Shaving Cream Fun

Here is another messy activity to do with your little ones.  Not going to lie, I had a lot of fun with it too.

I always remember in the 4th grade, every now and then, our teacher would let us take practice tests by spraying shaving cream on our desks and having us write the words in it.  That was the coolest thing for us, so of course I HAD to try it with Bryan.

Even after I added some color, Bryan still wasn't too sure about it.  Add a car into the mix, and my anti mess boy warmed up to it pretty quickly.

Of course, shortly after this picture was taken, he decided to run around and climb up on chairs and fling it EVERYWHERE.  So here are my tips for this one.

• If you are going to add color, use some sort of bath paint/super washable paint.  We use Crayola bath paint from the dollar spot in target.
• We add cars, but really, any toy that is easily washed, is great. Leave it up to the kid.
• Play in the bathtub. It contained the mess, making clean up a breeze.  More time to play.

This is one of those easy things that we do when we are bored had haven't planned anything fun for the day.  You don't need all the extra stuff, just a can of shaving cream,  or even a tub of whipped cream if you are worried about your little one eating it.

What are your favorite, simple, out of the box activities with your kids?