Shaving Cream and Foam Blocks Sensory Play

My girls just love having different types of sensory activities they can do. I always have a sensory bin set up that they can play with. I don’t always black about them either. Sometimes they are repeats from years before and sometimes we just like to have fun without worries. We have done this foam block sensory bin before but it has been ages.

Today I’m sharing that this is a really fun and messy sensory play that is simple and easy to set up. It is excellent for kids in preschool, prek, and kindergarten.

The Shaving Cream and Foam Blocks Sensory Bin is a great addition to the sensory bins on the site.

What is a sensory bin?

A sensory bin is typically a plastic tub or container filled with carefully selected materials and objects to stimulate the senses of children in preschool.

Sensory bins might have rice, water beads, corn, beans, or other types filled with small items.

Shaving Cream and Foam Blocks Sensory Play

This is a sensory activity that took me less than 3 minutes to set up. It spent more time putting the shaving cream in than anything.

It is easy for kids to play in as well. It is also a fun sensory bin that kids can help set up as well.

It is an easy clean-up as well. I just have to run everything in the tub for a minute for it to be all cleaned up.

I sometimes let the girls do it one at a time or in groups. This time, they each got their own bin to play with.

You can also see that this is a great benefits of sensory play.

What you need for the Shaving Cream and Foam Blocks activity

• paper bin with lid or use a tray
• foam blocks
• shaving cream

Playing in the Shaving Cream and Foam Block Sensory Bin

Below is a few ways we use the shaving cream sensory bin for sensory play.

Just Play in the Shaving Cream Sensory Bin

Play is very important for kids. And this sensory bin is great for that. it is fun to watch them cover the blocks and find different shapes. But let them just play and explore the sensory bin.

You might also like this simple summer sensory play for kids.

See how the Shaving Cream and Blocks Stick to the Hands

For my youngest, this is her first time in years playing with the foam blocks and shaving cream. She dug right in but was hesitant at first. She liked to show me how much shaving cream she had on her hands. She liked that the blocks stuck to her hands as much as the cream did. We counted a few times to see just how many blocks she picked up with just the shaving cream.

Create a Tower out of Blocks

She did at one time make a small tower from some of the blocks. You can see how the block stick to each other with the shaving cream.

This is loads of fun to see them do. She also did a town out of different shape blocks.

Covering All the Foam Blocks with Shaving Cream

After playing for a while, it was her goal to try and cover all the foam blocks and not have any of them showing or attached to her hands. What I really love about this type of play is that it is 100% driven by her. I don’t give any input into what she should be doing.

Remember that just Playing is okay in the Sensory Bins

Remember that sensory play and sensory bins are just that play. So let kids play in the sensory bins and have fun. And let them decide how much they will play in the sensory bin.

This is also a fun activity to do during the winter when you are stuck inside.

Check out these other Simple Sensory Bins for Kids

Rock and Rice Sensory Bin is a great sensory bin for having rice and rocks. It is simple to set up and you can have hours of fun playing in the sensory bin. You can sort rocks, make shapes with rocks, and more with this sensory play.

Rock Sensory Bin is full of rock of different colors with a black rock for a filler for the colored rocks.

Shape Button Sensory Bin is a fun way to work on shapes with kids. You can scopy and pour. You can look for the different shapes in the sensory bin.

Wood Bead Sensory Bin is a sensory bin filled with wood beads and great for fine motor play with a pipe cleaner for threading the beads.

Button Sensory Bin is a sensory bin just filled with buttons that kids can use the scoop, pour and thread. There are so many ways to use this sensory bin.

Check out all the fun Sensory Bin Activities on 3 Dinosaurs.

Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com