Play Dough Tray Ideas for Preschoolers: Easy Setups for Every Season
Play dough trays are an easy invitation to play: a batch of dough, a few tools and a handful of loose parts set out on a divided tray. Here are play dough tray ideas for every season, each with the dough and the exact add-ins we used, so you can copy the setup or swap in what you have.
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Fall Play Dough Trays
1Harvest Play Dough Tray
Pumpkin spice play dough with acorns, faux sunflowers, small sticks, wheat pieces and autumn-colored gems.
2Pumpkin Pie Play Dough Tray
Pumpkin spice play dough, cinnamon sticks, mini textured rolling pins, brown felt and little ramekins for pie making.
3Apple Pie Play Dough Tray
Cinnamon applesauce play dough, a rolling pin, kid-safe knives, pie tins, cinnamon sticks and red and green buttons.
4Orange Play Dough Tray
Orange play dough with plastic orange slices, cut paper straws, clear gems, craft sticks and faux leaves.
Winter and Holiday Play Dough Trays
5Snowflake Play Dough Tray
Gluten-free play dough with foam snowflakes, white buttons, wooden and pearl beads and silver crinkle paper.
6Hot Cocoa Play Dough Tray
Hot cocoa play dough with mini marshmallows, sprinkles, white buttons, plastic teacups and snowflake cookie cutters.
7Arctic Play Dough Tray
A snowy play dough base for arctic animals, with gems and beans for counting and sorting.
Valentine, Easter and Spring Play Dough Trays
8Valentine Play Dough Tray
Pink crinkle paper, heart cookie cutters, striped paper straws, pink buttons and faux rose petals.
9Easter Play Dough Tray
Orange Jello play dough with plastic eggs, Easter cookie cutters, pony beads, pipe cleaners and yarn-wrapped carrots.
10Spring Flower Play Dough Tray
Lavender oatmeal play dough with flower-shaped tools and real and faux flowers on a round tray.
11Butterfly Play Dough Tray
White play dough with plastic butterflies, faux flowers, moss, leaves, beads and crystals.
Summer Play Dough Trays
12Ocean Play Dough Tray
An ocean play dough tray with sea-themed accessories, tools and natural elements.
13Patriotic Play Dough Tray
Red, white and blue add-ins: star cookie cutters, fuzzy wires, plastic links and mini craft sticks.
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Play Dough Trays for Any Time of Year
14Farm Play Dough Tray
Oatmeal play dough with toy farm animals, dried corn kernels, crinkle paper and farm cookie cutters.
15Dinosaur Play Dough Tray
Dinosaur toys, tiny trees and mini volcanoes for stomping footprints into the dough.
16Construction Play Dough Tray
Construction trucks, tools and loose parts for building roads and a work site in the dough.
17Baking Play Dough Tray
Mini rolling pins, cookie cutters, silicone muffin cups, whisks and cinnamon sticks for pretend baking.
18Birthday Play Dough Tray
Rainbow candles, pom poms, alphabet tiles, cookie cutters and silicone muffin cups for a play dough party.
Need a dough for your tray? See all of our homemade play dough recipes.
