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Easy Shaving Cream Box Cake Sensory and Pretend Play

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I’m sure your first thoughts when you hear the words ‘shaving cream sensory play’ are, “Oh no, way too messy!”.

Rest assured, yes, shaving cream can be messy but it provides an amazing sensory experience that all children love!

Be prepared for a bit of mess and you’ll be surprised at how much smoother the activity will go.

I have to say it feels good to just let go (with these tips) sometimes!

Get creative with a simple shaving cream sensory box cake activity for pretend play and messy fun inside using household supplies! Go for it!

Shaving Cream Box Cake Sensory Play Activity

This shaving cream sensory play activity was such a great hit that we’ve actually done it twice!

And it’s so simple and easy that children from toddler age to grade school can have creative texture fun with it!

To create your own Shaving Cream Box Cake Sensory Play, you will need:

  • shaving cream
  • container to hold the shaving cream (we used a foil pie plate)
  • liquid water colours or food colouring
  • paint brush
  • loose parts as decorations (pom poms, cut up straws, cut up pipe cleaners, pony beads, buttons, candles etc)
  • cardboard box
Make your own birthday cakes with shaving cream, food coloring, craft bits and a box! This sensory activity is a perfect activity for a little messy pretend play at home.

How to Prep Your Shaving Cream Sensory Play Box Cake Activity

First, fill your container with shaving cream then add a few drops of food coloring.

Make your own birthday cakes with shaving cream, food coloring, craft bits and a box! This sensory activity is a perfect activity for a little messy pretend play at home.

Let your kids get involved in preparing the shaving cream “icing” for their sensory play activity.

you can even let them drop the food coloring in the shaving foam themselves if you trust them too.

My kids couldn’t wait to see what were going to do at this point.

They instantly asked to mix up the shaving cream. Absolutely, why not!

Go ahead and let your kids get messy with this simple shaving cream box cake that’s perfect for toddlers and preschoolers to have sensory fun with pretend play!

I love it when my kids just want to get in there! It’s so exciting!

Especially when it’s a sensory play activity like this box cake!

Create Your Shaving Foam Birthday Cake!

When I explained to the girls that we were going to decorate a cake and the shaving cream was the icing, they were in awe!

Birthdays are the perfect time to do this activity! What better way to celebrate a birthday than to decorate your own messy cake!

Give your child a paint brush and let play pretend as they add the sensory shaving cream to the box.

Get creative with a simple shaving cream sensory box cake activity for pretend play and messy fun inside using household supplies! Go for it!

Then they can decorate their cake with the loose craft parts.

My girls were enthralled with this sensory activity!

The giggles were contagious!

Go ahead and let your kids get messy with this simple shaving cream box cake that’s perfect for toddlers and preschoolers to have sensory fun with pretend play!

Watching the box cake get decorated was really super cool!

Get creative with a simple shaving cream sensory box cake activity for pretend play and messy fun inside using household supplies! Go for it!
Get creative with a simple shaving cream sensory box cake activity for pretend play and messy fun inside using household supplies! Go for it!

It came together so awesome!

However, I must say that once they finished decorating their cakes, the sensory fun wasn’t over yet!

Things started to get silly!

These girls love getting their hands dirty with shaving foam sensory activities!
These girls love getting their hands dirty with shaving foam sensory activities!

I’ll admit my girls definitely don’t mind getting messy!

In fact, they love it!

All the tactile textures really keep toddlers and preschoolers engaged.

That’s why this sensory play box cake with shaving cream was the perfect activity for my home!

A super quick and easy sensory shaving cream box cake for toddlers and preschoolers to get a little messy and creative using household supplies.
These girls love getting their hands dirty with shaving foam sensory activities!

Yes, it was definitely bath time after this but the mess was worth it to see their smiles!

Definitely a priceless activity full of memories!

What activities have you done where you just let go of things?

Share your experiences with us.

We’d love to hear all about them!

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