Shaving Cream and Pool Noodles Sensory Bin

Shaving Cream and Pool Noodles Sensory Bin

Challenge your child with some messy sensory building fun with this shaving cream and pool noodle sensory bin! It’s no secret that we love sensory bins around here. They are a fun way to sneak in some hands on learning while helping your child explore new (and maybe uncomfortable) sensations. Playing with shaving cream is … Read more

Homemade Puffy Paint Recipe with Shaving Cream

Homemade Shaving Cream Recipe

Curious on how to make a simple DIY Shaving Cream Puffy Paint Recipe? Well, we have got you covered! Your children will love to learn how to make this homemade puffy paint using basic household items like food coloring. Fluffy paint is a super fun kid art and sensory play experience! DIY Puffy Paint with … Read more

Water Beads and Shaving Cream on the Light Table

Playing with water beads and shaving cream on the light table is so simple and mesmerizing! My kids would LOVE this!

A couple of months ago we upcycled our Lego/Train Table into a light table. Well, that is if you would consider buying a square of high impact acrylic plexiglass and Christmas lights a upcycle…Since then we have been exploring various ways to play with a light box. This simple activity of Water Beads and Shaving Cream on the Light Table is by far one of my kids’ favorites.

Playing with water beads and shaving cream on the light table is so simple and mesmerizing! My kids would LOVE this!

It never ceases to amaze me on how the easiest kids activities are always favorites with my kids. It just goes to show that play does not have to be elaborate or complicated!

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Shaving Cream Sort and Spell

This week we have been trying out a lot of different spelling activities as my daughter makes her way through her Words Their Way spelling list. So far this game of Shaving Cream Sort and Spell has been my daughter’s favorite — how could it not be for a kid that LOVES sensory messes?!

This game of shaving cream sort and spell is an awesome way to get children examining and manipulating their spelling words!

If you are not familiar with Words Their Way, it is a program that focuses on getting kids to examine and manipulate their spelling words instead of just memorizing them. We have been having a lot of fun with it!

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Shaving Cream Clouds on a Mirror

Shaving Cream Clouds on a Mirror

Every day we head to the park, even if it is only for 10 minutes. It’s a simple ritual that I greatly enjoy. A brief time of silence as the kids run around and have fun. The other day while we were at the park Meatball noticed a couple grey clouds. Not being able to verbalize what he was seeing, he acted it out until I understood. Following his curiosity we decided on painting shaving cream clouds once we got home.

Shaving Cream Clouds on a Mirror

This activity turned out to be so much more fun than I expected. In the past we have had a ton of fun playing with shaving cream but, quite honestly I expected this activity to not hold his attention for that long being outside and all. If given the choice Meatball is not one to pick sedentary activities outdoors…but leave it to him, this one definitely was not what I expected it to be.

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