Step-by-step tutorial
Step 1
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". :)
Step 2
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!
Step 3
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!
Step 4
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. :)
Final result!
Have fun and let your imagination go with your own playdough abstract sculpture!