We love playdough at our house, but sometimes playing with playdough can get pretty boring and mundane. However, that’s not the case if you add in some fun tools from around the house to spark creativity and get those imaginations moving!
Here is a list of 55 easy-to-find playdough tools that you can set up at the playdough station to enhance play! You no longer have to worry about creating fresh ideas on how to play with playdough. Setting up these tools up is quick and easy, and provides opportunities for creative expression, learning, and imagination!
55 Playdough Tools To Spark Creativity
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2. Spoon
3. Fork
3. Wooden or Plastic Knife {We LOVE these from Ikea!}
4. Straws
5. Skewers
6. Cookie Cutters {Alphabet or Shapes}
7. Crochet Hook
8. Beads {Individual or Strands}
9. Pencil
10. Blunt Scissors
11. Googly Eyes
12. Buttons
13. Lego
14. Rolling Pin
15. Pom Pom Balls
16. Hot Wheels
18. Popsicle Sticks
19. Bottle Caps
20. Sequins
21. Birthday Candles
22. Paperclips
23. Seashells
24. Pattern Blocks
25. Wooden Shapes
26. Magnetic Numbers
27. Shovel
28. Pebbles
29. Feathers
30. Alphabet Stamps
31. Shape Stamps
32. Toothpicks
33. Coins
34. Wine Corks
35. Jewels or Gems
36. Sand Molds
37. Sand Stamps
39. Pipecleaners
40. Pony Beads
41. Tweezers
42. Texture Tools
43. Dried Pasta
44. Comb
45. Ice Cream Scoop
46. Bowls
47. Leaves or Flowers
48. Golf Tees
49. Marbles
50. Bubble Wrap
51. Toy Soldiers
52. Toy dinosaurs
53. Rocks or stones
54. Plastic Bugs
55. Ice cream cones
I hope this list helps to give you some awesome playdough tools that you can give your child or students to play with during playdough time.
You just never know what kind of imaginary monsters they may come up with 😉
What are some fun things you use during playdough time?
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What a great list of items to use with Playdo. The grandkids will love this.. Pinning
Thanks Tammy! It sure keeps them occupied for hours! Thanks for the “pin” 🙂
Erica, this is a great list! Golf tees and toothpicks are a big hit in our house. I’ll definitely bookmark this post for those days when I get stuck..
Thank you Marina! I’m glad you liked it!
I saw this yesterday and was immediately drawn to it. I love the photo (a lot) and thought the selection of tools was awesome. Really nice post. (already pinned, will share elsewhere as well)
Thanks Sheila! I went back and forth on whether to use that photo–I initially thought it looked to “messy” and confusing, but I decided to go with it 🙂 Now, I love it–reminds me of an ISpy game! Thanks for the love 🙂
Wow, so many things I hadn’t thought of! With all those add-ons, play dough will never get old! 🙂
Thanks Emma!
I LOVE that top photo, Erica! You are right. It reminded me immediately of the photos in the I Spy books! Maybe you should print it out and use it that way! Playdough is such a creative, tactile, toy. No bells and whistles (or batteries), just fun.
Thank you Wendy! I was thinking of printing it out and hanging it as a cool art piece in my little one’s playroom. I love playdough, and I don’t think the delight will ever wear off 🙂
These are some really cool ideas. Will get my daughter some dough this weekend.
Thank you Nicole! Have fun!
My preschoolers love playdough. LOVE it! I think the blunt scissrsho ave to be their # favorite.
Yes! Blunt scissors are my favorite too!
My kids love playdough and there several items on this list we haven’t tried yet! I’m going to make a little invitation to play with some of those, thanks for the great ideas!
You’re welcome Janine! Thank you so much for reading! I hope your kids get some awesome imagination play from some new items 🙂
This is great! I love scouring the house for tools to use in our play dough experiments! We used seashells just last week!
Seashells are fun! Thanks for reading 🙂