Playdough faces are often made by kids, but here’s a fun new technique using upturned bowls as a base, plus ideas for decorations!
Updated October 2024
Here’s a fun new way for kids to make playdough faces bigger and more three dimensional.
How? By using an upside-down bowl as the base.
We’ve done something similar in the past, making playdough faces on pumpkins at Halloween time. But using bowls is great for a year-round playdough activity.
Here’s a video showing our playdough faces in progress:
How to Make 3D Playdough Faces
MATERIALS
- Mixing bowl
- Playdough in multiple colors*
- Tools, such as a butter knife, rolling pin, and garlic press
- Poke-ins, such as googly eyes, feathers, and beads
*Use this easy, no-cook playdough recipe to make a quick batch or three of play dough. It makes a nice big batch, and the texture is great! However, if you don’t want to make your own, you can obviously buy playdough.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Gather your materials
You’ll need playdough and a bowl. The rest is optional.
Note: The size of your bowl depends on how big of a face you want to make. You can do this with a small cereal bowl or with a large mixing bowl. It’s up to you.
Turn your bowl upside down on the table. - Make your face
Use your playdough to make eyes, nose, mouth, etc. for your face and press them to the bowl.
You can cover your entire face with a playdough skin or just add your facial features directly to the bowl.
To make hair, use a garlic press. You can use poke-ins such as googly eyes, buttons, or beads to add detail to your playdough face if you like. Feathers can be a fun embellishment, too!
We hope you try this fun playdough activity!
More Ideas for Playdough Fun
- How to Make Playdough for Kids
- 33 Ideas with Playdough for Kids
- The BEST Cooked Recipe for Playdough
- How to Set Up a Playdough Play Tray
- Our Favorite Playdough Play Ideas for Kids
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