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Sand Foam: Awesome 2 Ingredient Sensory Play

August 5, 2013 by OneMommy

We have been having lots of fun exploring different types of sensory play lately.  

After making our rainbow cream pies, I was looking forward to exploring other shaving cream play ideas.  

And then it hit me.  (Or I hit it, when I walked into the sand and water table…)  Sand!   

This super simple sand and shaving cream mix is tons of fun.  It would be perfect as an outdoor summer sensory bin for preschoolers.  (But I guarantee older kids will love it, too.)

how to make sand foam

 

Making sand foam is perfect for summer.  Your child will also love our Frozen shaving cream play idea.  

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Sand and Shaving Cream 

Start by pouring several cups of play sand into a large, shallow container.  We used an empty under the bed storage container.  

Then spray a bunch of shaving cream on top of the sand.  Seriously, it’s that easy.  

shaving cream and sand sensory play

Mix the shaving cream and sand together.  

You can use a spoon, but it is so much fun for the kids to use their hands for this.  

Keep adding shaving cream as needed until you wind up with a nice, fluffy, sandy texture.  (It reminds me a bit of that whipped butter and cinnamon/sugar mix they put on sweet potatoes at some restaurants.)

While you can use plain, dollar store shaving cream, it is even more fun with a scented variety, like this raspberry shaving cream.  

shaving cream and sand sensory play

Your child will have fun piling it into their hands, mixing it, and just feeling it.  It has a seriously awesome texture.  

You can also add small construction trucks to the play, tiny dishes (as long as the kids are old enough to know not to eat it), or toy animals.

As the children explore and play with the mixture you can add in more shaving cream as needed.

As I said earlier, even older kids will like this one.  My niece kept telling me it was the “best time” she’d had at our house  — pretty high compliments from a 7 year-old.  

Sand and shaving cream (also called sand foam) is a fun summer sensory experience your kids will love.  

how to make sand foam by mixing sand and shaving creame

Let the kids have fun with these other ideas:

  • Apple-Scented Bubble Dough
  • Shark Party Games
  • Subtraction Squish Math Activity 

 

Filed Under: Sensory Play Tagged With: sand play, sensory play, shaving cream

Comments

  1. GInny Marie says

    August 5, 2013 at 4:10 pm

    That’s brilliant! I think I would like to play in that concoction!

    • OneMommy says

      August 5, 2013 at 8:01 pm

      It WAS pretty fun to play in, I have to say! ๐Ÿ™‚

    • OneMommy says

      August 5, 2013 at 8:02 pm

      It WAS pretty fun to play in, I have to say! ๐Ÿ™‚

  2. Kris, Neighbor Chick says

    August 6, 2013 at 4:32 pm

    My kids are older, but I miss activities like this. I’m gonna tweet and pin it for all the parents of little ones. Such a fun project! Have a lovely day.

    • OneMommy says

      August 12, 2013 at 9:45 am

      Thank you so much for pinning it!

  3. sarah says

    August 7, 2013 at 9:14 pm

    That does look so fun and simple and I can’t wait to try it. We have a sandbox filled with 3,000 lbs of sand! I would love for you to stop by and share it on my new Sensory Play Wednesdays Linky Party!

  4. Andrea B (@goodgirlgonered) says

    August 10, 2013 at 2:48 pm

    I never thought about mixing shaving cream with sand. Great idea! Sounds like the kids enjoyed! ๐Ÿ™‚

    • OneMommy says

      August 12, 2013 at 9:40 am

      It was super neat feeling! ๐Ÿ™‚

  5. Emma says

    August 12, 2013 at 7:18 am

    We tried something similar – shaving cream and rice (my 4-year-old’s idea) and she didn’t like the texture of it. I’m glad your kids seemed to enjoy your mixture more!

    • OneMommy says

      August 12, 2013 at 5:09 pm

      Oh, now shaving cream and rice sounds interesting….. I love what kids come up with! Maybe she’d like the sand one?

  6. Mum of One says

    August 12, 2013 at 7:55 am

    What a great idea. How do you think of this stuff?! I have pinned for future use. Thanks for sharing with the pin it party this week ๐Ÿ™‚

  7. Carrie says

    August 16, 2013 at 7:16 pm

    What a great idea!! I love it! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!

  8. Donna Yates says

    September 3, 2013 at 11:44 pm

    Amazing. I never would have thought of this. And it kept them creative for quite a while.

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