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Monday, August 22, 2011

Magic Play Dough

We have officially finished our first “REAL” day of Kindergarten!  I am proud to say that I survived! It is a fun place to be, but oh so hard at the beginning!

Here is a fun little activity that we always do on the first day of school!  This one came from one of my fellow Kindergarten teachers!

All you need is red and blue Play Dough or two Play Dough colors that will mix to make another color!

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Make some balls out of the blue Play Dough.

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Flatten out a piece of red Play Dough.

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Finish by rolling the red Play Dough around the blue Play Dough.

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Place Play Dough in a baggie and attach this awesome poem to it!

This magic playdough ball

Is a special gift for you.

Play with it, roll it around…

That is all you need to do.

If the dough changes colors,

Then it will be very clear…

You are a (insert school name and mascot)

We will have an awesome year!

Okay, can you guess what will happen?!?!  The kids absolutely LOVE IT!  I love that the kids REALLY do think that it is MAGIC!!!  They always get so excited watching it change colors!  Oh…to be a kid again! 

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26 comments:

  1. RebaAugust 22, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    It is one of my favorite activities. I love hearing the surprise when they see the colors emerge...

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  2. FeniceAugust 22, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    This is so cute! I bet I would get excited when it changed color :)

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  3. Pati @ A Crafty EscapeAugust 23, 2011 at 7:06 AM

    What a cute idea!

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  4. btandersAugust 23, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    What a clever idea!

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  5. Shelby from anewbohemia.comAugust 23, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    I absolutely LOVE this idea! I can't wait to do it with my kids as an after school activity. Thanks!!!

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  6. ReadyOrNotAugust 23, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    You are so creative! LOVE this idea : )

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  7. Rose and HeatherAugust 24, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    This is just awesome! We would love for you to share this at our link party, Crafty Lassie Tuesday. It ends tonight at 5pm.
    www.sewstylishboutique.blogspot.com
    We are having a giveaway! Hope to see you there :)
    Heather & Rose

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  9. AnonymousAugust 24, 2011 at 5:59 PM

    I love that idea! So cute! I bet your students love you!

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  10. Kyla ArmstrongAugust 24, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    Um, my kids would love this!! Thanks for the fab idea!

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  11. Marcy | Fabulous ClassroomAugust 25, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    LOVE this!!! New follower stopping by from Fabulous Classroom and Halloweeenkidz :) Have a great week!

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  12. Big D and MeAugust 26, 2011 at 6:34 AM

    What a fun idea

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  13. Then Comes Baby KAugust 26, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    Cute idea! I need to create a mascot for my preschoolers so we can do this with the poem! Thanks for the great idea! I'm a new follower from boost my blog Friday! Check me out and follow back at http://materialgirlgreen.blogspot.com

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  14. RebeccaAugust 27, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    This is an awesome idea! I love crafts and especially ones for kids. I'm so following your blog now :)

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  15. SylvanfireAugust 27, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    OMG this is an AWESOME idea, I'm going to be starting at a daycare next week and this would be a great introduction!

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  16. AnonymousAugust 28, 2011 at 1:30 AM

    such a wonderful idea... sooo fun
    I am new follower from the Craft Junkie Too Linking party would love for you to come by my blog
    www.touchedbyabutterfly.blogspot.com

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  17. TammieAugust 28, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    What an adorable idea! So creative. This would be even cute for goodie bags at a birthday party! Thanks for posting this!

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  18. Chef in TrainingAugust 29, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    wow this is so cute! great idea! I would love it if you would share this and/or any other projects you have been up to at Tuesday Talent Show at Chef In Training Tomorrow! Plus there is going to be a fun giveaway too! Thanks so much and I hope to see you there!
    -Nikki
    http://chef-n-training.blogspot.com/

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  19. Natasha Mairs - Serenity YouAugust 29, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    what a great idea! my kids will love this!!

    I'd love it if you could share this post on my new link party, serenity saturday over at www.serenityyou.blogspot.com

    xxx

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  20. Seaweed and RaineAugust 30, 2011 at 6:52 AM

    I was a kindergarten teacher too - before having kids. I love this idea. :)

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  21. CamilleSeptember 1, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    You are such a great teacher! That is seriously the cutest idea I have ever seen. So creative! Thanks so much for linking up to Strut Your Stuff Saturday! We would love to have you come back this weekend and link up more of your great posts!
    Camille @
    SixSistersStuff.blogspot.com

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  22. Chef in TrainingSeptember 5, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    Such a cute idea! Thanks so much for linking up to Tuesday Talent Show! I would love to have you stop by and link up again tomorrow with more great projects!
    -Nikki
    http://chef-n-training.blogspot.com/

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  23. UnknownSeptember 14, 2011 at 10:16 AM

    what a wonderful idea....sure your class loved them

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  24. AdeleApril 3, 2012 at 5:14 AM

    Brilliant idea!!

    - Adele @ Mammy Made

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  25. KrissyJuly 28, 2012 at 3:04 PM

    I love this idea! I did it one year with a student repeating from the other class- when it changed colors he screamed " this year is going to be better!!" it was awesome!!!

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