Melting Ghost Shaving Cream Halloween Activity
This Melting Ghost Shaving Cream Sensory Bin is the perfect blend of messy play and learning.
Keyword: Halloween, Kids Activity
- Shaving Cream
- Wax paper or parchment paper
- Googly Eyes
- Spoon or Popsicle Stick
- Baking Sheet or Tray
- Sensory Tray with Water
Step 1: Cut a piece of wax paper out that fits inside the baking sheet or tray.
Step 2: Squirt the shaving cream on the wax paper.
Step 3: Use your spoon or popsicle stick to shape the shaving cream like a ghost.
Our ghosts are shaped like commas, but you could also do pacman-shaped ghosts, circle ghosts, or any shape you like. You could even let kids make their own ghosts.
Place two googly eyes onto each ghost.
Step 4: Place the tray in the freezer for at least 3 hours or overnight. The longer the better if you want the ghosts to be frozen all the way.
Prepare the melting ghost sensory bin:
Step 5: Prepare the sensory bin by filling it at least halfway with water. You can add food coloring and glitter for added effect. We added purple food coloring and glitter, which swirled around as my son played with the melting ghosts.
Step 6: Carefully peel the frozen ghosts from the wax paper and place them in the sensory bin.
Now it’s time to let the kids play! You can make your melting ghost shaving cream sensory bin even spookier by adding Halloween-themed items like plastic spiders or fake cobwebs. Glow-in-the-dark elements are also a fun twist to make the activity exciting even in the dark!