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Preschool Playdough Mats: Ladybug Playdough Mats

March 19, 2018 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

Ladybug Preschool Playdough Mats
These printable ladybug playdough mats are so fun for preschool motor skill practice!

Preschoolers (and adults, for that matter) love playing with playdough! And, by the way, when you need something to occupy your kids quietly, playdough is a wonderful resource. It’s quiet, it’s easy to clean up, and it’s affordable.

On a personal note – I just want to know: Are my kids the only ones who mix up ALL the playdough colors? I really struggled to find some dough that looked decent for this post and it was tough! Out of the 20 cans of playdough in our house, I found one that was actually the color on the lid. One. Someone please tell me this is normal.

Ladybug Playdough Mats

Even though kids like to use playdough to make all kinds of wacky colors, playdough can be much more than a time-filler for kids. It can be used to reinforce fine motor skill development, to encourage literacy, and to provide some much-needed sensory input.

So, I wanted to add a few more preschool playdough mats with a fun spring theme: ladybug playdough mats! These are awesome for toddlers and preschoolers who are learning about spring and how to recognize circles!

Read on to get yours free! And check out our Over the Rainbow Playdough Mats for more spring sensory fun!

Work on fine motor skills - the fun way - with these printable ladybug playdough mats for preschoolers!

Preschool Playdough Mats: Ladybug Playdough Mats

To use these playdough mats, you’ll need the following: (Affiliate links are provided here for convenience. For more, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Printer (with ink)
  • Printer paper
  • Laminator
  • Playdough

Printable Ladybug Playdough Mats

There are three mats in this pack: One with a red and white ladybug, one with a ladybug crawling up a colorful flower, and a third with a black and red ladybug.

Ladybug Playdough Mats for Kids

The graphics on these mats were done by the lovely Red Pepper and they’re so cute! Plus, they all feature circles. So if you’re doing shape of the week or a shape unit, this is a fab circle recognition activity.

Printable Ladybug Playdough Mats for Kids

We formed rough circles out of dough and our preschooler squashed them with her hands to fit the circles on the mats.

Preschool Ladybug Playdough Mats

We also made balls and filled in the mat with those as well. This made a super easy and quick sensory and shape activity for spring!

Scroll down to get your free Ladybug Playdough Mats!

Be sure to check out these other playdough mats!

Kids will love making their own colorful rainbows with these rainbow playdough mats!

These alphabet and number birds and bugs playdough mats are fun fine motor, alphabet, and counting practice for preschoolers!

Try a fun way to teach counting to your preschooler - this Apple Tree Printable Counting Mat!

And for more early learning fun, follow my Learning for Little Ones board on Pinterest!

Ladybug Love Playdough Mats

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Preschool Playdough Mats: Forest Playdough Alphabet Mats

October 26, 2015 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

Forest Alphabet Playdough Mats Title

As the nights get longer, we start to see more and more forest animals peeking out of the trees in our neighborhood. So, I thought it was a great time of year to introduce a set of Forest Playdough Alphabet Mats!

These would go great with a forest unit study or a unit study on animal homes, especially if your family includes toddlers and preschoolers who are learning the alphabet!

Printable Forest ABC Playdough Mats for Kids

These are wonderful for building fine motor skills and early literacy with young kids! Plus, they’re an excellent choice for quiet time play.

Be sure to check out the rest of our Preschool Playdough Mats, including beach number mats, apple tree counting mats, and more!

Build fine motor skills and letter recognition with these fun forest alphabet playdough mats!

Preschool Playdough Mats: Forest Playdough Alphabet Mats

To use these forest playdough alphabet mats, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Color printer with ink
  • Printer paper
  • Laminator (This one has been a staple in our homeschool for years.)
  • Assorted playdough

Forest Alphabet Playdough Mats for Kids

In this set, you’ll find forest-themed mats for each letter of the alphabet from A to Z.

Printable Forest Themed Alphabet Playdough Mats for Kids

Both the uppercase and lowercase letters are shown, so you can introduce them both if you like.

Printable Forest Alphabet Playdough Mats

To make sure these mats last, it’s a good idea to laminate them before use.

Printable Forest ABC Playdough Mats

That way, once the kids are done, you can just wipe them clean and store them for another time.

Forest Alphabet Playdough Mats

Scroll down to get your copy of our Forest Playdough Alphabet Mats!

Fall Playdough Mats

Kids’ Books about the Forest:

For even more learning fun about life in the forest, check out these kids’ books about forests!

1. A Forest Habitat by Bobbie Kalman

2. Forest Bright, Forest Night by Jennifer Ward

3. Who’s In the Forest? by Phyllis Gershator

4. Night-Night, Forest Friends by Annie Bach

Don’t miss these other preschool learning ideas!

Use these printable fall playdough mats to teach your little ones to form letters and numbers!

Help your preschooler love reading with this preschool homeschool reading list!

Ten Minute Preschool Activities

Get more ideas for teaching preschool at home on my Learning for Little Ones Pinterest board!

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Forest Alphabet Literacy Mats

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Hi! I'm Selena, an A.D.D. mom married to an A.D.D. husband. We're parenting two kids with A.D.D., one with A.D.H.D., and an energetic elementary learner.
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