- Netmums
- Activities
- Creative play
- Arts and crafts
- How to make shaving foam paint pictures
Netmums Editorial
Make textured marbled pictures using shaving foam and paint. A great fun craft that kids will love. Here are the step by step instructions for shaving foam paint:
- white shaving foam
- paint
- a cocktail stick
- card
1
Squirt some shaving foam into a tray (a baking tray is ideal) and smooth it out with a knife.
2
Now squirt on some paint. You can just do a squiggle of different colours.
3
Take a cocktail stick and swirl the colours through the shaving foam until they all marble together and leave a pretty pattern. This stage is art in itself and such fun to do.
4
If you want you can squirt a rainbow of colours in an arc and take a cocktail stick to swirl and pull up the colours to make a pretty rainbow. Again at this stage this is a lovely textured picture in itself (although it won't last).
5
Take a piece of card and place it gently on top of your shaving foam and paint. Don't press too hard at all or it all goes too squidgy.
6
Gently peel off the card and you are left with a wonderfully textured swirl of 3D colours. They 'sink' a little as they dry but still look amazing and keep their 3D texture.
Best of all when it comes to cleaning up it's easy peasy as the shaving foam helps wash everything away and smells great too!
Once again - let your children experiment and explore with this activity to come up with ideas of their own. They can try out different ways to squeeze in the paint, different ways to make patterns once it is mixed with the shaving foam and different ways to print their pictures at the end. You can also simply mix equal parts of paint and shaving foam to make puffy paint and paint pictures using it. They take a while to dry but they are fabulously colourful and textured when they do.
Looking for more arty inspo? Check out these ideas or swap tips with other parents in our forum below.
Related stories
Top painting ideas for kids
CHAT: Arts and crafts
How to make gloop
Related articles
Advertisement Promotion with Jelly Blox Creative play
Parents put Jelly Blox toys to the test – here’s their verdict
Find out what our Netmums parents thought about these squidgy, squeezy building blocks which are designed to develop little ones’ motor skills and boost their imaginations too!
Real life Halloween
The best supermarket Halloween costumes for kids from £9 to buy online NOW
Everyone knows the best Halloween costumes sell out well before 31 October, so get organised and grab one of these supermarket fancy dress buys for less than a tenner, by fashion editor Kelly Moseley
Advertisement Promotion with Jelly Blox Creative play
5 reasons why children (and parents!) love Jelly Blox toys
Jelly Blox are a unique smooshy, squishy, squeezing building block system. Little hands can take a brick and stack it, or they can pick up a brick and bend it!
Creative play
Parents are creating screen-free morning baskets for their kids – and say it's the 'best decision ever'
Have you made a morning basket for your child yet? Here's everything you need to know about the TikTok trend and how it could make your life easier
Don't miss
Advertisement Promotion with Center Parcs Places to go
From archery to sensory play: all the Center Parcs activities your under-5 will LOVE
Looking for the perfect place for a family break? You’ve found it – Center Parcs is your little one’s idea of heaven
Advertisement Promotion with Center Parcs Places to go
Top tips for visiting Center Parcs with friends
With a huge range of family-friendly accommodation, nature on the doorstep and LOADS of activities for all ages, Center Parcs is the perfect base for group breaks. Here’s how to make it a trip you’ll never forget…
Advertisement Promotion with Center Parcs Places to go
‘I stayed at Center Parcs with my toddler and preschooler – here’s why it’s the perfect break for tired parents’
When you’ve got little ones who are ALWAYS on the go, a family break can sometimes feel like hard work. Not if you book a no-stress stay at Center Parcs, says mum-of-two Gina Hamilton
Most active chat
'Am I weird to question his sexuality?'
Unhealthy relationships
'He's cheated on me AGAIN'
AIBU?
'Should I do THIS just to keep him happy?'
AIBU?
'He's been spying on me for months'
Maternal mental health
'Partner threw a pathetic tantrum over THIS'
AIBU?
'FUMING ... teachers picking on my child'
General chat
Join your TTC club
Pregnancy
Babies (birth - 12 months)
Preschoolers (1 - 3 years)
Children (4 - 11 years)
Maternal mental health
'In laws are NOT happy I'm pregnant'
Unhealthy relationships
'13 weeks pregnant and he's leaving me'
Support for dads
'Do I still need to pay maintenance for my daughter?'
Child mental health
'My daughter's class is already SO cliquey'
Unhealthy relationships
'I did the unthinkable and found THIS'
Unhealthy relationships
'Don't want my baby's dad to have any rights'
Join the chat
