Shaving Cream Activities

Jello Magic

Use four boxes of your favorite jello and whip it up the night before you plan to play with it. You can use 9 x 13 pans. When you’re ready to show your toddler, spread out a cloth outside to sit on then place your pans of jello out. Use different scoops to move it around. You can also place small plastic toys in the jello. This is a good sensory activity. Or, take a water balloon activity to the next level by filling balloons with jello, instead. Do it together — that’s the point. Contain the jello balloons in a large box or baby pool then go to town smashing the balloons with your feet. Hold hands!

More Ideas

• Make shaving cream pies in old tin pie pans

• Use muffin tins to make different colors of shaving cream paint (use food coloring)

• Spread shaving cream on a tray and make letters and designs

“BUCKETFUL OF NATURE”

Spring is a great time to enjoy nature’s bounty outdoors. Take your little one out into the yard — or to a nearby park — and bring a bucket with you. Look for things like pinecones, unusual rocks, bird nest or egg shells, leaves, flowers, worms ... anything! Then set yourselves down to explore your findings. Nature is a marvelous teacher that can really get your child’s imagination going.

Sandi Haustein is a mom of three boys and one girl who are helping her broaden her messy limits.