PLAYDOUGH STICKY WALL MURAL

Mandisa Watts
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In our house playdough is queen. If I’m stuck for an idea of how to entertain my three year old I will pull out the playdough and voila she is instantly happy and engaged.

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Most of the times we use our regular playdough tools when playing with it but occasionally I like to switch it and add a new element like our construction tools or shape puzzles.

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But rarely do we use playdough in an open ended process art activity like this one.

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For Playdough Sticky Wall Mural the end product isn’t what’s important (although you will likely end up with something pretty amazing!) — it’s the process.

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The opportunities for learning are immense with open ended art activities like this from developing their imagination and spatial reasoning to sensory exploration and fine and gross motor skills.

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So let your child explore the playdough like never before and create something on their own.

Here’s what you’ll need to get started

Supplies

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Set Up

Set Up Sticky Wall

Get out your contact paper, cut a decent size off and tape it to a wall or window sticky side facing out using the painter’s tape. Tape all around the sticky paper. As your toddler or preschooler adds playdough, it will get heavier.

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I started out with just tape on the cornerss but added more all around because as she added more playdough the sticky paper got heavier and heavier.

Set Out Playdough Invitation

To do this I like to use a plastic appetizer dish.

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I bought this dish at the dollar store for a few dollars.

It has several sectioned off areas where you can place different coloured playdough.

I like displaying invitations to create like this because it:

  1. Gives my preschooler easy access to all the materials she needs for the activity; and
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A word of caution, if you are doing playdough on the floor it WILL end up on clothes and in your floors!
  1. It looks inviting and interesting, and will thus immediately get my preschooler engaged in the activity.
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Playdough tools are great for working fine motor skills.

Make sure you set out your playdough tools as well.

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She liked to mush the playdough on the sticky wall.
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This is a great fine motor skill activity

My daughter wanted to use up each colour before moving on to a new one.

Pin It I did provide some suggestions on how she could add the playdough. But left the actual decision making up to her.

She would take each colour flatten it, use the tools to cut it and then stick it up on the sticky wall.

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The activity isn’t for the playdough purist. If you don’t like your colours to get mixed up, just do like how I did and grin and bare it. She was having so much fun.

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Trouble Shooting

To ensure that the playdough sticks on the contact paper your little one will need to give it a press. Also using smaller pieces rather than big chunks also helps the playdough stick better.

When taping down the contact paper, tape all around rather than just the corners. As your little one adds more playdough the paper will get heavier and may fall down if just the corners are taped down.

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She played with this for over an hour.

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She also used the tools to create patterns in the playdough before sticking it up.

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You could also break out your cookie cutters and stick up different shapes.

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Clean Up

When she was all done, it was time to take it all down. Unlike other art projects this one had to be dismantled straight away in order to preserve the playdough’s freshness. We sorted and packed it away so that the playdough was fresh for use another day. The sticky paper did not alter the consistency of our playdough when we removed it after completing the activity.

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We simply pulled it down and organized it by colour and returned each to their containers.

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The playdough does not loose any of its playdough-like qualities as long as its not left up on the mural for too long. It will be ready to use again next time we want to play!

Want More Sticky Wall Activities?

Check out 21 Amazing Sticky Wall Activities for more great ideas!!

WILL YOU TRY PLAYDOUGH STICKY WALL MURAL WITH YOUR TODDLER OR PRESCHOOLER?

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17 comments on “PLAYDOUGH STICKY WALL MURAL”

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    Marylou

    As an old granny who babysits her great grandson age 3, I am liking some of these stickywall activities. FAQ do you throw the contact paper away each time or do you reuse? Can’t see pulling Pom poms or paper off the contact paper.

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      happytoddlerplaytime

      It depends. If we are sticking up cotton balls or Pom Poms or paper or even playdough the contact paper usually will only last for one activity. But if we are sticking up puzzle pieces or straws or craft sticks or anything that doesn’t leave a residue I will absolutely use it again. I usually end up just keeping it up on the wall and then we will come back and play with it whenever I need a distraction!! I will often leave it up for a few days each time. But I don’t usually save it once I take it down.

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    happyhomeschoolmum

    What a good and dedicated mom. I love this idea but hate the playdough mess and I never take the time to sort the colors. This looks like so much fun and a wonderful activity. Awesome idea!

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      happytoddlerplaytime

      Thank you. I know what you mean. And my preschooler LOVES to mix colours. I usually just grin and bare it cause she’s happy!

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    101foodtravel

    This is one of my daughter favorite to play, I have bought so many dough lol. What a great idea to have the toddler occupied. I love it.

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    vidya tiru

    Way past the toddler/preschooler age with teens and tweens in my house but this is such a cool idea.. there might be other uses for this (somehow with my girl scout troop maybe 🙂

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