FREE Printable Monster Shape Playdough Mats Activity

Kids will have fun practicing forming shapes and learning shape names with these adorable, Free Monster Shape Playdough Mats. The adorable, silly monsters will make practicing tracing shapes or making shapes out of playdough a scary good time for toddler, preschool, pre k, kindergarten, and first grade students. Simply download the shape monster template free pdf and you are ready to get started on this shape activity.

Monster Playdough Mats

Our adorable Free Monster Shape Playdough Mats are here to save the day and make learning a blast. These silly, colorful monsters are perfect for capturing your child’s imagination and making the experience of tracing and creating shapes not just educational but incredibly fun!

Toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners can practice the names of different shapes, improve their fine motor skills through playdough manipulation, and even enhance their hand-eye coordination while they shape and reshape their new monster friends.

To get started, simply download the Free PDF of our shape monster templates. This easy, no-cost resource is perfect for home learning or classroom activities. You’ll have everything you need at your fingertips to engage students in pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade. Set up a fun playdough station at your table or desk, gather some colorful playdough, and let the creativity unfold as your little ones dive into the world of shapes with these enchanting monsters by their side.

Not only will they learn and practice shapes, but they’ll also develop critical cognitive skills as they recognize patterns and differentiate between various geometric forms. Plus, the tactile experience of working with playdough makes it an excellent sensory activity that can keep kids focused and entertained.

We have lots more preschool math and preschool shape activities to choose from! Plus don’t miss our free  flashcards with shapes, cute shape dot marker printables free, and heart shape worksheet pages.

shape monster template free

To make monster shapes, start by scrolling to the bottom of the post, under the terms of use, enter your information in the box and click print. If you are a current subscriber the system will confirm you are on on our list and will immediately redirect you the pdf file for you to print the freebie. If you are a new reader, WELCOME! By entering your email address, you are joining our free weekly newsletter filled with fun ideas and free printable activities to make learning fun! You will also get instant access to the template, do don’t close this window!

shape monster printable

Start out by printing the shape playdough mats in color.  The free playdough mats have just a splash of color to make them engaging and exciting for young learners, but still thinking about saving you on printer ink costs too.

I highly suggest you laminate the free shape mats for durability and to make these reusable. Finally, carefully use scissors to cut each page in half.

Because these cute monsters come in various colors, another easy extension to this activity would be to have students make their play doh shapes out of the same color as the monster on the shape card. If you’d like to add some color recognition to this shape recognition activity you will need the following colors: purple, pink, yellow, green, blue, red, teal, and orange.

free printable playdough mats shapes

To complete this playdough activity, grab whatever playdough you have on hand and form playdough shapes. You can either make ropes or pancake shapes to cover the various sizes of shapes on your playdough mat. We love using one of these amazing playdough recipes:

• This Kool Aid Playdough smells amazing and is super easy to whip together!
• WOW your kids with this amazing Color Changing Playdough
• You’ve got to try this Ice Cream Play Doh recipe that scoops, feels and tastes like ice cream! Yep, it’s edible!
• Short on time, this 2 ingredient playdough is so easy to make and feels super soft!

shape playdough mats

After you’ve made all the shapes on the monster printable, use a dry erase marker to trace the name of shapes.  This is such a cute, hands on math activity for preschoolers learning shapes.

These adorable monster printables are perfect for engaging young learners.

playdough mats shapes

Our favorite way to do this shape activity is with hands on playdough, but if you are short on time or supplies these can be used as Monster Trace and Erase Shape Worksheets too. This is a less work, and quicker shape practice activity that is equally fun and effective for practicing shapes!