We were supposed to go out to an amusement park today but it’s raining outside so we decided to stay home. By 10am the kids were already restless so I needed to find something to do to keep them busy. I remembered that PLAY-DOH had sent me two of their new “Let’s Create” products so I pulled them out for some late morning fun.
The two books are Let’s Create: Letters and Let’s Create: Shapes. Both books combine tactile, interactive play with learning to not only help children retain basic concepts taught at the preschool level but also make the learning experience fun. Let’s Create: Letters introduces youngsters to the letters of the alphabet, the first step in learning to read. Kids follow Zany Zebra through different classroom settings to identify key object related to letters. Similarly, in Let’s Create: Shapes, kids take a trip through “town” and learn basic shape recognition – a key pre-school math skill.
Both books are fully illustrated by clay artists using colorful PLAY-DOH. Hands-on education is priority number one with this new series, and children can make their own shapes and letters using the PLAY-DOH compound, letter and shape molds, and double-sided play mat that are enclosed with each book.
Both boys really enjoyed this activity and it kept them busy for a while. Lucas did the shape book and matched his PLAY-DOH shapes with the ones on the mat. Jacob did the letter one which is a little more advanced than the shape book. Jake had to find all the letter cookie cutters and then match the letters to the ones on the mat.
(Disclosure: As stated above, I received these products for review. All thoughts are my own.)
I like that you can do so many cool and creative things with this playdough.
My 3 yo son would love this and I’m not creative at all so this will definitely help me keep his attention longer!
Play Doh is one activity that keeps my kids entertained for over an hour. It’s messy, but they have so much fun I don’t mind. I’m going to be on the lookout for these new series. Thanks for sharing.