Play with Play Dough and Sand and Begin the Love of Learning:

  • To exercise my imagination.
  • Concepts of size, shape, and volume, empty and full.
  • How to use tools.
  • Concepts of warm and cool, wet, damp and dry, heavy and light.
  • How to play socially with others.
  • To create systems for classifying, ordering & arranging-skills used in math.
  • To create my own patterns and symbols, a skill used in reading
    and writing.
  • To observe changes, a science skill.

Traditional Play Dough

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • 1/4 cup salt Food coloring

Mix all ingredients, adding food coloring last. Stir over medium heat until smooth. Remove from pan and knead until blended smooth. Place in plastic bag or airtight container when cooled. Will last for a long time.

Clean Sand

  • Dry Coffee Grounds
  • Cornmeal

Mix equal parts of dry coffee grounds and cornmeal-Have Fun!