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How to Make a Shaving Cream Zen Garden

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Step 1As a Montessori toddler teacher, I've had the great opportunity to try out activities that I have found in books from working at the library and have to say that working with shaving cream is my favorite so far:

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14 comments

Sep 30, 2008. 1:23 PMcodongolev says:

in first grade, we would put shaving cream on the desk, smear it around, and spell spelling words in it. It was fun, we learned, and the custodian got a day off.

Mar 16, 2011. 7:19 PMNicola Tesla says:

we did that too!!!

Feb 13, 2009. 6:46 PMaliencam says:

We did the same in my school. Just to clean the desks though, I don't remember any actual learning going on. But maybe we did something, and I only remember the fun part!

Feb 14, 2009. 3:29 PMcodongolev says:

yeah. they did that in freshman seminar in my school (because apparently freshmen are still 6 and need to learn about character and stuff) and it left the desks all nasty.

Sep 30, 2008. 7:08 PMDoctor What says:

Cool idea. I'll try this with my little sister!

Sep 30, 2008. 7:34 PM

The Handmade Project (author) says:

Just make sure to join in!

Jul 31, 2009. 5:31 PMAlyakpink says:

My dad has an ipod touch, and he has the zen garden app, were your finger is the rake. It's REALLY fun!!

Sep 18, 2009. 9:11 AM

The Handmade Project (author) says:

:) !!!!!!!!!!!

Sep 30, 2008. 8:02 PM

Lithium Rain says:

What a brilliant idea. For little kids and myself!

Oct 1, 2008. 4:48 AM

The Handmade Project (author) says:

Thanks, and I'll be over for apples!

Dec 15, 2008. 10:20 PMduck-lemon says:

Me have apples too ? ...pwease?

Oct 1, 2008. 8:33 AM

Lithium Rain says:

Lol!

Oct 1, 2008. 4:51 AM

PKM says:

If you want to go completely zen-garden, find one of those tiny plastic toy rakes, or even a coarse-tooth comb or a hairbrush :) Ah, Montessori- best school in the history of ever.

Oct 1, 2008. 5:52 AM

The Handmade Project (author) says:

Now, that would be great!