News page Here you'll find all the activity pages, news and updates added to the site throughout 2016 and 2017 News for November 2017 Fir cone outline playdough mat! Have fun with a set of festive colours and once they've mixed to brown, build towers with fir cones or create models using handcut craft foam scales - pine cone factory activity on silkysteps.com Fir or pine cones on amazon.co.uk   Brown craft foam   Artificial fir branches - cut the needles and position in the dough  Use brown playdough, the Hickory Dickory Dock mice, black currant buttons, red cherry pompoms  and cupcake cases to make festive Christmas puddings & a storytime treat Twas the night before storybook The frost has arrived & with the trees   now nearly bare we're celebrating evergreens with some holly and berry rolling activities!    Yuletide stockings! Full activity page on its way, in the meantime grab a headstart with one large stocking playdough mat and two smaller printables ideal for building your own stocking filler or stuffer kits!  Include a Doh-Vinci design set and get ready for some seriously festive decorating. Minimise the print size of the stockings to create bunting sized images. Not too long until the countdown to gift giving begins .. celebrate the excitement with a Play-Doh calendar or a Doh-Vinci set for the design lover in your family Odd Socks picture printable for designing personalised patterns and sequences.  Anti-BullyingAlliance.org.uk's national campaign week & how to hold an odd socks day A new poppy picture has been added for colouring, tracing and filling with modelled pieces of playdough.  As we approach November 11th and Armistice Day you can add your support through The British Legion's donation page and their poppy shop or to Poppy Scotland and their fundraising work.    Stay safe tonight, if planning on a bonfire don't forget to check for hedgehogs under and around or if you're attending a planned event have the best fun!  An extra hedgehog outline picture added :) Don't forget to check mounds of leaves in the run up to November 5th or ideally have a great time at your locally organised firework events  News for October 2017    Broomsticks to model! and then fireworks to design .. Happy Halloween to everyone xx Amazon are giving away free Play-Doh & other stocking filler goodies with any £30+ order  from the Toy department.  You must add one free toy sample box to your order to receive it - free amazon box here Offer ends 23rd November at 11.59pm or until stocks last - full terms and conditions It's a slow development, but there is a broomstick rope rolling activity on the way that accompanies this colour broomstick playdough mat & a besom broom outline template  With only 6 days left until Halloween pick up a set of dough cutters on amazon and a storybook to enjoy the day and evening - Tappity Tap hat was that? and  Spookyrumpus  Heinz and Hasbro Play-Doh team up for a campaign of giveaways, enter yourlabel details here then expand on your beany fun & games with a set of baked bean themed counting mats  Following on with another nursery rhyme have fun with some cute finger mice puppets and some playdough clock counting mats on the Hickory Dickory dock page   Twinkle Twinkle little star playdough mat printables   Amazon have just launched a new Dash Button for Play-Doh prime members - free trial sign up, so now you need never run out or buy too much! Fun read over on alphr.com 106 reasons to not leave the house    Hedgehog playdough mats to inspire ball rolling and spiky play! Autumn themed playdough ideas  and some leaf fall printables on their way ..  Halloween playdough mats section and a new bat wing activity sheet for dot joining - link fixed sorry  Acorns! now's the time to collect empty acorn cups for playdough making, counting and sorting  Bat wings!  cut straws and stems and join them together using beads and ropes of playdough. Explore different lengths, numbers and the nocturnal animals that wake whilst we sleep.  News for September 2017  Conkers in dough! more preschool printables over on silkysteps.com  Bumble bee stripes - printables over on silkysteps.com     Use leaf cutters and a dice to feed the hungry monsters in autumn! Halloween playdough & links to activities across the site  Whiskers and the odd eyelash or two! rope rolling activities that help to strengthen the small muscles of the hands.  Poppies & playdough new printables and ideas to celebrate wild flowers and mark Remembrance Day  7 new spiderweb templates added for some creepy crawly fun! & not forgetting pumpkin games!  Poppy templates for fabric and paper craft, more poppy printables on the way ..  Corn grain playdough mats  nice counting activity for our youngest harvesters :) More pizza playdough printables to enjoy rolling sheets and veggie toppings!  We recieved a request about making Panda bears, thank you xx  Here's our take, how to make a Panda from playdough with more Panda printables here Minions! roll sausages of yellow dough and add eyes! A new pizza box outline template is available to print, cut and assemble. Stack your newly made boxes and fill them with a selection of playdough loaded creations! More pizza themed activity ideas on the way .. News for August 2017 Twinkle Twinkle little star playdough activities. New photos added Natural playdough dyes, all the current dye recipes together under one title! If you're out and about this lovely (so far) bank holiday weekend pick a few fruits to enjoy with dough. Raspberry dyed playdough activities there's a definite theme developing! Blueberry dye recipe, fabric and playdough colouring! Blackberry dye, playdough recipe Green grass dye recipe colouring playdough naturally! Counting games find a variety of number based playdough activities Pumpkin patch playdough game  and a new slime putty recipe page! Pumpkin spiced playdough recipe autumn must be in the air!! Havest counting mats are now available to print from the wholegrain playdough recipe page Frozen themed playdough activities including an ice and snowflake playdough mat 4 new wheat themed playdough mats have been added to the wholegrain recipe page. Preschool aged activity sheets: counting, colouring, shaping and tracing activities  Happy Lammas! silkysteps' harvest scarecrow activity compliments a wholegrain playdough recipe News for July 2017 Coloured playdough face mats have been added to the outline's activity page YouTube, algorhithm, and how one video, 'pressing sparkly Play-Doh onto chintzy Disney princess figurines has been viewed 550 million times' - on The Atlantic.com and a great read from Tiffany Madsen colomnist on Grandrapidsms about the benefits, ins and outs of playing with dough - The importance of play with PlayDoh Excellent alien and spaceship making fun to be had by those visiting the UK's Worcester's Gheluvelt Park on August 13th! and in the USA, Reader's Digest puts Hasbro's Play-Doh in the top 10 of the most memorable childhood scents for Millennials!  Happy Summer holidays! Lego and playdough, an awesome combination for mark making! Playdough Turkeys! make your own gobbly birds using  paper feather templates  A list of summer holiday playdough ideas Semblance is a newindie game to look out for in 2018, with malleable landscapes the player guides the character Squish around a world, problem solving by shaping objects. Thegame's objective is caused  by an invasion of hard materials, whereby 'Squish must collect the very essences of their world to bring the soft world back to life'.  Wholemeal playdough recipe, play bakeries, plait loaves, roll rolls, and sell your pretend wares!  Playdough games is a new page listing activity ideas that involve 'rules'   Raindrops and umbrellas! counting game for young children to enjoy, and a puddle playdoughmat to collage on. A very merry summertime to everyone who celebrated Solstice!  Spiderweb playdough mats are now available onsite so that these creature crawlies can be enjoyed indoors and out! and many congratulations to Dough Universe's kickstarter campaign receiving its full funding  :D News for June 2017 Hot Hot Hot! Staggering 30ºC up here in the UK's NE today.  Join us experimenting with freeze boards, locked & taped inside grip sealed bags and used to flatten, squash & shape the dough, plus keep our hands nicely chillled!  800g base boards and smaller 200g as paddles   Very creative and somewhat gross use of Play-doh! Special effects creating a gunshot wound video  Bedtime bear  create patterns and build designs across the surface of Bear's duvet whilst he's tucked up safely inside & snoring! This activity is linked to Bear's Bedtime nursery rhyme on silkysteps.com  Hedgehog prickles playdough is a nice way to remember that checking gardens before strimming can save lives & to discuss what to do if a nest of babiesis uncovered - ways to help hedgehogs. New playdough toy on Kickstarter!  Developed by Tech Will Save Us dough universe is looking for support.USA based delivers worldwide Play-Doh likened to Venus'planetary crust on The National.Scot  Build your playdough volcanoesaround empty 250ml bottles, add 3 teaspoons of bicarbonate of soda, a few drops of food colouring and then when ready pour in some white vinegar .. News for May 2017 An oops now sorted! link to the brussels sprouts sheet numbered 1-12 fixed F1 racing car games! colour your car outline, build a playdough driver and race without losing a head!   Eurovision playdough! what hairstyle will your star choose?! Playdough shape mats with outline templates Ten Play-Doh renedered photos by Eleanor Macnair's on NYTimes.com Twinkle Twinkle little star playdough activities Happy Mayday! with Play-Doh's Fun Factory extruder, squeeze reams of ribbon & mix them with satin legnths to model, wrap and dress poles for dancing! News for April 2017 stock up on Play-Doh from amazon.co.uk Playdough face mats sculpt a nose & position an eye! Buy laminated playdough mats on ebay Twiggy bird nests - tis the season of peeping chicks! Two new photos added to the Hungry Monsters playdough page Sunflower seeds playdough collage and preschool counting activities Easter rabbits page with bead threading activity ideas   Pots and pans on amazon.co.uk for cooking up a feast of doughy food! F.L.O.W.E.R. travelling over Easter?  car check words with an outline sunflower for car journey modelling Seaside beach mash - photo added to the gallery Playdough mash activities using tools from the kitchen drawer! Playdough activity plan  to help prepare and organise your ingredients, tools and printables The new Play-Doh magazine is on sale today :) lots of craft & modeling fun. We purchased ours from Sainsburys with thanks tothe lovely shop floor assistant who went to find it! Brussels Sprouts squashing game! Playdough articles is a new set of interest pages   News for March 2017 Easter bunnies! number printables with bouncy pastel rabbits  Fantastic Beasts DVD & Bluray released in the UK today! Build a forest of wand-wood trees and see if you can spot a Bowtruckle protector amongst the leaves - Bowtruckle playdough activity      Tomorrow is Mother's Day in the UK and for year-round valued Mums & Nannas how about celebrating the day with a cookie making session, some playdough daffodils and sowing sunflower seeds from amazon.co.uk  Busy working on some Easter bunnies! Hot Cross Bunny children's picture book is a greatread Perfect reward for a job well done!  Filmmaker James Dunn gifts tubs of Play-Doh to set members Superhero playdough! with coloured cape landscapes& wearable eye masks! First day of spring!  print and play with a selection of spring themed playdough ideas Creating with Clay - blog on the UKs Early Education & Children as artists publication by Cathy Myer Therapy scented dough for adults and children on amazon.co.uk an aromatic, tactile way to support focus, deep thought and offer comfort in times of stress. Keep in a pocket, by the phone or on a coffee table    Rays of sunshine! sunny suns for summer :D a newset of outline word sheets for each season     Tadpole Tails! count and order News forMarch 2017 Don'tforget our Twiggy Bird Nest activity perfect for foraged stick and twig treasures! Play-Doh's Ultimate Rainbow selection of colours all in one box! on amazon.co.uk Daffodil gift bag topper for anyone celebrating spring or Easter A daffodil playdough mat added and a 'What to do with playdough' article page  Daffodil playdough - playing with petals, trumpets, stalks and leaves!   Hasbro Play-Doh have a few Easter themed sets that are ideal for the upcoming spingtime holiday! Five more photos added to the playdough gallery starting on page 11 Easter themed colour sorting - print the outlines,roll, count & sort balls of playdough on silkysteps.com Plan ahead for the NSPCC's Big Board Game day with our Grumpy Troll bridge building game News for February 2017 PANCAKE DAY!! happy flipping & tossing :) lemon peel playdough recipe   27.2.2017 take a look at the USA's Lacy Knudson's stunning work with play-doh on www.dozayix.com   26.2.2017 Turning buttons into playdough stamps!  25.2.2017 with the weather warming up, gather some sticks to make twiggy bird nests! Hasbro files a registration to trademark Play-Doh's unmistakeable scent - full story on Law360 24.2.2017 a few photos aded to the rainbow playdough page   23.2.2017 Half way through half term here in the UK's North! Join Amazon Prime and have play-doh delivered as quickly as next day!  21.2.2017 Hungry monsters & counting pieces of playdough! 20.2.2017 Play-Doh's flower maker tools available on amazon.co.uk 19.2.2017 stunning collection of makes from USA's Beastlies creator Leslie Levings    18.2.2017  Play-Doh launch game! great UK half-term fun! available to buy on amazon.co.uk 16.2.2017  Use waffle moulds with playdough and fill the indentations with polymer clay beads 15.2.2017  Looking ahead to 28th February! & playdough pancake tossing on Shrove Tuesday 14.2.2017 Hoping everyone had a very special someone to cuddle up with today:) 12.2.2017 Two days until Valentine's day. Our playdough ideas are heart filled activities!     11.2.2017 Mess free playdough-in-a-bag - put flour, powder paint and water into a grip seal bag and squash! 7.2.2017 Beanstalk playdough rolling, measuring and sequencing cards 4.2.2017 Fibre slime recipe - a flubbery putty dough! 30.1.2017 Playdough activity ideas for adults - the beginning of an ongoing collection! 27.1.2017 Valentine's day playdough & pictures with lots of heart :) 26.1.2017 the Early Hand Skills of children that playdough helps to support on silkysteps.com 25.1.2017 as the USA celebrates National Pie Day! here in the UK you can bake up a tray filled with golden crusted yumminess using Play-Doh's playful pies dough set  24.1.2017 Read how playdough cansupportchildren's early writing skills UK Nancy Gedge on TES.com 23.1.2017 Source a kit that electrifies your playdough! 22.1.2017 See how the UK's Eleanor Macnair renders famous photographs in play-doh 21.1.2017 Lavender hugs for a scented playdough experience! 21.1.2017 Play-Doh's new Touch to Life brings doughy creations to.. life! 20.1.2017 Great listening from USA's Rae Pica & Maryann Kohl as they talk about early childhood Art V Craft 19.1.2017 Happy national popcorn day! munching monsters are a great way to explore maize kernels before and after popping! 15.1.2017 Grumpy Troll & the Billy Goats Gruff story & playdough game 14.1.2017 Rainbow heart stacks for Valentine's Day Happy New Year!   17.12.2016 Santa's spaghetti string beard 15.12.2016 Gingerbread playdough recipe and gift bag topper 8.12.2016 Cranberry playdough recipe 7.12.2016 Playdough cement - contruction role play with building blocks & tools 19.10.2016 Christmas play dough gift set - a jar full of Xmas tree decorating! 4.12.2016 The Snow Angel storybook & role playing play dough activities 13.11.2016 Acorn cups - countingactivities   13.11.2016 Holly berry and glitter counting activity  13.10.2016 Wiggly worm playdough and soil patch counting 6.11.2016 Beans on bread counting 30.10.2016 Firework playdough - black playdough and glitter crackling sparklers 19.10.2016 Pumpkin shapes and playdough mats  18.10.2016 Daylight Saving Time - sun clocks 3.10.2016 Ping pong eyeballs - Halloween vampires and moon monsters 2.10.2016 Ping pong snowball & snowpeople stacking 2.10.2016 Halloween playdough jars - witches and wizard hats 26.9.2016 Mummy  Wraps - bandages for Halloween or an Egyptian theme   22.9.2016 Embossing and design printing on the surface of dough 20.9.2016 Panda Bear black & white playdough activities     16.9.2016 Mer Island - a mermaid and mermen playdough activity 4.8.2016 EU European Union flag playdough activities 15.5.2016 Incy Wincy Spider playdough activity   9.5.2016 Sand clay recipe for beach themed handprint plaques     2.5.2016 Hickory Dickory Dock - playdough mice & clocks!   9.5.2016 Sand clay recipe for beach themed handprint plaques     2.5.2016  Hickory Dickory Dock - playdough mice & clocks! 27.4.2016 Mouldy Play-Doh?   23.4.2016 Cl'awsome crabs playdough activity   19.3.2016  Birthday cake candle blowing with conductive dough & LEDs 19.3.2016 Conductive playdough guide  light up your doughy activities! 14.3.2016 Unicorns horses and zebras! 21.2.2016 Cooked playdough recipe  19.2.2016 Twiggy, spring time bird nest and egg playdough activity 9.2.2016   Valentine's day heart and word reveal pictures 30.1.2016 Hedgehog prickles   26.1.2016  Vapour rub and mint leaf playdough 25.1.2016 Orange peel & clove sensory playdough 24.1.2016 Twinkle twinkle little stars playdough                  22.1.2016 Snowflake skies - and a snowman playdough mat for collage 1.1.2016  hello t'internet!! a brand new site and more space for fresh ideas! the majority of activity links are currently to silkysteps playdough pages, the balance will soon shift :)      Playdough Recipes    Edible playdough recipes     Not for eating playdough recipes        An alphabet of playdough   Aa - Bb - Cc - Dd - Ee - Ff - Gg - Hh - Ii - Jj - Kk    Ll - Mm - Nn - Oo - Pp - Qq - Rr - Ss - Tt - Uu      Vv - Ww - Xx - Yy - Zz     Seasonal playdough activities            Winter      Spring    Summer    Autumn    Playdough books    Colour themed playdough activities    Mixed - metallic rainbow and duos     Red playdough    Pink playdough    Orange playdough    Yellow playdough    Green playdough    Blue playdough    Purple playdough    Brown playdough    Black playdough    Grey playdough    White playdough  Home  Contact    About this website        Buy playdough products     In the playdough tool box      Playdough activities by age              Benefits of playdough    Sensory playdough activities