Super Easy 4th of July Playdough Activity

Inside: This 4th of July playdough activity is not only easy to make, but super fun to play with. Add some flags and star cookie cutters and celebrate Independence Day!

During our Red, White, and Blue Camp we put together a fun playdough activity for the 4th of July.

This is one of our favorite annual camps, so we have been able to add to our stars and stripes collection each year.

My daughter, Rachel, is one of the camp teachers and she came up with this festive sparkly red and blue play dough that the preschoolers loved.

We also had on hand:

Red, white, and blue star pony beads

Red, white, and blue pipe cleaners

Red, white, and blue poker chips

Rolling pins and other playdough tools

Making this 4th of July playdough:

Follow the instructions on how we make our easy microwave play dough in this post.

Note: We waited to add the color until the playdough was removed from the pan. We separated the dough into 2 balls and added red food coloring to one and blue food coloring to the other.

We then sprinkled a bit of glitter on the table surface and rolled the dough into it, just enough to give a little sparkle. (This can be omitted if you prefer not to use glitter.)

And flags were placed on the stars.

The beads and pipe cleaners were poked into the playdough as well. Lots of fun fine motor going on!

It’s no wonder we love playdough so much. No matter what time of year it is, no matter what theme or holiday, playdough can be part of it!