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Fine Motor:
Playing with Clay
To make your own Clay or play dough
You will need:
4 cups flour
1/4 cup powdered tempera
1/4 cup salt
1 1/2 cups water
1 T oil
Mix together flour, powdered paint and salt.
Mix water and oil, and food coloring if desired. Gradually stir the water
and oil mix into the flour mix. Knead the mix as you add the liquid. Add
more water if too stiff, more flour if sticky.
Activities:
Molding and rolling play dough into balls - using the palms of the hands facing
each other and with fingers curled slightly towards the palm.
Rolling play dough into tiny balls (peas) using only the finger tips
Using pegs or toothpicks to make designs in play dough
Cutting play dough with a plastic knife or with a pizza wheel
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