Here’s something we did this week that was a total hit! And sooooo easy. Start with a cheap can of shaving cream. Get them on sale! I squirted it into repurposed foam mushroom boxes (great for many types of projects, in fact!)
Next, squirt in the food coloring. Ooooh, pretty!
Now, they could have jumped right in with their hands here, but that can stain with the food coloring and my girls are a bit cautious at first. So, we went with sticks. Stir it up!
Emma is dubious.
The plastic animals were a hit. They dove right in!
Somebody wanted a wash so we brought a bucket over…then another…
Eventually Elsie and Emma lost interest, but Delia played out in the front yard for more than an hour and a half. Having so much fun! (Yes, shaving cream play requires a helmet, as does many activities around our house these days. Haha!)
Delia ended up with a colored shaving cream stain on her skirt, which I was lamenting, but then I soaked it in water for an hour or two and it disappeared! Hooray! I’d recommend play clothes, though. We walk on the wild side here with regards to this sometimes. They did have aprons, though! They hate wearing anything wet so it helps them play and stay comfortable for longer.
Try it & let me know how it goes! This is great outside, obviously, but I think it would be fine inside too (if you keep it in the kitchen, perhaps?). My girls love playing with shaving cream straight on the table, without the food coloring, as well.
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Awesome idea! Hannah, especially, loves to get her hands into slimy stuff, so she would LOVE this. Will let you know how it goes!
This looks like fun! When my son is old enough to know *not* to eat the shaving cream (we’re almost there!) then we will try this.
That’s a really good idea…and definitely an idea for the outside!
We do plain shaving cream (no colors) in the bathtub…they paint the walls, clean their Little People, etc. Also EASY clean-up!
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Awesome! I had a little one that played with shaving cream on her high chair tray. It was textured just a little and had gotten dingy. I was amazed by the bonus: the shaving cream made it clean as new!!
Yep, Mama Jorje, you’re right, it’s great for cleaning as well! Doing it on a dirty table really helps clean it up, I bet it would also be good for dirty craft tubs or trays…. Hmmm…..