I know you probably made your way over here because you saw a picture of my kids covered in shaving cream and thought…is she insane?
No, I am not (mostly) but with 5 weeks still left in summer, we are breaking out the totally inexpensive, but still totally awesome, fun.
And if you think no way in heck would you ever let your kids do this…why not? This is probably the easiest clean up we have done all year and cost me under $5!
Create a Shaving Cream Slip N Slide
You can call this a slip n slide, you can call it a big painting canvas, perhaps some shaving cream snow angels, but whatever you choose its tons of fun.
All you need is
- super cheap white shaving cream, 98 cents Walmart
- plastic paint sheet ($2- you can get thicker ones that may last longer if you like for a few dollars more)
- optional: Food coloring
Spread your sheet out. We got a cheap one but keep in mind the cheaper the plastic, the more easily it blows becuase there is no weight to it. We held ours down with backyard toys.
To start off I put shaving cream on the plastic sheet in piles, put a little food coloring on top, and handed Phoenyx a paint brush.
Then Charlotte showed up and was like…paint brushes are for wimps, lets DO this….
2 seconds later the entire backyard smelled like a mans face and the kids were having a great time.
They even made shaving cream angels
And look…SUPER EASY cleanup. Drug out the hose and voila. Comes right off.
You should win the award for coolest mom ever. I wish we had a backyard to do this in, Zoe would have a blast and I’m sure Gav would too:)
Looks like fun, and I love how easy it washes off!
Looks like y’all had a blast!! I love going outside and keeping the kids entertained without pricey outdoor toys.
It is the simple things that bring so much pleasure. Thanks for the reminder.
This is such a fun idea, and your kids are so cute! I can’t believe how big P is!
Ah the joys of being a kid! I hope you joined in Trisha. I know I would heehee 🙂
I was a preschool teacher for many years and we would spray our tables down with shaving cream! It is a great sensory activity, the kids love it, and everything smells so good when you are done!! Great post 🙂
You are so creative. I need to think outside the box more. My kids would love this!
You are a great Mom! Love it! My son’s hockey team had a shaving cream fight years ago and it was great fun!
I love it. We will have to do this for sure!
I did pop over when I saw a pic of your kids covered in shaving cream…and I thought how fun would that be. I’ll have to set that up next time I have the g-kids over. And I’ll have even more fun hosing them off 😉
Thanks for sharing!
Great idea to keep the kids entertained without spending a small fortune.