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Easy Playdough Animals
"It turns out it's really easy to make flat play dough animals. Much easier than fully 3-D ones. We made the following animals to go with a story we read: elephants, giraffe, and (not pictured) a penguin."
Time to CompleteUnder an hour
Age GroupPreschool & Kindergarten, Elementary School, Pre-Teens
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