{"id":17403,"date":"2026-03-13T16:38:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T05:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stepaheadelc.com.au\/dev\/?page_id=17403"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:07:28","slug":"little-hands-big-creations-playdough-exploration-at-learning-ladder-cranbourne","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stepaheadelc.com.au\/dev\/little-hands-big-creations-playdough-exploration-at-learning-ladder-cranbourne\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Hands, Big Creations: Playdough Exploration at Learning Ladder Cranbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17403\" class=\"elementor elementor-17403\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2475ca elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2475ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c82e003\" data-id=\"c82e003\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6470252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6470252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This week at Learning Ladder Cranbourne, our children enjoyed a wonderful playdough exploration activity that encouraged creativity, curiosity, and hands-on learning. 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