Build Fine Motor Skills with Christmas Modeling Clay Mats!

While using these Christmas modeling clay mats, children will learn colours, shapes, develop fine motor skills and more. All in a fun, hands-on way! Use this teaching resource with your foundation stage pupils to start building skills such as:

• Fine motor development
• Colour recognition
• Shape recognition

Benefits of Using Modeling Clay Mats in the Foundation Stage

Modeling clay mats are a great tool for early learners because not only are young children exposed to art in a fun way, but they are also using their hands and engaging their senses while doing so. 

When pupils roll and form modeling clay, they are developing fine motor skills that will help them with pencil control in the future.

Print Your Fun Christmas Modeling Clay Activities 

This set of playdough mats includes 16 half-sheet-sized mats featuring fun Christmas symbols and icons to make with modeling clay. We have also included a recording sheet for children to use to draw the designs they created.

Print and laminate each page for multiple use and easy cleaning.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter collaborator.