Feel like trying something that may not capture their attention for hours but there are multiple educational opportunities? First I put the shaving cream in the tub and spread it around evenly and then we worked on tracing letters. You know, I make a capital "B" and the girls attempt to trace it and Daphne starts crying because the shaving cream is sticking to her hands... I've never worked with THAT much shaving cream before and it is REALLY annoying how much it sticks. After we got Daphne calmed down she started enjoying the messiness.
After tracing letters we did a bit of a lesson about color mixing. Using food coloring we made piles of yellow, red and blue and then mixed them up. Naomi loved this and I was a bit surprised because she isn't much of a get your hands dirty kind of girl. I'd give this exercise a B. Clean up wasn't so bad. Better than rice all over the floor!
Interested in other sensory tub activities? We've used straws, packing peanuts, suds n' TP, rice, screw on caps, beans and mashed potatoes.
