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Christmas Play Dough Kits for Student Gifts

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The holiday season is upon us which means it’s time to start planning your classroom holiday party! On top of that, you also need to think about holiday student gifts. Although this is the most magical time of year, it sure can feel a bit overwhelming. That’s why I created these Christmas play dough kits, which serve as both a classroom party station as well as a holiday student gift. A win, win in my eyes!

Ignite your students’ creativity and enhance their fine motor skills with these affordable and easy to assemble Christmas play dough kits! These kits open up a world of possibilities for imaginative play, storytelling, math activities, and beyond. With minimal supplies and the freedom to explore their creativity, children can craft incredible creations that will amaze you at your classroom Christmas party!

Build fine motor skills and boost imaginative play with these individual Christmas play dough kits for kids! This holiday party activity serves as both a Christmas craft and a Christmas sensory activity. Students will create their own winter designs using the Christmas play dough mats. These play dough kits also make a great Christmas student gift. Your preschool, kindergarten and first grade students will love this sensory play activity during your Christmas party stations!

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CHRISTMAS PLAY DOUGH KIT MATERIALS

With just a can of play dough and few sensory friendly materials, create an entire class set of Christmas play dough kits in no time at all!

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CHRISTMAS PLAY DOUGH KIT MATS

There are three different Christmas play dough kit mats. Students can choose the “Gingerbread Man,” “Build a Snowman,” or “Build a Tree.”

I like to pre-package the play dough kits and hand them out during our holiday classroom party. During the party, students can use their fine motor skills to build and play with their snowman, tree, or gingerbread man.

For the “Build a Snowman” mat, students will need white play dough, pony beads, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, pom poms, and a felt scarf.

If the students choose the “Build a Tree” mat, they will need green play dough, pony beads, star beads, pipe cleaners, and a glitter foam star.

In order to build their “Gingerbread Man,” the students will need brown play dough, pom poms, buttons, googly eyes, a pipe cleaner, and some pearl string garland.

The cheapest place I have found to purchase individual cans of play dough in one specific color is Walmart.

CHRISTMAS PLAY DOUGH STUDENT GIFT

Simply fill a clear cellophane bag or snack baggie with play dough, the play dough mat, and a few loose parts the students will need in order to build their design. Then, tie the bag with jute twine.

Once the party ends and your students are finished playing with their play dough kit, they can tie it back up and put it in their back pack to continue the fun at home!

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Celebrate the holidays with these no prep Christmas party ideas for the classroom!

Keep your little reindeer engaged and your classroom Christmas party well-managed with these classroom Christmas party and classroom winter party ideas, including Christmas crafts, winter crafts, Christmas games, winter games, winter activities, and Christmas treats! These Christmas party activities are sure to be a jolly old time during your winter centers!

Host a hot chocolate party, as the students drink from these DIY Snowman Soup mugs and complete these Hot Chocolate Party centers!

Discover who stole the hot cocoa, as you review math and literacy skills, with these hot chocolate party winter centers and winter escape room! This Christmas escape room is perfect for a classroom hot chocolate party, classroom Christmas party, or Christmas centers for preschool, kindergarten, or first grade. Students practice rhyming words, CVC words, decomposing numbers & more with these winter literacy centers and winter math centers. Gear up for winter with these winter activities for kids!

Discover who stole the cookie with “The Case of the Missing Cookie” gingerbread man centers!

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Ashley Sharp

As a dedicated Kindergarten teacher for nearly 20 years, I believe the words “fun, play, and creativity” can sit right alongside the words “developmentally appropriate, engaging, and rigorous.” Learning is meant to be fun and messy!