How to Make a Shaving Cream Zen Garden by The Handmade Project
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Step 1: As 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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CreativeGeek says: May 9, 2013. 5:47 AM
Man, they would have us smear shaving cream around when I was little, I had a blast. :)
codongolev says: Sep 30, 2008. 1:23 PM
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.
Nicola Tesla says: Mar 16, 2011. 7:19 PM
we did that too!!!
aliencam says: Feb 13, 2009. 6:46 PM
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!
CreativeGeek says: May 9, 2013. 5:55 AM
Lol, I wanna try that again someday all of a sudden.
codongolev says: Feb 14, 2009. 3:29 PM
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.
Doctor What says: Sep 30, 2008. 7:08 PM
Cool idea. I'll try this with my little sister!
The Handmade Project (author) says: Sep 30, 2008. 7:34 PM
Just make sure to join in!
Alyakpink says: Jul 31, 2009. 5:31 PM
My dad has an ipod touch, and he has the zen garden app, were your finger is the rake. It's REALLY fun!!
The Handmade Project (author) says: Sep 18, 2009. 9:11 AM
:) !!!!!!!!!!!
Lithium Rain says: Sep 30, 2008. 8:02 PM
What a brilliant idea. For little kids and myself!
The Handmade Project (author) says: Oct 1, 2008. 4:48 AM
Thanks, and I'll be over for apples!
duck-lemon says: Dec 15, 2008. 10:20 PM
Me have apples too ? ...pwease?
Lithium Rain says: Oct 1, 2008. 8:33 AM
Lol!
PKM says: Oct 1, 2008. 4:51 AM
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.
The Handmade Project (author) says: Oct 1, 2008. 5:52 AM
Now, that would be great!
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