Sometimes we feel tired and do not wish to go out. Yet we feel guilty for not spending quality time with the kids. So we will think of home activities to spend quality and creative time together. One way is to engage in play dough activities.

There are many recipes on internet to show how homemade play dough can be made. For us, we are slightly lazy and use readily bought play dough. We bought sets that come with moulds, forks, spoon accessories, rollers and other craft sets and we can create anything according to our imaginations. We kept our “nice creations” and will buy more doughs to achieve other designs and models. Those purchased from the shelves come in sushi set, burger/french fry set, ice cream set, spaghetti set, desert buffet set, pirate lovin’ playset and much more! During my childhood days, we used plasticine in school but plasticine tends to harden and there were no moulds and crafty accessories. We used our wildest imaginations and combination of colours then to make animal models, snowman, cars, alphebets etc. At that time, it was already a very interesting crafty activity. Kids, nowadays, are so fortunate:)

This is indeed a very educational activity that allows children to develop their mental thinking, creative and hands-on skills. In a way, it also helps young kids (who have difficulties focusing like my youngest boy, Darren) to really concentrate and enjoy what he is doing! I would advise supervision by an adult for play dough activities with young kids.

Here are some of the creative work of the boys, with guidance from their parents *wink*.

Kids busy at work

The deserts look so delicious. But they are not meant for eating:(

Brendan's Ice cream:)

Darren's creations:)

Brendan's creations:)