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Playdough recipes - edible and non-edible
an alphabetical list of playdough activities and ideas
playdough colour themed activity ideas for children's play and adults well-being
Playdough activity ideas for children and adults Pumpkin shapes and 2D, 3D model making. We got twisty with a collection of curled tendrils and scented cinnamon twig stalks as a patch of pumpkin characters evolved with facial features that matched the shape of the board.  Using mirrors and awesome face pulling the challenge was in recreating scary and happy on each pumpkin! 

Jack 'O' Lantern carving

Playdough pumpkin shapes - October Halloween activity


Resource suggestions

Playdough - handmade dough recipe

Loose media decoration - links are to amazon.co.uk
Twigs - cinnamon sticks
Curling ribbon - craft stems                    
scissors - extruder tools

Printables 
Shape names - label signs  
Circle shape board   
Star shape board  
Triangle shape board 
 
Square shape board
Pumpkin playdough model making - Halloween activity ideas

Shape word labels - playdough text signs
Wooden shaped circle - playdough mat
Wooden shaped star - playdough mat
Wooden shaped triangle - playdough mat
Wooden shaped square - playdough mat


3D net and solid gepmetric shapes - available on Amazon.co.uk
Shaped cookie cutters- buy on amazon.co.uk
Craft foam to cut and decorate - buy on amazon.co.uk
Pencils, bamboo and cinnamon sticks make great curling rods. To make pumpkin fruit tendrils, wind each craft stem around the choosen rod and slide off.    

Curling pumpkin tendrils and sniping stalks
  
Buy left and right handed children's safety scissors on amazon.co.uk
Buy extruder tools on Amazon.co.uk
Buy laminators and pouches on Amazon.co.uk

Pumpkin themed activity ideas  

5 orange pumpkins in a greengrocer's shop - preschool counting game    


Pumpkin craft activities on google images    







 

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