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Coffee Playdough Turkey

September 25, 2018 by Annette Kaminsky 2 Comments

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Easy to make playdough turkey. Feathers, espresso beans, and a wiggly eye complete the bird.

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Use this aromatic coffee playdough recipe, or your favorite sensory dough to make a playdough turkey.

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Coffee Playdough Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cup flour
  • ½ cup salt
  • 1 cup old coffee grounds
  • ½ cup cold coffee

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Mix and knead all the ingredients in a large bowl. Add a little more flour if needed.

Store in the fridge until use. Take the dough out of the fridge to warm up if there is time.

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Making The Coffee Playdough Turkey

Have children use a large turkey-shaped cookie cutter to make a turkey shape. Set out feathers, espresso beans, and googly eyes for children to decorate their birds with.

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A freshly made turkey.

A freshly made coffee playdough turkey.

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A dried coffee playdough turkey ready to display.

A coffee playdough turkey that has dried and is ready to display.

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With this unique sensory experience, preschoolers are bound to have fun smelling and molding playdough turkeys and other creations of their choice.

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For more holiday sensory activities, visit the Sensory Play page.

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Do you have another amazing activity for this playdough?  Let me know in the comments below.

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An attractive, easy-to-make paper plate turkey craft can be found at theresourcefulmama.com .

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Thanksgiving Printables

Shop Thanksgiving printables in my Etsy shop “Skills N Smiles“:

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More Turkey-themed Activities

Turkey Sensory Tubes

Paper Plate Turkey Craft

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Thanksgiving Tablescape Pretend Play

Edible Playdough Turkey Craft

Turkey Playdough Tray

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You may also like:

Llama Christmas Sensory Bin

Llama themed sensory bin inspired by the picture book "Llama, Llama Holiday Drama" by Anna Dewdney.

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Easy to make playdough turkey. Feathers, espresso beans, and a wiggly eye complete the bird.

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© Annette Kaminsky September 25, 2018

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Filed Under: sensory, Thanksgiving Day Tagged With: playdough, turkey

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  1. Annette Kaminsky says

    August 26, 2019 at 10:52 pm

    Thanks!

    Reply
  2. Brenda says

    December 26, 2017 at 8:23 pm

    Hello Annette,
    What a great project! I am looking forward to trying it!

    Reply

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