Shaving Cream Art

 This is a simple, easy, and  easy to clean up activity. From 18 months and on, developmentally motor skills are soaring. Tegan has been perfecting her use of pipets over this time period. Water color activities help strengthen her dexterity and focus!

This is a two part activity: first we set up primary water color (using liquid water colors diluted in water) to "paint" a scene into the shaving cream set in a container.

Droppers are perfect for this "painting," as you can see Tegan has a Learning Resources dropper (The bigger one, which is easier to hold and squeeze), and more adult droppers that require more skill. The Learning Resources droppers are great for beginners and as they improve their skills you can move on. If you child is having difficulty using the droppers, I suggest putting a tiny amount of colors into small containers and letting them "dump" the colors onto the cream.

This was also our first time using liquid watercolor concentrate instead of food coloring or washable markers for "diy" watercolor. I am impressed! The colors were much more vibrant, and no staining of the hands!

Now after they finish, you simply take a thicker piece of paper and put it on top of the cream. You have to squish it down and move a bit. I then "scrape" the cream off using the side of the pan.

Here are our prints!

Afterwards, I put water beads into the shaving cream because it is one of the most interesting tactile activities! So really, we go three types of play out of this activity, using a $1 can of shaving cream!