In this Halloween spider emotion play dough mat activity, different emotions are explored in a fun, hands-on way. Children will be using play dough or dry erase markers to recreate the spider emotion cards on the blank spider.
This activity is a great addition to any fall or Halloween theme. And can be used for centers, small groups or one-on-one.
As a small group or center activity, children will be working on their fine motor skills as they roll, smash and place their play dough on the mats.
When working one-on-one, this activity can be good for further developing language. As children talk about feelings, they can be asked questions about the different emotions they are creating with their spider faces.
The Halloween spider emotion play dough mat activity comes with 10 different emotions and is offered in both color and black & white. The feelings included in this activity are:
- Mad
- Bored
- Sad
- Happy
- Scared
- Sick
- Silly
- Surprised
- Tired
- Worried
To set up the spider feelings activity:
- Print out the spider mat and feelings page.
- Cut out the spider mat and feelings and laminate.
- Provide play dough or dry erase markers to children.
- Instruct children to place an emotion in the blank box and then recreate the feeling on the spider. They may use either play dough or dry erase marker.
Included in the Spider Emotion Play Dough Activity:
- 1 spider mat in both color and black & white
- 1 feelings page (with 10 emotions) in both color and black & white
- 1 instruction page