Playdough mats for letters A to Z, numbers 0 to 10 and shapes

These playdough mats give preschool and kindergarten children a big outline mat for each capital letter from A to Z, each number from 0 to 10, eight shapes and seven pretend play counting mats. You receive a 48 page PDF in US Letter and another in A4, along with a short printing guide. It is an instant download, and nothing is shipped.

Laminate once and enjoy months of quiet, happy table time.

How playdough mats build hand strength and early skills

Little hands roll dough into long ropes and lay them along a broad outline, gaining finger strength while learning how each letter or digit takes shape. Letter mats include a squishing game for spotting the matching letter, plus the small version of the letter beside a word such as G is for goat. Number mats include a ten frame and a row of circles where kids place dough balls and count aloud.

After laminating, the pages hold up for months. Just wipe them down and play again. No dough on hand? Use buttons, pom poms or a dry-erase marker instead.

Who these play dough mats are for

• Toddlers, preschoolers and kindergartners of roughly 2 to 6 learning letters, numbers and shapes
• Parents and grandparents wanting a calm activity at the table, free of screens, for quiet time
• Preschool teachers and homeschool families who need morning work or learning centers ready to go
• Speech, occupational therapy and early years helpers who like easy fine motor pages to print and laminate

Design and printing details

• A clean, elegant look on white pages with soft blush pink accents that need very little ink
• Generous margins on all pages, so a home printer won't trim anything
• Portrait pages in US Letter (8.5 x 11 in) and A4 (210 x 297 mm)
• No dates, so the mats work year after year
• Neat, wide outlines sized to fit real dough snakes, using very little ink per page
• Fits a binder or clipboard, or have it spiral bound at a print shop

Inside the playdough mats set: 48 pages

1. 1A cover with an index of pages
2. 2How to use the mats, covering laminating tips, ways to play with dough, game ideas, skills practiced, a favorite mats list and a play log
3. 3 to 28A mat for every capital letter from A to Z, each with a wide outline for dough snakes, a game of squishing all 18 matching letter circles, and the small letter alongside an easy word like A is for apple
4. 29 to 39A mat for every number from 0 to 10, each with a large outline, a ten frame of dashed circles for dough balls, and the written number with a count and say row
5. 40 to 41Shape mats for eight shapes, from the circle, oval and heart to the square, rectangle, triangle, diamond and star, each with a little box for counting corners
6. 42Build a face mat, listing features to add and suggesting six expressions to make, such as happy, sleepy and silly
7. 43Ladybug spots mat, featuring six dice faces, counts for the left and right wings and number circles from 1 to 12
8. 44Build a flower mat, offering a petal challenge and numbered circles from 1 to 12 for counting petals
9. 45Cupcake candles mat, where kids add one candle for each year of their age and decorate with sprinkles and a cherry
10. 46Build a snowman mat, with three dashed circles for snowballs, a build me checklist and sorting by big, medium and small
11. 47Rainbow mat, featuring six curved bands to fill with dough in the right color order, a pair of clouds and drops of rain to count
12. 48Cookie jar mat, with a label for writing a number, circles for counting cookies from 1 to 10 and ideas to bake more

What you download

• Playdough Mats, US Letter PDF (48 pages)
• Playdough Mats, A4 PDF (48 pages)
• Read Me First, a short printing guide (PDF)

How to download and print

• Check out with PayPal, a debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download page opens as soon as the payment goes through.
• We email the same private download links to you, so you can download your files again later.
• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know before you buy

• The set is a PDF for printing, and dough is not part of the purchase.
• You are buying a digital file only. Nothing physical is shipped.
• Printed colors may differ slightly from your screen.
• Files are for personal use only. Please don't share, resell or pass them on.
• Digital files can't be returned, but if one won't open or print properly, email us and we will help quickly.
• Stay close while young children play, and keep dough and small pieces out of their mouths.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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