My daughter chose pink playdough and started with the straws for her abstract sculpture first. She bent the straws and told me she "wouldn't drink the playdough". :)

Next, she wanted to add the pipe cleaners. It gave the sculpture some added interest and she chose to leave some bent and others not!

Next, she chose to add in some wooden sticks. I used coffee stirrers but honestly, you could use sticks from outside or any other material that you think your kiddo would enjoy playing with!

I love how this art project led to a little role playing too. Here my daughter is pretending to have "playdough tea" as she called it. :)

Have fun and let your imagination go with your own playdough abstract sculpture!