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THE BENEFIT OF PLAYING PLAY DOH FOR KIDS

Play is the work of the child. Children enjoy every aspect of the exploration of play dough. Using this amazing material is a never ending tactile learning experience for all children. When given play dough, toddlers are instinctively motivated to explore its soft and responsive sensory qualities. They squeeze it, poke it, squash it, pick it up and pat it down. The dough responds to each of their actions and the child is learning that their actions have consequences. Working play dough with their hands develops the child’s large and small muscles and aids eye-hand coordination. It helps to improve fine motor skills which is beneficial to daily activities. Using play dough is a calming activity. Children work their stress out through their hands, so play dough is not only loads of fun, but can be another useful way to help your children to release stress.

Benefits of using play dough:

·         It’s fun!

·         It helps to strengthen small fingers, hands and wrists. Children gain control over their hand and arm movements which improves coordination.

·         Modelling and using cutters & rollers is great for muscle development.

·         It helps to build your child’s imagination.

·         It helps children develop self esteem -there is no right or wrong way to use play dough.

·         Play dough fosters cooperative play. Playing with dough with others helps children understand the importance of sharing.

·         Play dough is a natural outlet through which children can express their emotions.

·         It is a great release for tension or angry feelings – squeezing, punching or working the dough can help ease away these strong emotions.

·         Discussing what has been made helps build communication skills and develops imagination.

·         Dividing it up can be used to help children learn about numbers and counting.

·         Play dough can be used as therapy for children with special needs.

·         Play dough is a lovely open ended toy – it can be anything – food, animals, faces, shapes etc

·         Play-Doh Developmental Benefits

·         Did you know?

·         • Play-Doh extruders will help your child develop two-handed skills.

·         • Play-Doh cutters will help strengthen your child’s hand muscles.

·         • Play-Doh stampers will help your child develop pre-writing skills by strengthening the

·         pincer grip.

·         • Play-Doh rollers will help develop your child’s hand-eye coordination.

·         • Cutting, squeezing, stamping and rolling PLAY-DOH compound, helps children develop

·         fine motor skills.

·         • Playing with PLAY-DOH compound sparks creativity

·         • PLAY-DOH compound keeps toddlers busy and stretches their attention spans!

·         • Squeezing PLAY-DOH compound helps toddlers develop the skills they need for tying

·         shoes and buttoning clothes