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Playdough Color Mixing for Kids

What happens when you mix red and blue? Kids will learn this and more in this creative hands-on color activity that uses a playtime classic: playdough!

What happens when you mix red and blue? Playdough Color Mixing for Kids is a creative hands-on learning activity that teaches color theory and more all through play!

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Kids LOVE color…the more, the brighter, the better!

You know what else my kids love? Playdough. We have made dozens of batches of playdough over the years (using my very favorite playdough recipe), and my kids just don’t get tired of it.

To capitalize on their interests, I combined these two kid-friendly things into a creative hands-on color mixing activity for my three boys.

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5-in-1 Valentine’s learning game for preschoolers

With just a few sheets of construction paper and some scissors, you can create five fun super simple Valentine’s preschool games to help kids learn colors, numbers, and have all sorts of fun.

With just a few sheets of construction paper and some scissors, you can create five fun super simple Valentine's preschool games to help kids learn colors, numbers, and have all sorts of fun.

Disclaimer: This post is completely unsponsored; however, I have included affiliate links to the products mentioned. See my full disclosure here.

I’m always looking for simple prep (or, even better, no prep) activities for my kids to do. One of my measurements for how good an activity is, is whether it entertains my children for longer than it takes to set up. Because, seriously, who has time to spend 20 minutes setting up an activity when my kids’ attention spans are usually 3-5 minutes?

That’s why I loved doing this Valentine’s activity. It took me less than 5 minutes to prep, and then we were able to make five different games out of it….

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