FREE Rainbow Shapes Playdough Mats Actiivty for Spring

These shape playdough mats are so much fun for little ones to practice learning shape names while practicing making shapes out of play doh. This preschool shape activity allows kids to recreate 2D shapes and place them on the cloud at the end of the rainbow. If they choose, they can also create the letters of the name of the shape with playdough. When the mats are laminated, they could also choose to trace the name of the shape and trace the dotted lines in the shape in the cloud. They will have a great time learning their shapes while working on their hand and finger muscles by rolling the dough. This is such a fun shape printable to use with toddlers, preschoolers and kindergartners who are learning their shapes with a spring activity for kids!

Rainbow Printables

Start by scrolling to the bottom of the post, under the terms of use, and click on the text link that says >> _____<<. The pdf file will open in a new window for you to save the freebie and print the template.

Rainbow playdough mats

This preschool shapes activities is super easy to prepare, just print, laminate or place in a page protector and you are ready to play with these spring themed Playdough Mats.

Shape playdough mats

There are thirteen different preschool shapes that they will learn while completing these playdough mats. Children will form not only the correct shapes for preschoolers, but will learn to read and spell shape names too. They are:

• circle
• crescent
• diamond
• heart
• hexagon
• oval
• pentagon
• rectangle
• rhombus
• square
• star
• trapezoid
• triangle

playdough shapes activity

For even more practice with shapes for kids, students can get creative and create raindrops or the sun out of playdough in the different shapes to add to their mats as well. If they are laminated, they could draw these or even other objects that are the same shape which will help them understand the shapes more clearly.

HINT: Try using our Amazing Kool Aid Playodugh Recipe for an easy, wonderful smelling playdough with your spring shape playdough mats! Or, if you want to try a different recipe, create your own  super smooth playdough or lrelaxing playdough.