Learn Together

Research shows that tactile sensory exploration for young children builds brain pathways that lead to a child’s ability to finish more complex learning tasks later on.

Materials

  • Flour
  • Oil
  • Measuring cups or spoons
  • Large bowl
  • Cookie cutters
  • Small toys or household objects
  • Food coloring (optional)

Make Together

Let’s make soft and fluffy cloud dough! Follow along on CMOM’s YouTube channel.

  1. Measure 8 tablespoons of flour and 4 tablespoons of oil.
  2. In a large bowl or container, mix the oil and flour together with a spoon, a stick, or even your hands! Feel free to add more oil or flour as needed for your desired consistency.
  3. If you have food coloring you can add a few drops to make a fun color!
  4. How does it feel on your fingers? Is it soft? Sticky? Wet? What does it smell like? What shape is it?
  5. Try squeezing it into a new shape using your fingers or even making special shapes with cookie cutters. What shapes can you make using your fingers? Can you spell letters or words?
  6. Play a game of hide and seek by burying small toys or objects into your dough. Dig them out with your hands, spoons, or construction toys!