DIY Christmas Silly Putty – FUN Holiday Activities for Preschoolers

October 1, 2025
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Kids will love playing with this homemade christmas putty to celebrate the holidays. This christmas silly putty is an easy-to-make silly putty recipe that is loads of fun! This bouncing putty can be shaped like playdough and slime, but has a much different feel. Plus here are ideas for what to do with silly putty with preschoolers, toddlers, kindergartners, and grade 1 students.

Kids will love playing with this homemade christmas putty to celebrate the holidays. This christmas silly putty is an easy-to-make silly putty recipe that is loads of fun! This bouncing putty can be shaped like playdough and slime, but has a much different feel. Plus here are ideas for what to do with silly putty with preschoolers, toddlers, kindergartners, and grade 1 students.

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Get ready for some holiday fun! Kids will absolutely love playing with this homemade Christmas putty as a way to celebrate the season. This easy-to-make silly putty recipe is not only a great festive activity, but it also promotes sensory play and creativity. Bouncing putty is uniquely different from playdough and slime, offering a distinct feel that will keep little hands entertained for hours.

Creating this Christmas silly putty is a fantastic activity to do with your little ones. They can help mix the ingredients, choose colors, and even add sparkles for that extra holiday magic! Imagine their excitement as they manipulate the putty into fun shapes, bounce it around, and perhaps even create their own holiday-themed characters.

Not only is this homemade Christmas putty lots of fun, but it also fosters creativity, enhances fine motor skills, and promotes imaginative play. Plus, it’s a great opportunity for parents and caregivers to bond with their little ones during the festive season. So gather some simple ingredients, set aside some time, and get ready to celebrate the holidays with this fun activity that kids will love!

We have lots more christmas activities and slime recipes to choose from. Plus don’t miss edible gingerbread slime, puffy Gingerbread Puffy Paint, fluffy christmas slime, stretchy peppermint playdough, and cute Christmas playdough mats

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christmas silly putty

Start out by adding one 6 oz bottle of glitter glue to a bowl. Next add 1/2 cup white glue.

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things to do with silly putty

Then, in a separate bowl mix 1/2 cup hot water and 1 teaspoon borax until dissolved. Finally pour borax mixture into green glue mixture and continue stirring until a ball is formed.

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what to do with silly putty

Now you are ready to PLAY with your Christmas Silly Putty! This recipe is fun to bounce, roll, and form into your own Christmas Tree! We used a yellow pipe cleaner as a star and cute buttons as ornaments. How cute is it!

If your silly putty recipe is too tough, feel free to add in a teaspoon of water, hand sanitizer or even hand lotion. But ours was perfect!

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Beth Gorden is the creative multi-tasking creator of 123 Homeschool 4 Me. As a busy homeschooling mother of six, she strives to create hands-on learning activities and worksheets that kids will love to make learning FUN! With over 20 years educating children, she has created over 1 million pages of printables to help teach kids alphabet, math, science, English grammar, history, and so much more! Beth is also the creator of 2 additional sites with even more educational activities and FREE printables - www.kindergartenworksheetsandgames.com and www.preschoolplayandlearn.com. Beth studied at the University of Northwestern where she got a double major to make her effective at teaching children while making education FUN!

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