Who knew that a shaving cream project would be so perfect on
a hot summer day? Apparently my kids did because they took this shaving cream
idea and ran with it… literally.
It started as color mixing in Ziploc bags. One
generous squirt of shaving cream plus a drop of food coloring per bag made for squishy
fun as they watched color distribute throughout the foam. Knowing this would
not satisfy their curiosity, I brought out two plastic
containers on a tray (as if that would help contain the mess… ha!), reminded the
kids that my birthday is coming up and asked if they would please decorate a
cake for me. They didn’t get it at first but as soon as I cut a small triangle
from the corner of each bag, their eyes lit up and they knew exactly what to
do. The colorful shaving cream was fabulous fluffy frosting for my “cakes.”
Layer upon layer of pastel shaving cream covered the
containers. Sara was more interested in building height with her “frosting”
while William focused on details with a pattern of little blue peaks he
created with his fingers. At this point he decided that hands were a far superior
“tool” for cake decorating.
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| Sara followed suit but her technique was less delicate and more SPLAT |
Before long, their hands were covered which inspired the next phase of this project. I knew it was coming...
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| "Look Mom, Foam Hands" |
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| "OOOO, dis gives me an idea" |
Up to their elbows in shaving cream and looking quite pleased with themselves, they took it to another level... and yes, I know, they always take it to another level.
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| Foam Fight! |
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| "Freeze Girl" |
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| That's right, I'm one tough foam dude |
Why was this so perfect for a hot summer day? The already warmed kiddy-pool served as the perfect spot for rinsing off when
needed and sprinklers made it even more exciting. I have a pretty high threshold for tolerating a mess but I was very happy this project took place outside.
