• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Activities
  • Crafts
  • Games
  • Parenting
  • Toys
  • Videos
  • Game Night
  • Educational Activities
  • Toddler Art Activities
  • Toddler Motor Skills Activities
  • Preschooler Art Activities
  • Winter activities for kids
  • Cooking Activities for Kids
  • Traveling With Kids
  • Christmas Crafts
  • Mommy Time
  • Motherhood Tips
  • Acts of Kindness Ideas
  • Kid Friendly Recipes
  • Things We Love
  • Easy Halloween Costume for Kids
  • About/Contact

Playtivities logo

menu icon
go to homepage
  • Activities
  • Crafts
  • Games
  • Parenting
  • Toys
  • Videos
  • Game Night
  • Educational Activities
  • Toddler Art Activities
  • Toddler Motor Skills Activities
  • Preschooler Art Activities
  • Winter activities for kids
  • Cooking Activities for Kids
  • Traveling With Kids
  • Christmas Crafts
  • Mommy Time
  • Motherhood Tips
  • Acts of Kindness Ideas
  • Kid Friendly Recipes
  • Things We Love
  • Easy Halloween Costume for Kids
  • About/Contact
subscribe
search icon
Homepage link
  • Activities
  • Crafts
  • Games
  • Parenting
  • Toys
  • Videos
  • Game Night
  • Educational Activities
  • Toddler Art Activities
  • Toddler Motor Skills Activities
  • Preschooler Art Activities
  • Winter activities for kids
  • Cooking Activities for Kids
  • Traveling With Kids
  • Christmas Crafts
  • Mommy Time
  • Motherhood Tips
  • Acts of Kindness Ideas
  • Kid Friendly Recipes
  • Things We Love
  • Easy Halloween Costume for Kids
  • About/Contact
×

Home » Activities

Published: Jul 7, 2019 · Modified: Jul 20, 2022 by Judita Pauzuolyte · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

10 Creative Playdough Activities With Pasta

playdough activities for kids
playdough activities for kids
Playdough Activities for kids

Playdough activities for kids using pasta is like popcorn and raisins (meaning, they go together well) in our house. Playdough activities with pasta encourages kids imagination and creativeness, PLUS it's super beneficial for kids. I LOVE it because:

5 images of creative playdough activities with pasta
  1. It's so easy to set it up.
  2. The variety of shapes that pasta have allows children to create very different characters and surroundings.
  3. Handling playdough is a a good sensor activity for children, handling pasta is fantastic motor skills practice for those little fingers.

So don't delay, get your playdough and pasta out and get to work. But first, check out these super awesome and very creative ways how to incorporate pasta with playdough.

Jump to:
  • 10 Playdough activities with pasta
  • 1.Play Dough Portraits
  • 2.Engineering for Kids : Build with Pasta
  • 3.Playdough Pasta Creations using cookie cutters
  • 4.Invitation to play: Pasta and playdough
  • 5. Play Dough and Pasta
  • 6. Edible playdough noddles
  • 7. Playdough Pasta Matching Game
  • 8.Small World Play on the Dinosaur Land
  • 9. Playdough Creations with Pasta
  • 10. Rainbow Pasta and Playdough

10 Playdough activities with pasta

1.Play Dough Portraits

Playdough portrait made from different components.
Source: Sun Hats And Wellie Boots

Make a playdough face with pasta. I think it could turn into a super fun activity where a child could make portraits of family members and friends. I can see a lot of laughter involved.

2.Engineering for Kids : Build with Pasta

Simple Playdough&Pasta engineering project for kids that develops their imagination, problem solving and coordination skills.

3.Playdough Pasta Creations using cookie cutters

Kid hand making a playdough monster with a pasta.
Source: Artful Parent

Kids can make little cakes and even teddy  bears. Adding some pasta to it will make super cute decorations.

4.Invitation to play: Pasta and playdough

You will be surprised how much can kids create and have fun with by just preparing a tray and invite to play.

5. Play Dough and Pasta

Playdough monster with a pasta.
Source: Learning 4 Kids

"Molding and manipulating play dough and pasta together is a great play opportunity for kids to experiment with the materials in an unstructured activity." No more words needed!

6. Edible playdough noddles

You have to try these! Be careful, I heard this activity (and the noodles) are addictive!

7. Playdough Pasta Matching Game

Playdough art made with a pasta.
Source: Kids Activities Blog

This playdough activity would be great for a toddler, but I am sure your preschooler would love this too. Stamping and later matching the shapes. So much fun and very educational!

8.Small World Play on the Dinosaur Land

It is a great Playdough activity that encourages imagination. The possibilities are endless for this play set up.

9. Playdough Creations with Pasta

If you have a little one who likes to play with dough, then I'm sure she/he will be playing with this set up for hours.

10. Rainbow Pasta and Playdough

Plate of pasta and different colours of playdough on a table.
Source: Fun Littles

I love this idea. It let them use fine motor skills by making a beautiful rainbow from pasta, playdough and some stems! Very nice.

after school activities
  • Playdough Challenges For Kids With Games And DIY Toys
  • How To Make Homemade Playdough With Natural DYE
  • 21 Sibling Activities That Will Cure Sibling Rivalry
  • Simple Donut Game That Takes Away Your Kid's Boredom

More fun:

  • 14 Creative Art and Drawing Ideas For Kids
  • 19 Easter Activities For Older Kids
  • 25 Team Building Activities for Kids to Build Stronger Bonds
  • 23 Amazing Role Playing Ideas and Games For Kids

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Alison Eby says

    October 19, 2021 at 1:08 am

    These are wonderful!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Hi, I'm Birute! I've created playtivites to eliminate boring afternoons and family gatherings. With hundreds of family activities and play ideas, and crafts both parents and kids will enjoy.

More about me →

Recent:

  • Billy Boy Printable Lyrics, Origins, and Video
  • Aiken Drum Lyrics Printable Lyrics, Origins, and Video
  • The Ants Go Marching Printable Lyrics, Origins, and Video
  • 27 Exciting Sports Crafts For Kids

Popular:

  • 25 Family Friendly Dare Ideas For Game Night
  • 20 Family Game Night Ideas
  • 25 Easiest Low Prep Obstacle Courses for Kids
  • 20 Activities for Siblings to Bond, Compete and Cooperate

Pages:

  • About us
  • Advertise
  • Have a question?
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Disclaimer

Copyright © 2023

1105 shares
  • 6