Playdough Color Mixing Activity

If playdough is a staple in your classroom like it is in ours, you love finding new ways to use it! And if you use playdough and have more than one color, you will notice the pleasure children get in mixing those colors. It might even drive you crazy! But what if it could be turned into a hands-on lesson? Playdough color mixing fun! Watch the video:

And for good reason! Playdough is one of the best ways to strengthen the hands, it’s a great sensory experience, it offers the children a chance to be creative, and it even helps bring comfort to those who are experiencing separation anxiety. (Which is why I make sure it’s close to the door the children walk through when they arrive.) My favorite playdough recipe can be found here! I came up with this particular idea during our St. Patrick’s Day theme when we were exploring the color green, so we mixed blue and yellow. However, you can use any two primary colors depending on the color you want to create. (For example, we’ve also mixed red and yellow during our pumpkin theme.) As they are mixing the colors, ask them if they see a new color!

Rolling, pulling, pinching ….

(We had introduced scissors at the playdough table prior to this activity, so they were familiar with using them.) Of course, rolling pins are a great way to mix the colors, too!