Shaving Cream and Water Beads

Water Beads/Shaving Cream

I knew going into this playtime I was in for a big mess by the end, but I also knew the girls would love it. It was way too hot to go outside, so I set this up on our pantry floor in front of the washer and dryer. A few weeks earlier, I set aside some of the multicolored water beads from the batch that I froze for outside play. I filled up 8 portion cups with shaving cream and gave them some “tools” to sculpt with.

Water Beads/Shaving Cream

The first thing Nadia wanted to do was attempt to shape the shaving cream into something interesting. Amelie started by coating the water beads in the cream. At that point I left them to it and told them to call me when they were done.

Water Beads/Shaving Cream

This is what I saw when I came back – Amelie was trying to get it on every exposed body part. Nadia was saying she was done because the smell was too strong – HA!

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The towels on the floor made for an easy clean up and I put both girls directly into the bathtub. I think they both would have liked this better if I could find some unscented shave cream, but even the sensitive skin scent smelled too much like aftershave.

Sticky Mosaics

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I saw someone mention these Sticky Mosaics by Orb on Facebook and immediately looked them up on Amazon. I knew that Amelie would love them, so I suggested that Nonnie buy her some for her birthday. They are so great!!! Amelie was a sweet girl and shared with Nadia and they both had a great time.

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The girls had a lot of fun with these and they even came with some rhinestones which they both love to stick on things. The designs go on a really thick paperboard that makes them more stable and they have held up well for a couple of months now. My mom bought the Zoo Animals and Fairies. I think that I will be putting more of these on Amelie’s Christmas list because she loves stickers so much.

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I highly recommend these because they are really easy for the kids to do.  They are also great for fine motor skill practice and matching up shapes.

The amazon carousel below is an affiliate link if you want to order 🙂 — I have also seen them at Hobby Lobby, but I am not sure how the price compares.

“Old King Cole” Art

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Supplies.

Next up in our art lessons was a potato painting and drawing of “Old King Cole.” We have the song on one of our Music Together CD’s and the girls had fun singing along after the project.

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First they had to make potato prints with the tempera paint and let them dry.

Old King Cole

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Then it was time to draw on all the little details.

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I like how they each have their own style for the “fiddlers 3,” the pipe and his bowl. Too fun!

Very Hungry Caterpillar Art

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Supplies prepped for two 🙂

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Amelie “needed” to do her art in princess earrings.

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Working hard on each step.

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All the pieces of their collages need to dry overnight.

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Adding the finishing touches.

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