Featured in The Possibilities of Play: Imaginative Learning Centers for Children Ages 3-6, by Dr. Jean Feldman and Carolyn Kisloski, this learning center activity is a perfect opportunity to develop small-motor strength, eye-hand coordination, engineering skills, and creativity.

3-D Structures

Materials

Playdough mats
Toothpicks
Child-safe scissors
Plastic knives
Craft sticks
Straws
Chenille stems
Playdough

What to Do

Put out the materials. Invite the children to plan, construct, and create 3-D structures, over and over again.