10 Engaging Playdough Activities for Valentine's Day

All of the children I know love getting their hands on play dough. Add Valentine’s Day sparkles, colors, and scents and it’s even more fun! Take a look at the playdough activities below – which one would your kiddos like the most? It’s a tough choice!

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Valentine's Day Playdough Activities for Kids

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The Benefits of Playdough Activities

Play dough is so engaging for most children, and it can drive some adults crazy. No matter how you feel about it, there are some real benefits of play dough. Here are just a few of the things play dough helps with:

Fine motor skills – Those little fingers have to manipulate the dough and any loose parts included with the experience
Hand strengthening – Small hands get quite the workout as they knead and use the play dough.
Sensory exploration – Touch, sight, sound, and smell are all incorporated through playdough activities. If you use edible play dough, you can even bring in the sense of taste.
Language – I don’t think I’ve ever had a child use play dough without telling me something about what they’re doing. Even better, sit down and play alongside the children during play dough time. Ask questions and have real conversations.

Playdough Activities to Try this Valentine’s Day

Make play dough “chocolate-covered cherries” with colorful, scented dough | Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

Break out the crayons to make red play dough | Sugar Aunts

Use taste-safe Nutella play dough as part of a chocolate box play invitation | Still Playing School

Get kids’ fine motor skills working with heart-filled play dough | House of Burke

Use play dough as part of a Valentine’s Day gift | Buggy and Buddy

Recycle old chocolate boxes for a play dough candy shop | Sugar Aunts

Create a marbled play dough experience for the holiday | Fireflies and Mud Pies

Whip up a batch of Kool-Aid play dough and add some sparkles to it | Housing a Forest

Add lovely scents to colorful play dough and set up a sweet shop | Playdough to Plato

Help the kiddos make playdough lollipop-making kits for their buds | Mama Miss

Do you incorporate any special playdough activities into your Valentine’s Day plans? If so, I’d love to hear about all the fun in the comments below!

Materials For Preschool Valentine Activities

First, take a look around your house for any little heart toys or objects you may have. You might be able to use existing supplies for some of these activities.

If you’re out of anything or want to add to your supply collection (because we all need an excuse to buy cute new little items!), here are some ideas:

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Preschool Lesson Plans for Valentine’s Day

Save time and get right to the playful learning with our printable lesson plan sets. Each set includes book suggestions, printable plans, over 30 learning activities (both whole group and centers) related to the theme, and corresponding printables.