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  • What’s In Our Dough?

    What’s In Our Dough?

    With our super squishy texture and mouth-watering scents, it’s only natural to be curious about what’s really in our modeling dough. Great news - we’re sharing some secrets today! Here...

  • Easter & Spring Card Printables

    Easter & Spring Card Printables

    There’s nothing more enjoyable for kids than gifting the ones they love with their very own art creations. Especially personalized ones that they can tuck inside an envelope and mail...

  • 5 Tips for Making Homeschooling Fun with Modelling Dough

    5 Tips for Making Homeschooling Fun with Modelling Dough

    More and more parents are finding themselves educating their young ones at home these days. Whether it’s a personal decision to homeschool or mandated virtual learning, for many, the classroom...

  • How to Host a Virtual Birthday Party with Dough Parlour

    How to Host a Virtual Birthday Party with Dough Parlour

    Even though we might not be able to get together in-person to celebrate big life moments right now, there’s no reason we can’t celebrate virtually – and your child’s birthday...

  • Bake up some love this Valentine’s Day!

    Bake up some love this Valentine’s Day!

    With Valentine’s Day around the corner, it’s the season of love and compassion! What better way to express that love and appreciation for your family and loved ones than with...

  • Reducing Anxiety in Children

    Reducing Anxiety in Children

    Activities for Calmer, Happier Children – Keep Calm and Parent On! Let’s face it, the stress of today’s changing world not only has us adults dealing with heightened anxiety, but...

  • Fall Colouring Fun

    Fall Colouring Fun

    6 Colouring Pages Filled with Fall Fun! As we approach cozy, sweater Season and more time indoors for little ones, we thought we’d design some FREE Autumn-inspired colouring pages to...

  • Getting Little Hands Ready

    Getting Little Hands Ready

    The Development of Your Child’s Fine Motor Skills Play is essential part in the development of children’s cognitive abilities, as it is not simply the increase in brain matter, but also...

  • Sugar Cookie Fun! (Easy, tasty recipe included!)

    Sugar Cookie Fun! (Easy, tasty recipe included!)

    Bonding with Your Children Just Got Even Sweeter! At The Dough Parlour we’re all about fun and food – especially when it involves sweet treats! Since there’s nothing quite as...

  • A Fun Way to Keep Your Children Hydrated

    A Fun Way to Keep Your Children Hydrated

    Shake things up this summer with playful edible eats! If your children are anything like ours at Dough Parlour, then we know how tiring it is to get children to...

  • Summer Colouring Fun

    Summer Colouring Fun

    6 Colouring Pages Filled with Sunshine! Smiles are everywhere with our latest new resource in the Dough Parlour’s online hub! It’s a quick and easy way to keep children busy...

  • Top 5 fun things to make with modelling dough

    Top 5 fun things to make with modelling dough

    Some toys just never go out of style. While ball in cup and the slinky have seen better days, modelling dough seems to excite children of any generation. That seems to be because modelling dough...

  • Socialization Through Play

    Socialization Through Play

    Read how playing with dough as a group activity, can help improve children's social skills!