Playdough

Playdough is a simple but very effective and motivating activity for children, it has many benefits such as:

• it’s fun
• the malleable properties of play dough secretly build up strength in all the tiny hand muscles and tendons
• it can be squashed, squeezed, rolled, flattened, chopped, cut, scored, raked, punctured, poked and shredded
• helps with fine motor development, hand-eye co-ordination, bilateral coordination and general concentration
• it’s calming and relaxing – providing proprioception sensory input (sensation through our joints and muscles)
• helps to develop social skills, play and communication