More modeling dough fun!

We love to use our modeling dough and it comes out at least once a day.  It's now on a shelf low enough for O to reach the box so he just goes over to get it when he's interested in working with it.  Here are are few more pictures of him using the dough and other various items.

One of the best things is opening the container, taking out the dough, putting it back in again, and then closing the lid.  This is a multi step process that keeps O focused and builds his concentration level.  He is learning how to work through multiple steps to complete a task.  This simple activity also builds fine motor development and spatial awareness.

Working with modeling dough is a sensory based activity that provides many opportunities for fine motor development - pinching, pushing, pulling, poking (all p's?!).  Using modeling dough and adding other materials you incorporate a number of textures, colors, shapes and many academic skills can be worked on such as math - counting the number of items you can stick into a pile of dough, science - exploring nature in a new way, descriptive language - talking about the textures and shapes you can make with the dough and labeling bumpy/smooth, etc...  

We use Clementine Modeling Dough and I highly recommend it.