Sanity Saver: Shaving Cream Bath Paints

Sometimes, I run out of fun ideas.  Sometimes, I get bored playing toy story or dinosaurs or babies.  So, I have been trying to come up with projects to keep Abby busy and save my ears from hearing, "Play with Mama," one more time.  I call these projects my 'Sanity Savers'.

First, let me just say how grateful I am for the internet because I would never have come up with the leprechaun trap or fish on my own.  Sure they're simple but my tired brain just isn't that creative.  I have no idea what I would do without the help of fellow bloggers who come up with fun ideas for me... Thank you and I will always be sure to mention where I got my ideas from!

Today was one of those days and after dinner I knew I had to come up with something or it was going to be a long night.  I decided to try out Shaving Cream Bath Paints since we always do bath time right after dinner.  I found it via Pinterest (can you tell I love, love, LOVE Pinterest?) but here's the link to the original site.

As Abby was eating dinner I made her some bath tub paints.  All you need is some shaving cream (mine was $1 at Target) and some food die.  I mixed them in plastic cups so that I could just throw the mess away when she was finished.

When she was done eating, I let her paint her heart out on the tub.  At first, she didn't like getting messy but by the end she was painting her belly yellow!  She probably played for a good half hour and then she played for another 15 minutes with her bath toys after she got all cleaned up.  She's already asking what colors we'll have next time!

I would love to hear what some of your Sanity Savers are.  How do you keep your little ones busy?