day Tagged With: lego, lego activities, occupational therapy

Written by Nadia T
Published on December 14, 2018 • Updated on May 6, 2021• Leave a Comment

Snowman Shape Playdough Mats

Looking for some more snowman activities to add to your preschool winter activities math center? Then these awesome shape playdough mats are great because you can use them as tracing mats, playdough mats and in combination as shape tracing and shape playdough mats. Snowman Playdough Mats Winter is such a fun time of the year for activities! The arctic tray activity, where we learned how to make instant snow was exciting. ...

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Filed Under: Activity Mats, Seasonal, Winter Tagged With: play dough mats, shapes, tracing

Written by Thena Reading-Franssen
Published on December 10, 2018 • Updated on March 30, 2022• Leave a Comment

24 Playdough Mats Every Child Will Love

playdough mats

It's no secret that playdough mats are a great learning resource. Not only is playdough fun to mold and stretch, but it can be used in so many fun educational activities too. Combining education and fun with exciting playdough mats is the perfect way to incorporating a quick learning activity with your little one while they naturally play! Playdough Mats When it comes to playdough mats, there are so many different varieties ...

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Filed Under: Activities, Activity Mats, Kids Activities, Preschool Activities, Preschool Fine Motor Skills Tagged With: fine motor skills, playdoh, playdough, playdough mats

Written by Nadia T
Published on December 3, 2018 • Updated on May 6, 2021• Leave a Comment

Alphabet Tracing Playdough Mats

These alphabet tracing mats can be used as basic preschool tracing mats or as playdough mats too. This is the newest addition to our alphabet activities for kids. Alphabet Tracing Mats My daughter really enjoyed learning her alphabet letters using our alphabet letter worksheets and the weekly alphabet letter crafts we were doing. I have included 4 alphabet mats here. There is a framed color version, a color version with ...

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Filed Under: Activity Mats, Alphabet Letter Activities, Preschool Activities Tagged With: play dough mats

Written by Stacey J
Published on November 15, 2018 • Updated on May 6, 2021• Leave a Comment

Penguin Shape Matching Mats

Penguin Shape Matching

A great way to learn a variety of 2d shapes this winter is with these fun Penguin Shape Matching Mats. These mats can be used to help children learn to recognize the different shapes as they match the colored penguins to the ones in the water. PENGUIN SHAPE MATCHING MATS These penguin shape matching mats are great for kids who enjoy learning about shapes. They can practice learning their shapes while building their fine ...

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Filed Under: Activity Mats, Seasonal, Winter Tagged With: matching, shape, shapes

Written by Stacey J
Published on October 25, 2018 • Updated on May 6, 2021• Leave a Comment

Pumpkin Patch Shape Matching Mats

Who said pumpkins have to be one particular shape? A great way to learn a variety of 2d shapes is with these fun Pumpkin Patch Shape Matching Mats. These mats can be used to help children learn to recognize the different shapes as they match the colored pumpkins to the ones in the pumpkin patch. PUMPKIN PATCH SHAPE MATCHING MATS These pumpkin patch shape coloring mats are great for kids who enjoy learning about shapes. ...

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Filed Under: Activity Mats, Fall, Halloween, Shapes Tagged With: halloween, shapes

Written by Stacey J
Published on June 21, 2018 • Updated on March 30, 2022• Leave a Comment

Short E Sound Playdough Mats

This is the new set of CVC Playdough Mats. This set includes the Short E sound CVC words and are a fun way to help children learn their CVC words. CVC SHORT E Sound These fun play dough mats can be used as a painting activity, sensory activity and a play dough activity depending on how you use them. Materials Required: Please note that affiliate links are used in this post. Here are some items that pair well ...

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Filed Under: Activity Mats, Grade School, More Printables Tagged With: play dough, play dough mats, short e

Written by Stacey J
Published on May 24, 2018 • Updated on March 30, 2022• Leave a Comment

CVC Short A Playdough Mats

These CVC Short A Playdough Mats are my daughter's favorite way to practice CVC words. She literally can't get enough. Check out all of the CVC Words and activities. Do your kids love play dough like mine?  I enjoy that play dough is entertaining for kids but it also has a number of benefits. Not only is play dough a fantastic sensory activity for kids it is also an engaging way to encourage children to learn and practice ...

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Filed Under: Activity Mats, Grade School, More Printables Tagged With: cvc words, play dough, play dough mats

Written by Stacey J
Published on April 3, 2018 • Updated on March 30, 2022• 1 Comment

Number Playdough Mats

I haven't met a kid that doesn't like play dough. Seriously, it can mold and stretch and it makes a fabulous canvas. A great way to work on counting from zero to twenty is with these fun Number Playdough Mats. Children will enjoy playing with playdough while working on their counting skills. PRINTABLE NUMBER PLAYDOUGH MATS These number playdough mats are great for kids who enjoy playing with playdough. They can ...

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