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Thanksgiving Play Dough Feast

November’s featured author for the Virtual Book Club for Kids is Tomie dePaola. And since this Thursday is Thanksgiving I chose to read My First Thanksgiving. This is a simple little book and is a perfect way to introduce Thanksgiving to any toddler with a short attention span.

Thanksgivng Play Dough Feast -Stir the Wonder

To go along with the book, we had a Thanksgiving Play Dough Feast. The night before I gathered Caden’s play pot, pan and spoon; a rolling-pin, plate, bowl, spoon and fork and set them all up on his new little table. I also made some brown play dough and incorporated some other colors, home-made and store-bought.

We had a lot of fun creating our feast using the play dough. Caden was very excited when I rolled the green and yellow play dough into little balls to make peas and corn. I used the orange play dough to make a carrot and the brown to make a turkey leg and dinner roll.

Caden was very good at pretending to eat and cook the play dough feast. He never once put the play dough into his mouth (although the dog did…). I am surprised at his ability to pretend and use his imagination  since he is a little young for dramatic play at not quite two. But I expect we will be doing a lot more pretending in the year to come.

On a side note, notice the sunrise in the background. Yes, the sunRISE. Caden woke up very early this day and saw my set up so I just went with it.

 

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  1. Renae says

    November 7, 2013 at 5:36 pm

    This is adorable. I do believe my kiddos would prefer this over the real Thanksgiving. They tend not be fans of food. Lol.

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  2. Shaunna @ Fantastic Fun and Learning says

    November 15, 2013 at 7:53 am

    This is such a cute idea. I think it would be an awesome way to keep little ones busy while waiting for dinner on Thanksgiving Day. Thanks for linking up to Discover & Explore. I’m featuring you today.

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    • Samantha says

      November 15, 2013 at 1:22 pm

      Thanks Shaunna! 🙂

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  3. Emma @ P is for Preschooler says

    November 16, 2013 at 1:42 pm

    I’m surprised he didn’t put it in his mouth either – it looks so realistic! Now he’ll be all ready for the real Thanksgiving day! 🙂

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