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Shaving Cream Sensory Play Ideas for Kids

May 27, 2025

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Looking for fun shaving cream sensory play ideas for your kids? Check out these awesome ideas for art, play and learning!

Updated June 2025

We don’t know about you, but shaving cream is one of the most requested art materials in our house. Kids just have so much fun with it! It’s fluffy, squishy, and delightfully messy—in the best way. Whether we’re exploring colors, making prints, or diving into sensory play, shaving cream never fails to spark creativity and joy.

If you’re looking for fun and easy ways to use shaving cream with kids, you’re in the right place! Here are our favorite ideas for using shaving cream for kids’ art, play, and learning—including colorful marbling projects, sensory table setups, and other creative art activities that are as engaging as they are budget-friendly.

Note: For those of you working in preschools/schools or for those of you worried about shaving cream, please read The Infamous “Shaving Cream” Article by Ms. Lisa’s Musings and Mayhems. We think it might help you feel better about using shaving cream.

Shaving Cream Sensory Play

shaving cream fluffy slime — Photo by Andrea Martelle

1. Fluffy Slime on The Artful Parent

2. The Best Ever Butter Slime on The Artful Parent

3. Frozen Shaving Cream Ocean Sensory Play on Hello, Wonderful

4. Shaving Cream as a Sensory Bin Material on The Artful Parent

shaving cream and water beads — Photo by Andrea Martelle

5. Water Beads and Shaving Cream on The Artful Parent

6. Shaving Cream Fluffy Oobleck Slime on Fantastic Fun and Learning

7. Shaving Cream Playdough on One Little Project

Shaving Cream Art Ideas

8. Shaving Cream Marbling on The Artful Parent

9. What to do with Shaving Cream Marbled Paper on The Artful Parent

10. DIY Snow Paint on The Artful Parent

11. Shaving Cream Puffy Paint on The Artful Parent

12. How to Do Foam Painting for Kids on The Artful Parent

13. Rainbow Marbled Butterfly Garland on Hello, Wonderful

14. Shaving Cream Marbled Hearts on Busy Toddler

15. How to Dye Easter Eggs with Shaving Cream on The Artful Parent

Do you have any other ideas for using shaving cream for kids in art, sensory play, or learning?

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