Housing a Forest - Learn, Create, Experiment
  • Home
  • About
  • Categories
  • Experiments
  • Kid Projects
  • Kid Art
Stay Connected With HOUSING A FOREST on...
  • pinterest
  • facebook
  • google plus
  • twitter
  • rss
  • blog lovin
January 8, 2012

Cleaning with Shaving Cream

Our poor IKEA art trays were in need of a major cleaning.  They were covered with paint, glue, glitter, markers and most any other art medium you can think of.  I have the cleaning bug, which does not visit our house often so I am taking full advantage of it!  You are going to love this simple Cleaning with  Shaving Cream trick.

Cleaning With Shaving Cream

A while ago, my sister-in-law taught me this simple trick.  Shaving cream is a fun medium to play with.  It is a great sensory medium, plus it has the added bonus of cleaning power.  Love that!

Cleaning With Shaving Cream

The kiddos had fun smearing, building towers and drawing pictures.  I thought about making some cute marbled artwork, but we will save that for another day since the main goal today was to clean.

Cleaning With Shaving Cream

We used a can of shaving cream that has been in the back of our cupboard for a long time.  However, if I was purchasing a new can I would buy a sent free variety.  The smell can be quiet strong.  Annika asked me if it was OK that she smelled like Grandpa Bruce.  So funny!

Cleaning With Shaving Cream

The kids enjoyed playing numerous games of tic-tac-toe.  The loved “erasing” each game.

Cleaning With Shaving Cream

Once they tired of drawing, I gave the kiddos some scrub brushes to get the last of the grime off the trays.  It worked like a charm.  With a simple rinse, the trays are now perfectly clean and ready for the next creative project.

Hmmmm…I wounder how many cans of shaving cream it would take to clean our shower;)

If you don’t want to miss out on any of the fun we are having at Housing A Forest, make sure to follow us on Pinterest, Facebook, Google + and Twitter.

Posted in Kid Projects and tagged Cleaning, Kid Projects, sensory.

Welcome to Housing A Forest!
I would love for you to grab a cup of coffee and stay a while. You can read more about us or catch up on our favorite experiments, projects + art activities.

Related posts:

  1. DIY Microfiber Cleaning Slippers
  2. Ice Cream Math
  3. Snow Ice Cream
  4. Cleaning Recipes
« « previous
next » »

9 thoughts on “Cleaning with Shaving Cream”

  1. Brittney on January 8, 2012 at 5:46 am said:

    I can remember using shaving cream to clean our tables when I was in kindergarten, and I was just thinking earlier that my kids will be using shaving cream tomorrow night to clean the bath crayons from tonight’s bath!

    Reply ↓
    • Tammy on January 8, 2012 at 6:00 am said:

      I love that idea! We will have to try that in the near future.

      Reply ↓
  2. pip on January 8, 2012 at 9:47 am said:

    What a fantastic idea! i love it. that will be next on my shopping list! thanks for the scent free advice!

    Reply ↓
  3. Janell on January 16, 2012 at 9:28 am said:

    We did our floors (nothing with any special sealant) with shaving cream! The kids “ice skated” all around. When I get pictures uploaded, I will send them on. It was a blast!

    Reply ↓
    • Tammy on January 16, 2012 at 7:17 pm said:

      That sounds like a blast! I would love to see pictures.

      Reply ↓
  4. gerry on August 7, 2012 at 4:04 pm said:

    I tried every thing out there in the world to clean my bathroom shower floor. very expensive stuff from bleach to commercial chemicals. Believe it or not I finally found something that really works. I got so mad I used a whole can of my hubbys shaving cream, and my floor is white!!!

    Reply ↓
  5. Wendy on August 13, 2012 at 7:52 pm said:

    Shaving cream is also great to keep your bathroom mirrors defoggy! 🙂

    Reply ↓
  6. Pingback: The ABC's of Crafting on a Budget - Letters K-O - Housing A ForestHousing a Forest

  7. Daniel on March 27, 2014 at 9:30 am said:

    Awesome drawings! My kids are really exited when I give them having cream and they play with it.

    Reply ↓

Leave a Reply to pip Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Stay Connected
  • pinterest
  • facebook
  • google plus
  • twitter
  • rss
  • blog lovin

About Me

Search

Popular on Housing A Forest

Compass Painting ~ a fun and playful way to combine math and art! Who knew school supplies could be so fun!
Barbie Salon
Dancing Oobleck

This post may include affiliate links. You can read my full Disclosure Policy on the about me page.