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I have been admiring the amazing sensory bath creations, created by Crystal at Growing a Jewelled Rose for some time and have been desperate to have a go. She has made some amazing Happy Birthday sensory baths and a beautiful rainbow one. Not nearly as creative as Crystal, I thought I would give it a shot, and I when I asked her if this would be ok, she was thrilled I wanted a go.
My three at the moment are really into their painting (well anything crafty really) and the twins are starting to get to grips with their colours, so I decided to make a sensory art bath.
I cut out some ‘blobs of paint’ from coloured paper to stick to walls.
I ran the bath and coloured it with some red food dye, and added bubbles and then sprinkled glitter on top.
In the bath, I added, paint brushes, sponges (shaped and handled sponges) and rollers.
The set up bath!
I then made up some bath paint using shaving foam and food dye in big bowls that I saw on The Imagination Tree, and put them in their coloured bath stacking cups around the sides and topped them up, as the kids used them.
Coloured Shaving Foam!
They were beside themselves.
Happily exploring!
Thrilled!
Deep in thought!
They loved hunted for the different paint tools in the bath. They starting added the glittery bubbles to their work as well, and they painted on all the surfaces using the foam, describing to me their pictures constantly.
The great thing about it is that it all just rinsed off with the shower afterwards and easy clean up. The trouble with making them such an awesome bath, is they now want them all the time!
Give it a go – great fun!
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Brilliant. I have just bought food dye for the bath and literally yesterday got the shaving foam and it never occurred to me to mix the 2.
Ooh this is interesting, not sure I could be brave enough to put the dye in the water but the shaving foam looks good fun (easy to clean up too, always a bonus!)
NOW this looks like fun!
Looks like lots of fun had during that bath time!!
Doesn’t the food colouring dye the children? I might give it a go.
That’s what I worried about too but it really doesn’t! X
OMG!! What a brilliant idea… I want some bath dye. What a great idea!!
Hehe Bathtimes have just got even more fun! I wonder if I will get away with doing this in my bath haha
xx
Just food colouring! Go for it, NOah would love it!
I must try this! Our bath times are never this fun. x
PLanning another now. Want to do the water balloon one that CRystal suggested.
That looks like so much fun. I couldn’t do it with mine though as the shaving foam would aggravate their ezcema
You have a point there as CHilled out boys played up after and I had not thought that through!
This turned out fantastically! I love it! Quite creative indeed!
Thanks! Totally your inspiration but we had fun! X
That looks so much fun!
It really was!
What a great idea. Looks like fun x
I know, Crystal is a genius at sensory play!
This looks such fun to do
Planning another now we loved it so much!
fab looks great fun! x
Oh it was!
Kerry your science side brings out such wonderful play ideas for your children. They are very lucky
Ah well this was not my inspiration but Crystals but a great idea. The kids loved it! X
What great fun and I can see why they would want it again and again! My two love when we put food colouring in the bath and not just because it means I sing silly songs!
Yes, we had a great time. Does take time to set up though!
I tried this on Friday night as I was feeling all inspired by your post! It went all wrong for me unfortunately! I filled a balloon with yellow food dye and water but when we popped the balloon the dye went everywhere (and I mean ceiling, radiator etc) and it won’t come off. I put blue dye in the water which came off fine but the grout on my tiles is now a lovely yellow. Thought my hubby was going to kill me when he saw the mess! JC did love it and had a great time but I don’t think I’ll repeat it anytime soon. xx
Oh no! That is a disaster. I have not tried the balloons yet. How much dye did you put in? I am so sorry you are stained! x
Oh,it looks like so much fun!! My daughter has such sensitive skin I’m afraid to add much to the bath, but do use lots of toys–we do tea parties or cooking most of the time. Thank you for sharing at Happy Family Times!!
Tea parties are a great idea!
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And thanks for sharing at Happy Family Times x
Your welcome x
Fantastic!! Got any ideas for babies rather than toddlers? I like the idea of twinkly lights and things but electricity and water don’t mix!
I would run a shallow bath for them to lay in and kick about, and blow bubbles at them, and hand them things like sponges and flannels to feel! x
Ooooh shaving foam paint – that looks a great idea…
They had a lot of fun with that! i must do that again soon! x