Brick Stamping
Press building bricks into play dough and see the dots and lines they leave.
- Ages
- 2–6 yrs
- Play
- 10–30 min
- Prep
- 2 min
- Mess
- some
- Energy
- calm
- Where
- at the table
You’ll need
Mostly things you probably have at home.
- building bricksGet it on Amazon
- play doughGet it on Amazon
Optional
- a rolling pinGet it on Amazon
- a trayGet it on Amazon
How to play
Flatten a ball of dough into a pancake with your hands or a rolling pin.
Press the top of a brick in and lift it out. Count the dots it left.
Try the side and the bottom of the brick. Each one makes a different print.
Make a row of prints for a path, or a circle of prints for a flower.
Hand them a brick and ask them to find which side made a print you made.
What it helps with
Keep it safe
- Small bricks and dough are choking hazards for under-3s. Use large bricks with younger children.
Make it different next time
- Stamp a dough slab, let it dry, and keep it as a tile.
- Push bricks into a dough log to make a wall, then pull them out.
Cleanup: Pick dough out of the brick holes with a toothpick before it dries.
Three more like this
- Good for siblings
