Chinese New Year Meal Playdough Mat

Rice is one of the staple foods of China. Making lots of small pieces of rice from playdough is going to be a great way to encourage children to work on their fine motor skills! But of course they can add some vegetables, and meat too...

This playdough mat can be enjoyed by older children as well as younger kids. Use the outline of the dragon to mold your own on top, giving him as little or as much detail as you want and making him multi-coloured or plan, stripy or spotty or something in between!

Use some orange playdough to make this goldfish a friend! It might be fun for a pet project or Chinese New Year, when goldfish are seen as lucky.