Make this super easy winter shaving cream painting with your toddlers today! You probably already have the ingredients in your home to make this DIY Christmas art right now.
Winter is the perfect season for festive art projects, and this Easy Winter Shaving Cream Painting for Toddlers is a great way to get creative!
Using shaving cream and food coloring, this activity brings a unique sensory twist to holiday card-making. The process is fun, colorful, and offers a perfect opportunity to make homemade holiday cards.
My kids thought it was so amazing that shaving cream made art. I know yours will too!
Why Shaving Cream Painting is Great for Toddlers
Shaving cream painting is a fun sensory experience that toddlers enjoy. Here’s why this winter craft is fantastic:
- Encourages Creativity: The swirled colors give each card a unique, marbled look.
- Sensory Exploration: Playing with shaving cream introduces toddlers to new textures.
- Fine Motor Development: From spreading the shaving cream to cutting out shapes, this activity strengthens fine motor skills.
- Holiday Fun: This winter-themed activity creates festive cards that are perfect to share with friends and family.
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Supplies Needed for Shaving Cream Holiday Card Craft
Here’s what you’ll need for this winter card-making activity:
- Cardstock
- Christmas cookie cutters
- Food coloring -green and red
- Shaving cream foam (NOT GEL)
- Butter knife
- Scissors
- Glue Stick
- Black or colored marker
- Small shallow dish
- Squeegee
How to Make Winter Shaving Cream Painting
Take a piece of card stock and trace the cookie cutters.
Fill a shallow dish with foam shaving cream. Speckle it with the food coloring. Use a knife to swirl the food coloring around.
Place the white card stock with the cookie cutter traced side down onto the prepared shaving cream, and press down gently.
Carefully lift and place the paper onto the cooling rack to dry (don’t scrape the shaving cream off yet).
Let sit for 30 minutes, then take the squeegee, and scrape the excess shaving cream off.
Carefully place the cardstock back onto the cooling rack and let dry overnight.
Cut out each shape and use a glue stick to stick each cookie cutter shape to a folded colored piece of paper creating a card.
Tips for Shaving Cream Painting Success
- Lay down newspaper, a silicone mat, or a tablecloth to protect surfaces from food coloring.
- Toddlers may need assistance with cutting and attaching shapes to the card.
- This is a perfect craft for creating multiple cards to share with family and friends.
- If you don’t want to make cards, you can cut out a hole at the top and turn these into ornaments!
Benefits of Shaving Cream Painting for Toddlers
This easy winter shaving cream painting activity offers some learning and sensory benefits. Here are a few:
- Encourages Holiday Spirit: Creating these holiday cards helps toddlers feel involved in the season.
- Sensory Play: Shaving cream provides a unique sensory experience that toddlers love.
- Hands-On Art: This project is a wonderful way to introduce simple art concepts like color mixing and marbling.
Final Thoughts
This winter shaving cream craft is a fun, low-cost way to create some art with your toddlers during the holiday season.
Your toddlers will enjoy the messy, sensory aspect of shaving cream painting, creating a memorable holiday experience. So get to crafting and enjoy!
Check out these other Christmas activities for toddlers:
- Christmas sensory activities
- Winter sensory activities
- Winter look-and-find sensory bottle
- Calming winter sensory bottle
- Artic animal sensory bin
- Crunchy Christmas slime
- How to make fake snow
- Construction winter sensory bin
- Fine motor Christmas crafts
- Christmas art projects
- Winter STEM activities
- Pipe cleaner icicles
- Christmas sensory bin
- Penguin sensory bin
- Snowball catapult
- Snowman craft
- Shaving Cream Painting
- Christmas tree sensory bottle
- Penguin ice skating sensory activity
- Jingle bell music craft
If you love making sensory bins and bottles for your toddlers, you will love all these sensory play ideas!
