{"id":967,"date":"2016-11-06T19:14:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-06T19:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/index.php\/2014\/12\/13\/tuff-spot-christmas-tree-messy-play-2\/"},"modified":"2018-05-17T09:06:31","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T08:06:31","slug":"tuff-spot-christmas-tree-messy-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/tuff-spot-christmas-tree-messy-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Tree Messy Play"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do your kids love Christmas Trees and playing with Shaving Foam? Combine the two and decorate a Tuff Spot Christmas Tree in this messy play activity.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Christmas<\/p>\n

This post contains affiliate links for your convenience.<\/em><\/p>\n

We love getting messy with shaving foam at home<\/a>. It\u2019s a fantastic texture for kids to explore in a sensory activity and it\u2019s easy to clean up (win win). It was the perfect ingredient to add to a Christmas themed Tuff Spot <\/a>activity to fill a chilly afternoon.<\/p>\n

Tuff Spot Christmas Tree Messy Play<\/h2>\n

You will need:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Shaving Foam<\/li>\n
  • Tuff Spot (or similar)<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Water Beads<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Scoops or spoons<\/li>\n
  • Glitter <\/a>and Sequins<\/li>\n
  • Warm soapy water and towels on standby!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Ahead of the Activity<\/strong>
    \nI began by tracing the outline of \u00a0a Christmas Tree inside of our tuff spot with shaving foam. I then squirted more and more shaving foam inside the outline until it was full. You don’t need to invest in expensive shaving foam for this activity, discount store own brand is ideal.<\/em><\/p>\n

    I also prepared 4 different coloured batches of water beads in the morning, ready to use in this activity (they take about 4 hours to grow to full size). These were going to be the “Christmas Tree Baubles”.<\/p>\n


    \n<\/a>\"Christmas<\/div>\n

    Bella had to be held back from leaping straight into the middle of the Christmas Tree before I had chance to invite her to decorate it with the waterbead decorations. She loves to get messy!<\/p>\n

    We chatted about the different colours of waterbeads, as she spread them over the Christmas Tree with a handy coffee scoop.\u00a0Then of\u00a0course no Christmas activity would be complete without some added sparkle. I\u00a0poured out glitter and sequins for her to finish off her Christmas tree nicely.<\/p>\n

    \"Christmas<\/p>\n

    Then all that was left to was take her Christmas Tree down again a.k.a. mess it all up. The messier it gets the more fun it is!<\/p>\n

    When she asked me to play along with her, it was hard to resist the silky smooth shaving foam and waterbeads combination. So I got stuck in with her and we giggled away piling up the foam to make Snowmen and bake cakes. We then had fun tracing pictures into the shaving foam before it was time to get cleaned up.<\/p>\n

    \"Messy<\/p>\n

    I quickly wiped my hands on a\u00a0towel and filled a bowl with warm soapy water for Bella to wash her hands and\u00a0arms in next to the tray.This didn\u2019t\u00a0quite go to plan though. She thought that the water was the next part of\u00a0the activity. And she began to scoop the shaving foam and waterbeads into the bowl\u00a0of water as well.<\/p>\n

    \"snowman<\/p>\n

    My husband chose this point to walk into the kitchen. \u00a0And the look on his face was priceless, as he greeted the pair of us splashing around in shaving foam filled water.\u00a0We did try and persuade him to join in, but we couldn\u2019t tempt him!<\/p>\n

    What are your favourite tuff tray activities?<\/p>\n

    You might also like:<\/h3>\n

    Quirky Bubble Wrap Salt Dough Decorations<\/a><\/h3>\n

    Washi Tape Bauble Christmas Cards<\/a><\/h3>\n

    DIY Christmas Tree Advent Calendar<\/a><\/h3>\n

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    \"Free<\/a><\/div>\n

    If you love STEAM Activities then you are going to LOVE <\/strong>this <\/strong>book:<\/strong>\"steam-kids-3-book-shot\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    Available as an E-BOOK <\/a>or PRINT VERSION.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n