Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 54,179 times. Shaving Cream Bath Paint! DIY foam paint – mix equal parts shaving cream and glue into a Ziplock bag, add your desired food coloring and then, with the bag sealed, squish the bag together until all your ingredients are nicely mixed together. Empty liquid soap dispenser (preferably a foaming dispenser). This shaving cream foam sand is an EASY way to make kinetic sand. I wanted to share a few things that you can do with your shaving cream art. Your shaving cream and paint will eventually get kind of muddled. The oils in these recipes can get rancid if not stored properly. How to make puffy paint with flour and salt: If you prefer to not use shaving cream, you can make puffy paint with salt instead. Check out our article on Microwave Puffy Paint for a different spin on this idea that doesn’t use shaving cream. Give the kids eye droppers of liquid watercolor to squirt in (or use a different type of coloring and put it on top). To learn how to make a creamy shaving cream, keep reading! Use a popsicle stick to scrape the cream off the paper and discard it. Once they are done, take a piece of paper and press it into the foam. Is it necessary to add the 10 drops of essential oil? They can try out different ways to squeeze in the paint, different ways to make patterns once it is mixed with the shaving foam and different ways to print their pictures at the end. If it’s hard to squeeze out of the baggie, add more glue. Pin It We have had some super fun recently at bath time, simply by whipping up some easy peasy bath paint! */ Turn bath time into art time with some easy to make bath paints! You can wipe off any residue with a paper towel. Then gradually add in the water. I always offer alternatives to paint with so there is a choice on whether to use hands or not. I enjoyed doing it too. However, we were able to do this 10-12 times easily before that began to happen. It rained and I didn’t have to go out after work and spray down the area we used. It will keep its shape. Don't let the ingredients come to a boil; use just enough heat to help them liquify. Take a tiny paintbrush/brown paint and add little chocolate chips! Liquid watercolors (you can use food coloring but that will stain more), White paper (we used copy paper but you could recycle your old junk mail that’s blank on the back). If the foam paint comes pouring out when you clip off the edge, you’ll need to add more shaving cream. about 1-1/4 cup of water. We used smocks because this is daycare and this is other people’s laundry, but if it were just my kids, I wouldn’t care about that. Puffy paint is so easy to make and it's SO MUCH FUN to paint with! This shaving cream paint will do just that. DIY How to Make Puffy Paint (without shaving cream!) This shaving cream foam sand is an EASY way to make kinetic sand. To create this article, 9 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time. RELATED: String Painting Puffy Paint All you need is 3 simple ingredients - shaving cream, white glue and food colouring. February 20, 2012 by Anna Ranson. How did the shaving cream paint feel? Kids will mix colors, feel the foam, squeeze it, swirl it or whatever they enjoy. If you're prone to dry skin or razor burn, apply a little moisturizer with aloe. All you need is glue and plain white borax. You will need shaving cream (not gel), school glue, blue or black construction paper for the background, black, brown and orange construction paper scraps for the snowman decorations, a small cup or bowl, a craft stick for stirring, and some paintbrushes. Questions to ask preschoolers about the shaving cream paint project could be, what happens to the colors when you swirl them? food coloring (I used gel food coloring, but you can use liquid food coloring, too) Start by mixing the flour, baking soda, and salt together. Window clings: Paint the puffy paint onto wax paper in small shapes and designs. Dip a foam brush or artist's brush into the puff paint; then apply the paint to the construction paper in somewhat thick layers. And you can even put it in a gallon-size Ziplock bag and tape it to the table to explore without the mess. Find out how to make frozen shaving cream foam paint. So here is how to make your own puffy paint and paint snowmen with your child. If you want your slime colorful, you can add some food coloring. I always have a couple of cheap cans of Barbasol shaving foam set aside for play activities. Zero to Hero Nutrition: How to Actually Get Kids to Eat Healthy Food. If you’re concerned about the paint sticking to your spoons, you can use chopsticks, popsicle sticks, or even straws to mix the glue and shaving cream together. Then, pour the mixture into a blender with aloe vera, baking soda, and liquid castile soap and blend everything for several minutes. Making foam paint is as easy as it gets. To learn how to make a creamy shaving cream, keep reading! I tried method #1 but it came out too watery. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/6\/6f\/Make-Your-Own-Shaving-Cream-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Make-Your-Own-Shaving-Cream-Step-1-Version-2.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/6\/6f\/Make-Your-Own-Shaving-Cream-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/aid3429983-v4-728px-Make-Your-Own-Shaving-Cream-Step-1-Version-2.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"