Shhh. Today I share my secret of how to set up a chance to make a coffee and drink it in peace (right after making it). Shaving foam with water beads sensory play is one of my best bets because that’s basically combining my kids’ favourite sensory materials in one play session!
Leave them to mix it all up (which they will be more than willing to):
The shaving foam and water beads are combined in no time –
If you’ve got multi-coloured water beads, this would look even lovelier!
They’d want to squish and throw the water beads about… and step on them too. I strongly recommend conducting this activity in the shower area.
Dropping water beads coated with shaving foam is so much fun…
because they leave really cute trails on the floor:
Clean up is usually done concurrently during bath time where they help to gather the water beads that are still intact and keep them away for future play.
There you are. It’s time to put this together so you can get your coffee!
Here’s how we used water beads to set up our Ocean themed sensory bin. And we painted with waterbeads too!
Our other shaving foam activities:
Other sensory activities:
- Beans for sensory play
- Farm sensory bin
- Ocean themed sensory bin
- Coloured salt sensory bin
- Penguin small world play
- Sensory bags for babies and kids
- Ice alphabet letters play
- Fall scented cloud dough
- Exploring velcro (with velcro craft sticks – open-ended fun!)
- Home-made playdoh & playdoh mats printables list
- Christmas playdoh
- Contact paper process art
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Hi,
May i ask where can we buy the water beads?
Thanks
Ker Min
magixn@hotmail.com
Hi Ker Min,
I usually buy mine at Daiso (at the gardening section). You can buy them hydrated or dry.
Thanks!
I like reading your blog. You have alot of creative ideas. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Kermin for your kind words! 😉 glad you enjoy reading my blog!
My 5 year old would get a kick out of doing this! I was thinking of putting the shaving cream in a gallon freezer bag for mushing, but why not let him dig his hands into it?
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