# Press animal tracks into play dough

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Last updated: 2026-10-12T19:22:46.747Z

Roll a flat slab of play dough on a tray\. Walk a toy animal across it so its feet leave prints, then let your toddler stomp their own animal along and compare the tracks\. Squash it flat and start again\.

## Activity facts

- Age range: 1–4 years
- Duration: 15 min
- Location: At home
- Category: Toys
- Type: Activity

## Why it matters

Pressing a toy into dough and seeing the print it leaves shows your toddler how shapes make marks, and builds hand strength\.

## Benefit

Dough play

## Materials

- Play dough
- Tray
- Chunky toy animals

## Safety note

Supervise throughout; play dough is not for eating\. Use toy animals bigger than a toilet\-paper tube with no loose parts\.