Shaving Cream

I assume you are seeing a theme here? I love messy activities where the children don't take anything home.

This is just shaving cream on old cookie sheets. The kids are encouraged to play in it. You can write your name, pile it up on your hands, or draw a picture in it.

We had aprons available for the kids to wear if they wanted to. After the child was done, a volunteer handed the child a paper towel to wipe his/her hands then the child stepped over to the sink (which was very close by) to wash his/her hands.