I made these Play-Doh mats by first printing a child's coloring page onto different
shades of brown construction papers. Then I cut out each teddy bear and pasted bright
green bow ties under their chins and bright colored numbers cut from construction
paper onto their bellies. After this, I used a laminator to cover each Play-Doh mat with a
protective layer of plastic. Now my young students can use these teaching aids over
and over again.
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| Three year old students shape Play-Doh to form numbers 0 - 9 on top of these adorable teddy bear number mats. |
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| Original canister of Playdough |
Play-Doh is a modeling compound used by young children for art and craft projects at home and in school. Composed of flour, water, salt, boric acid, and mineral oil, the product was first manufactured in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., as a wallpaper cleaner in the 1930s.
When a classroom of children began using the wallpaper cleaner as a
modeling compound, the product was reworked and marketed to Cincinnati
schools in the mid-1950s. Play-Doh was demonstrated at an educational
convention in 1956 and prominent department stores opened retail
accounts.
Advertisements promoting Play-Doh on influential children's television shows in 1957 furthered the product's sales.
Since its launch on the toy market in the mid-1950s, Play-Doh has
generated a considerable amount of ancillary merchandise such as The Fun
Factory.
In 2003, the Toy Industry Association named Play-Doh in its "Century of Toys List".
The non-toxic, non-staining, reusable modeling compound that came to be
known as "Play-Doh" was originally a pliable, putty-like substance
concocted by Noah McVicker of Cincinnati-based soap manufacturer Kutol Products; it was devised at the request of Krogers Grocery, which wanted a product that could clean coal residue from wallpaper.
Following World War II, with the transition from coal-based home heating to natural gas and the resulting decrease in internal soot, and the introduction of washable vinyl-based
wallpaper, the market for wallpaper cleaning putty decreased
substantially. McVicker's nephew, Joe McVicker, joined Kutol with the
remit to save the company from bankruptcy; he subsequently discovered
that the wallpaper cleaner was being used by nursery school children to
make Christmas ornaments.
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- Play Dough Learning Mats for Literacy and Numeracy Development by the imagination tree
- Farm Yard Play Dough Counting Mats by PreKinders and also a Cherry Pie Play Dough Mat and Math Mats,
- Wishy Washy Play Dough Mats by MakingLearningFun.com
- Number Playdough Mats from Homeschool Creations
- Free Playdough Mats by busylittlebugs
- Alphabet Playdough Mats by This Reading Mama are marvelous plus even more here: Christmas and Winter, Spring Themes, Summer Mats
- ABC Play Doug Mats by 1plus1plus1equals1.net
- Busy Bag Swap: Playdough Mat Book by Planet of the Apels
- Free Shape Playdough Mats from 3 Dinosaurs
- Playdough Mats: Alphabet Letters from A to Z by 123homeschool4me.com
- Cookie Mat Play Dough Mat Busy Bag by coffecupsandcrayons.com
- Playdough Numbers Game Cards
- Playdough Activity Mats by sparklebox.co.uk
- Printable Playdough Mats by learncreatelove.com
- Free Easter Mat Printables for Playdough from Modern Parents Messy Kids
- Apple Tree Play Dough Maths by Learning4Kids
- Gingerbread Man Playdough Mat by busylittlebugs.com.au
- Transportation Playdough Mats from Teach Love Grow
- Dinosaur Play Dough Mats by craftulate.com
- Fall Playdough Mats by momshavequestionstoo.com
- Free Flower Playdough Mat by learnwithplayathome.com
- Printable Playdough Mats from Sing A Story
- 10 Free Playdough Mats by Tutus&teaparties
- American Flag Playdough Mat from totschooling.net
- Playdough Mats by kidsparkz.com
LOVE the listing here and your teddy bear Playdough mats are adorable.
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