Add a Little Glitter To Your Life: Shaving Cream Glitter Sensory Bags

Glitter is a four-letter word to most infant teachers. It's a choking hazard, messy and a tad too sparkly for our littlest homies, but don't push glitter to the side just yet. Glitter has a shining possibility that will light up your infant's eyes more than a bottle at feeding time!

Shaving Cream Glitter Sensory Bags are a phenomenal option for this otherwise sticky situation. Look below for an easy way to incorporate glitter into early learning.

What You Will Need

• Quart-Sized Ziploc Bags
• Shaving Cream
• Paint
• Glitter
• Shipping Tape

Instructions

1. Gather supplies.
2. Open the quart-sized Ziploc bag and fill with a small amount of paint. If you would like to show how secondary colors are created, place a small amount of two colors of paint.
3. Squeeze a nice amount of shaving cream into the bag.
4. Layer with another layer of paint.
5. Add a generous amount of glitter.
6. Remove air from the bag by gently pressing down and sealing the top.
7. Use shipping tape to seal the top of the bag so the shaving cream/paint/glitter cannot "make an escape" during the activity. 

Performing The Learning Activity

1. Sit children down at the table. 
2. Tell the children that they are going to feel something "cold and very squishy". 
3. Demonstrate ways that you can squish the bag: pinch, press, gently pound, or roll the bag. 
4. Help the babies do this. 
5. Use descriptive words such as mixing, the color's names, cold, gooey etc. 
6. Continue until attention span wanes. 

After the Fun: 

After proper squishing has taken place, the bags should resemble a flattened pancake. 

Glitter Never Looked So Good!