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Snowy Railroad

For weeks and weeks, my son asked me for a snow covered train track.  I kept pushing it off because all I could think of was shaving cream for snow.  As much as we love playing with shaving cream around here, there was just something holding me back.

I tried to think of anything else that would make good snow, but I couldn’t think of anything better.

So, one morning I busted out the shaving cream and train tracks.  J was ecstatic!

Cover your child's train track in snow.

One concern that I had was how to keep the mess contained.  I didn’t want shaving cream all over my floors and I wanted it to be an easy clean up.

So, I opened up a cardboard box and laid it flat in our hallway.  I built the track on the box and sprayed mounds of shaving cream in between the tracks.Build a Snowy Railroad

I also added a small construction site on the side because J loves filling up his hopper cars using his excavators and dump trucks.

Build a Snowy Railroad

Wouldn’t you know, that’s exactly how he started off his play!

Build a Snowy Railroad

Soon though, his hopper cars became quite full and he decided it would be a great idea to completely cover poor Percy with snow.

Build a Snowy Railroad

He then decided to cover the tracks in snow, and run the trains through them.

Build a Snowy Railroad

Throughout his play, he’d take time to stop and explore the shaving cream.  He enjoyed smashing his toes and rubbing his hands in it.

Snowy Railroad

I’m glad I finally broke down and used the shaving cream as snow.  J absolutely loved it and spent quite a long time playing with his trains.

Build a Snowy Railroad

Using the box was a great idea because it really was easy to clean.  I just folded it up and put it in the recycling….just that simple!  I rinsed all the shaving cream off the tracks and trains.  I was a bit worried about it hurting the track, but I didn’t notice any difference at all in them, once they were dry.  They did smell very good though!

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by Amanda 5 Comments

Filed Under: Play Tagged With: messy play, Preschool, Pretend Play, Sensory Play

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  1. Valerie

    January 7, 2014 at 10:47 am

    I love this idea and look forward to using it when my son is a little bit older. One question I have – how do you keep your son from getting shaving cream everywhere once it’s on his hands and feet? Do you keep towel/bucket of water close by to clean him up as soon as he’s finished playing? Any tips or pointers are appreciated!

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    • Amanda

      January 7, 2014 at 11:09 am

      Hi Valerie! I usually just wipe off his feet so he can get to the bathroom where we wash his hands and feet. Shaving cream is actually really easy to clean up!

      Reply
  2. Ann @ My Nearest and Dearest

    January 7, 2014 at 1:26 pm

    Oh my goodness, what fun! I have a little boy who would love this! Great idea.

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  3. Angela Krapf

    May 17, 2014 at 12:04 am

    Great idea. My boys love Thomas track too. They wanted a snowy track as well and my 5 year old used some pillow stuffing that we had. They loved it. It’s a less messy “snow” for those days when you don’t want to use the shaving cream.

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    • Amanda

      May 25, 2014 at 10:01 am

      Yes, great idea! Since I did this, I’ve come up with lots of other ways of making snow. I couldn’t think of it when he was begging for snow, but have so many ideas now…of course.

      Reply

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