Dear Reader,
I decided to try something new. Something that turned out to be really messy. I have never used shaving cream to trace shapes or anything else. It has been suggested so many times that I finally decided to take the plunge. Lessons were learned, and not just by the kids.
So the idea for the activity was for my children to practice making different shapes. My oldest really struggles with most of the shapes so I thought this would be the perfect practice. While this was true it has taken me some trial and error.
First lesson, don’t use too much shaving cream. I put a layer as big as my cookie sheet, which ended up being way too much. Since no one told me how thin to make it, or that I needed to do a thin layer at all, I will tell you. Learn from my mistakes, a thin layer will suffice.
Lesson number two, don’t use hands. I thought I would just let my kids use their hands, since that would make a good sensory option as well. Let them play in the shaving cream after, but use a utensil to draw with otherwise your activity will be derailed very quickly. I don’t know if you know this, but shaving cream sticks to your hands very quickly. Shortly after we began there was shaving cream everywhere else too.
I did try this activity a second time with less shaving cream and it worked so much better. My child was able to actually make the pictures. I still let them play in the shaving cream after, but I was able to get them to practice the shapes.
