Shaving foam fun - Arts, Crafts and DIY

This is such an easy and fun art activity my 3 year old loves! The nicely scented, squishy foam feels great!

Material

shaving cream
1 large plate or mat to keep the shaving cream contained
1 smock
coloured paper (optional)

Method

Squirt a reasonable amount of shaving cream onto a surface that can be wiped clean easily or washed. (I use a large plastic plate)
Let them have lots of fun! If you want you can use coloured paper to take a print of their creations by simply placing a piece of paper on top and pulling it off to reveal a print of their design.

Notes

I used the shaving cream in the photo because it starts as a blue gel and turns into a frothy white foam. It's also for sensitive skin. Home brand shaving foams work just as well. I made a smiley face on the plate and let my son see what happened when he got his hands into it :)

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This project was posted by:

- Kymichelle
- 27 Nov 2014
  6:00 am

60 Comments

- - mom19782016 said
  - 16 Oct 2020
    4:38 pm
Fun but messy! My kids would love it

- - ThisIsMe said
  - 09 May 2020
    3:52 pm
Too much mess for me and my kids are too old for this anyway thank goodness LOL

- - mom81879 said
  - 06 Nov 2019
    1:10 pm
I can totally understand the enjoyment from this activity, I know I love squishing shaving foam in my fingers

- - Jessica said
  - 26 Jul 2019
    4:15 pm
Yeah agree my kids would ear it no doubt in my mind

- - BellaB said
  - 31 Dec 2018
    7:49 pm
A very simple idea for kids.

- - mom81879 said
  - 01 Jul 2018
    9:19 am
I have some spare shaving foam from a failed play doh recipe on here, was wondering how I would use it

- - kjgarner said
  - 22 Jun 2018
    9:21 pm
So many different patterns you can make
- kjgarner replied
  
  28 Jun 2018 , 8:31 pm
  And they can have fun getting messy too
- - mom111059 said
  - 22 Aug 2016
    4:04 pm
Lots of fun. Most kids love getting messy. Thank you.

- - dannsbuild said
  - 02 Jul 2016
    5:16 am
What a really fantastic messy idea! That’s great!

- - mom19782016 said
  - 23 Jun 2016
    6:33 am
Shaving foam feels so silky too, what fun.

- - mom111362 said
  - 31 May 2016
    11:28 pm
my kids would eat it though

- - Mum to one said
  - 05 Mar 2016
    1:51 pm
This is a great activity, i use to do this at work with the kids!! they LOVED IT!!!

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 15 Jan 2016
    7:10 pm
looks like lots and lots of fun!

- - mom109229 said
  - 28 Sep 2015
    11:19 am
This looks like great fun! Thanks!

- - mom113055 said
  - 24 Sep 2015
    5:34 pm
shaving foaming fun

- - dannsbuild said
  - 10 Sep 2015
    9:14 pm
Cool! A great idea, thanks for sharing!

- - bubble6369 said
  - 01 Sep 2015
    3:08 pm
This looks like a fun foaming activity

- - mom152736 said
  - 31 Aug 2015
    11:05 pm
ha ha ha good job done kiddo

- - mom152736 said
  - 31 Aug 2015
    12:43 pm
oh thats like mess without mess …love the idea
- mom19782016 replied
  
  23 Mar 2019 , 9:23 am
  HAha, it looks like a ton of fun!
- - bedda1 said
  - 25 Jun 2015
    12:33 pm
This is heaps of fun. I add food colouring too to change the colour and make it even more fun for the kids!