Winter Play Dough Mats

Winter Play dough Mats are a fun way to build new skills, and incorporate sensory play into your every day, at home, school or in your therapy practice. Use these Winter play dough mats as a sensory activity, to build fine motor skills and to build communication skills. This free play dough mats bundle includes a snowman play dough mat, a cup of hot chocolate play dough mat and a Rudolph play dough mat. Download your free Winter play dough mats here.

3 Winter Play Dough Mats for Kids

Snowman Play Dough Mat

Your little learner will learn to make a hat, scarf and buttons for the snowman with this free printable snowman play dough mat.

Hot Chocolate Play Dough Mat

Teach your child or students to make white marshmallows and the white and red stripes on the candy cane with this free printable hot chocolate play dough mat.

Rudolph the Reindeer Play Dough Mat

Guide your little one to make Rudolph’s red nose out of play dough with this free printable Rudolph the Reindeer play dough mat.

If you love these activities, you will also love the play dough mats included in my Sensory Communication Workbook for Kids with Autism.

Materials Needed to Use These Winter Play Dough Mats

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The printable play dough mat bundle
Laminator
Laminating sheets
Black play dough (I love this sparkly black play dough!)
Red play dough
White play dough

little boy playing with green play dough and Winter play dough mats

Prepare your Winter Play Dough Mats

Step 1 – Download your Winter play dough mats.
Step 2 – Print them out.
Step 3 – Laminate them.
Step 4 – Start playing!

How to use these Winter Play Dough Mats with Kids with Autism

Follow the instructions on each play dough mat to dress the snowman, prepare the hot chocolate and candy cane and put the nose on Rudolph the Reindeer.
Guide your child to say the name of each item : snowman, hot chocolate, candy cane, cup, Rudolph, reindeer, antlers, etc.
Build your child or students’ receptive language skills by asking them asking, “show me the reindeer!”, “show me the nose!”, “show me the cup!”, etc.
Have your child or students squeeze, roll and pat the play dough to build fine motor skills.
Work on taking turns with this activity as well.

Benefits of Using Winter Play Dough Mats with your child or students with autism

Sensory activities are essential to regulate your child and students’ vestibular system. Read about the benefits of sensory play for autism.
Include fun and educational sensory activities into your home, classroom or therapy program.
Teach new vocabulary, receptive language, expressive language and colors with these activities.
Build fine motor skills, including teaching finger strength and precision.

Little boys playing with Winter play dough mats and yellow play dough

More Play Dough Mats on SLH

More Autism Learning Resources

The Successful Interaction with a Child with Autism Course – learn to better understand your autistic child or students with this complete course.
Autism Activities Workbook Bundle – build communication skills, fine motor skills, sensory play skills and daily living skills, while helping your child or students to successfully manage any difficult behaviors, with these fun, educational, printable activities.
Sensory Communication Workbook – Build communication skills with simple sensory activities.
How to Make a Communication Binder Guide & Workbook – Learn how to create a Communication Binder for your child or student with autism using real photos. Follow my expert guide to learn how to use it to increase communication skills.
Zoo Animals Play Dough Mats Bundle – use these printable play dough mat to work on the names of the animals, build language skills, and increase fine motor strength and precision in a fun, sensory way!

Use these Winter play dough mats to build communication skills, fine motor skills and incorporate sensory play into the every day.