Thanksgiving Play Dough Mats | Fine Motor Centers | PreK OT SPED Autism

Bring Thanksgiving FUN to your fine motor center with these engaging Thanksgiving Play Dough Mats! Students roll, pinch, and shape play dough to complete each Thanksgiving picture — building hand strength and fine motor skills while staying busy and motivated all season long.

🦃 What's Included

• 24 unique Thanksgiving play dough mats
• Included in both color AND black-and-white versions (save on printing!)
• Print and laminate to use again and again with play dough
• Just add play dough — and little hands stay busy building fine motor skills

⭐ How It Works

Laminate the mats and provide play dough. Students roll, pinch, squish, and shape the dough to complete each Thanksgiving-themed picture — strengthening the small hand muscles that support writing.

🧠 Skills Targeted

• Fine motor strength and control
• Hand and finger strength
• Pincer grasp and finger isolation
• Hand-eye coordination
• Bilateral coordination
• Visual-motor integration
• Creativity and imagination
• Following a model
• Attention and task completion

💛 Perfect For

• Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten
• Special education classrooms (SPED)
• Autism classrooms and ABA programs
• Occupational therapy (OT — hand strengthening)
• Fine motor centers and morning tubs
• Independent work stations and task boxes
• Thanksgiving and fall units
• Early childhood and ECSE
• Homeschool

🌟 Why Teachers Love This Resource

• 24 mats for plenty of variety
• Color AND black-and-white versions included — print however you like
• Engaging Thanksgiving theme students love
• Excellent for hand strengthening — a top OT fine motor goal
• Reusable again and again once laminated
• Great for centers, morning tubs, task boxes, and independent work

🍁 More hands-on Thanksgiving, fall, and fine motor activities:

• Hands-On Thanksgiving Activities
• Hands-On Pumpkin Activities
• Hands-On Fall Activities
• Apple Themed Activities
• More Fun Fine Motor Activities