Have you ever seen an animal footprints on the snow? Identifying animals footprints in snow play dough is fun and provides a sensory play to learn about animal footprints. Animal foot prints can be wonderful tool for learning about the wildlife around us.

For this activity, you will need play dough and animal figurines.

From making home-made play dough which involves kneading, rolling, punching, smoothing, flattening and other ways your child may manipulate play dough are awesome for sensory play as well as strengthening hand muscles. Talk with your child as you play together. What shapes may you see in the prints?

When the play dough is ready, children can walk the animals on the snow (play dough) and examine their footprints.