Most mummas know how fun play dough is but what are the actual benefits of it?
When I started listing the benefits it got a bit out of control so I am going to try and keep it simple and talk about what I think are the main ones;
- Coordination
- Hand strengthening
- Fine motor skills
- Therapeutic
- Imaginative and Creative play
- Language
- Sensory stimulation
Pretty amazing stuff!
The development of coordination, hand strength and fine motor skills assist children with feeding and dressing themselves, as well as future writing tasks.
Engaging with play dough encourages imaginative and creative play. Through this kind of play they are able to explore their minds and demonstrate understandings, developing their language, problem solving and emotional intelligence.
For one simple, cheap resource to do all this, and more, is pretty amazing!