Babyternals

This activity is very fun but can get pretty messy. It would be a good activity to do outside this summer, while the children have their bathing suits on.

Materials: All you need is a can of shaving cream and a table that can be wiped down or hosed off.

Have the children gather around the table and give each a decent amount of room. This may require the children taking turns, which is a good lesson to learn. Spray the shaving cream on the table and allow the children to “paint” on the table itself. The children could make shapes, designs, whatever they feel like making, even if it’s just swirls, with their fingers and hands. Let the children play for a reasonable amount of time, say ten minutes.

Then to clean up just let them run through the sprinkler or use the hose to clean off, since they are in their bathing suits. If you have other children waiting just let them use what shaving cream is already on the table and just add more if needed. After all the children have had a turn just take the hose and spray off the table for easy cleanup.