It’s been absolutely gorgeous here this week! Hot and summer-like and it’s only March! We’ve been spending our days outside, and these temps have been perfect for getting messy and playing with water, so we set up a shaving cream car wash yesterday.
I covered the lid of a storage container with shaving cream. This served as the actual car-wash.
Next to that, I turned over a laundry basket, and set a glass dish on top. I had a couple of non-slip rubber pads that I put underneath the dish to keep it from sliding around. I filled the dish with warm water and added a couple of drops of blue food colouring. This was the rinse-station.
Then a stool with a tea-towel draped over the top served as a place to dry the cars.
The Hooligans played together at the car-wash for an hour: washing, rinsing, drying, and starting all over again. This little guy was at it for an hour and a half! 
I think that’s a sure sign that it was a hit!
Want some more great shaving cream activities? Check out our marbled hearts and shaving cream and food colouring posts!
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I love this idea and I’m sure my boys will also. Looks like we will be washing cars after naps! Thanks!
What a fun twist to the shaving foam! Love this idea!
What a perfectly timed post! Rearranging our craft supplies, I came across a can of shaving cream and was wondering what to use it for, this is such a novel idea, I love it
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Just curious I seen lots of shaving cream activities Id like to use however We are not allowed to use shaving cream unless it doesn’t say “keep out of the reach of children” what kind to you use and does it have this warning? I have not been able to find any that doesn’t have the warning.
Hi Amber, i know of others who are advised against using shaving cream and the closest alternative they’ve found is canned whipped cream. I do know that some have found while looking at the fine print in their regulations that they are only ADVISED not to use it. They’re not actually prohibited from using it, so you might want to check your regulations to see if you’re actually completely prohibited from using it. Sorry I can’t be of more help. I don’t know if any shaving creams come without a warning.
Good luck! Jackie