Shaving Cream Wooden Hearts

Written on 01/22/2024
Lynette Buchanan


Age Level
Years +

Mess Level
Medium

Difficulty to Create
Easy


What This Activity Can Teach​

  • Discover cause & effect 
  • Fine and gross motor skills
  • Hand-eye coordination
  • Sensory exploration
  • Social skills 
  • Enhances focus and concentration
  • Color recognition
  • Language development
  • Creativity


Things you'll need for activity

  • Wood hearts (Mondo Llama at Target)
  • Shaving cream
  • Food coloring
  • Skewer or similar for stirring
  • Scrapper 
  • Silicone mat
  • Paper towels
  • Plate
  • Gloves (optional)


How To Make

Step 1: dispense shaving cream onto plate.

Step 2: add drops of food coloring to shaving cream be sure to spread them out. 

Step 3: using the skewer, mix food coloring around. Play around with how much you’d like to mix it. You can even try to make designs in it.

Step 4: place one side of the heart onto the shaving cream mixture. 

Step 5: pickup heart and scrape off shaving cream with scrapper. 

Step 6: repeat set 4 and 5 with the other side and all edges. 

Step 7: once heart is fully coated, using paper towels, remove any excess shaving cream.

Step 8: air dry. 







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