Painting with shaving cream is something I’ve had on our to-do list for a while now. The amazing Anna from The Imagination Tree made shaving cream bath paint last winter and I love how she served hers up.
If you only have one or two little ones, the shaving cream paint is a fabulous bath-time activity. I play with a sightly larger crowd though so I made a mental note to figure out how to do something similar without having to squeeze a bunch of Hooligans into my bathtub or guest-shower.
Last night it dawned on me: our sliding glass doors! One pane of glass is obstructed by the sliding screen, and I didn’t want my little artists to be crammed around just the one pane, so I popped the screen door off the track and set it aside so they’d have both panes to paint on. PERFECT!
Ok! Let’s get to it. This activity is SUPER easy to prepare! 
Squirt some shaving cream into a muffin tin and add a few drops of food colouring.
Let your little ones stir up their colours.
Grab your paintbrushes and go nuts. 
They LOVED this activity! Even my twelve year old, who was home this morning because he was heading out to a hockey tournament, got in on the action.
Honestly, they had a blast. They were at it for about an hour, and when 3 of them finally finished up and moved on one of the youngest ones stayed at it for a good 15 or 20 minutes more. Who knew something this simple would keep them entertained for this long? It was a great way to spend the morning.
And when they were done, I filled up a bucket with warm water and handed out sponges, and we had a whole new activity on our hands (not to mention squeaky-clean sliding glass doors). 
If you’re looking for more shaving cream activities to do with your little ones, check out our marbleized shaving cream activity (it’s SO awesome!), our very simple shaving cream sensory bin and our awesome shaving cream car wash.
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I love the colors that were made, cant beat shaving cream fun. The smell, texture all of it wakes the senses and gets the creative juices flowing. I love that your son joined also
Missed your posts, So glad you are back. you are a wonderful blogger!
Thanks, Spirit! It’s great to be back!
I have heard that shaving cream works wonders on windows and I love the idea of the kids helping out and having fun at the same time. just pinned!
I use it on my tables at school when they get really dirty. Takes a while to get it all off, but I have clean tables and the kiddos love it. WE use it for namewriting practice while we are at it.
That is just a brilliant way to get the tables clean and have some fun all at the same time! You’ve just given me a great idea for a new activity, Bette!
What fun! We’ve done this in the bath tub and on the window sounds fabulous! We will definitely do this!