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February 24, 2015 by: Lindsay Butler

Homemade Bath Paint with Shaving Cream {So Easy!}

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If you scroll down, you’ll see the insanely easy recipe I used to create Homemade non-toxic shaving cream bath paint for my son. Using, paintbrushes, or using the bath paint as a replacement for finger paints is sure to bring your kiddo tons of fun!

While at my baby shower for Greyson, guests were asked to give me one piece of advice. I, of course, got the typical “Sleep now…. because you’ll never sleep again.” “Sleep when the baby sleeps,” “Don’t forget about your husband once the baby arrives…” and so on.

However, one piece of advice that stood out and has stuck with me came from my grandmother. She told me that when all else fails, give them a bubble bath!

Meaning, when you are too tired to play another round of matchbox car smashing, or he is grumpy, sensitive, and overall difficult…, and they have been fed, napped, and are still unhappy – Put them in a bubble bath! Let me tell ya, she was right! There is nothing like a bubble bath to lift a child’s mood!

 

This past week has tested my patience and Greyson’s imagination like never before. The weather here in Western New York has been as low as -35, and has reached a high of 6 degrees! We are now going on week THREE of these freezing temperatures! It is way too cold to go outside for anything more than running to a car, and even then the car won’t start half the time. But, to put the cherry on top of my frozen ice cream cake, Greyson came down with croup last Monday. He was diagnosed after Scott took him to the ER at 5 in the morning, with labored breathing. So, even if we could get the car started, we could not actually go anywhere!

We started running out of activities, and even Greyson was saying he did not want to play another game of sequence or go-fish. Related: Check out my favorite games to play with your child!  So I took my grandmother’s advice and got the bath running. I decided to make it more fun than the standard bubble bath. To do this, I put in extra bubbles, and in less than 5 minutes, I had whipped up some homemade bathtub paint, using just shaving cream and food coloring! Note: I did use non-toxic shaving cream since that is what we already had.

"When all else fails, give them a bubble bath!" Make bath time even more fun with this easy Homemade Bath Paint recipe. Seriously, it is only 2 ingredients!

It was SO easy to make this Homemade Bath Paint! (Literally less than 5 minutes), and Greyson played in the bathtub for over an hour! I actually had to freshen up the water – since it was starting to get chilly.

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Non-Toxic Homemade Bath Paint Recipe:

  1. Grab a cupcake pan. I love this sized one for making the bathtub paints!
  2. Fill each circle with shaving cream.
  3. Put a few drops of food coloring on top of the shaving cream mounds. Note: I did not have any staining in my bathtub using this homemade bathtub paint recipe – BUT if you are worried about it, instead of using food coloring, grab some washable paints, from your kid’s craft closet!
    1.  I used three different types of food coloring.
      • Regular
      • Neon
      • Gel
  4. Mix the shaving cream and food coloring together (I used the back of these paintbrushes) However, these would be a really fun addition not only to the homemade bath paint but overall in your craft closet! 
  5. Let them have fun in the tub! Greyson actually used paintbrushes to paint the bathtub and bubbles.

*The food coloring did not stain my tub at all. Though, I made sure to clean the bathtub as soon as he was done. I am not sure if it would stain if you left it sitting on the tub /tile /walls.

This was such a lifesaver last week!

Please tell me, what is the best advice you have ever received when it comes to parenting??

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Comments

  1. Julia says

    April 4, 2015 at 12:02 pm

    Fantastic and simple idea to make a bath time a bit more fun! I love it. Is it possible to subscribe for your newsletter?

    Reply
  2. Cat says

    July 15, 2017 at 6:03 am

    My daughter is almost 12 but I bet she will love this so I’m going to make it for the next time she takes a bath.

    Reply
  3. Kimberly Grace says

    April 6, 2018 at 8:20 pm

    Im 38 and still a kid at heart. I love anything to do with colorong, painting, tye-dying etc…
    I never have tried to make bathtub paint but its awesome!! Thank you fpr the super simple recipe!! And hope the weather warms back up for u on new york!
    Appreciatively yours in California: Kimberly Grace

    Reply
  4. Jessa says

    April 24, 2018 at 3:51 am

    Best advice: Enjoy them while they are small!

    Reply
  5. Jen Cole says

    June 7, 2018 at 2:41 am

    We love bath time too! Our go to is glow sticks…We buy the 100 count bracelet pack from Walmart for just a few bucks. What’s nice is that after they are done playing with the glow sticks, we toss them in the freezer and are able to use them for multiple baths.

    Reply
  6. Sorina says

    February 15, 2019 at 7:20 pm

    I just did it with my 16 month old and she was fascinated. Easy to do, I had everything in house already. My girl super focused on the activity for 20 minutes straight, which is a lot by her standards. Thanks for the tip!

    Reply
  7. Melissa says

    March 4, 2019 at 7:40 pm

    This seems like a use only one time method. Our favorite is 1/2 cup corn starch, 1/2 cup baby shampoo, 2 tablespoons of water, mix and divide (we use an ice tray) add food coloring. Store in ziplock bag, then next bath time pull out paints you might have to stir it again. Butter knife works best, toothpicks like to break.

    Reply
  8. Helene Hall says

    April 23, 2019 at 2:24 am

    Say what you mean,
    Mean what you say,
    And do what you say, you will do!

    Best advice I ever got when raising my children. Never did I have to utter the words “this is your last warning”

    Thank you Grandma

    Reply
  9. Nancy says

    December 8, 2019 at 8:00 pm

    Best advice ever!

    Reply
  10. Starla says

    April 1, 2020 at 7:50 pm

    I never thought to freeze them! We love glow baths!

    Reply
  11. Lisa says

    April 6, 2020 at 5:11 pm

    I like the fluffyness from the shaving cream. Any advice for a kid who likes to put everything in his mouth? Do you think whipcream or coolwhip would work as well for an edible option? Asking as a first time mom of an over active 15 month old.
    Thanks for the suggestions!
    – Lisa

    Reply
    • Lindsay Butler says

      May 8, 2020 at 8:32 pm

      unfortunately, I think that cool whip or whip cream would end up melting really quickly. But as long as they are in muffin tins, who cares! 🙂

      Reply
  12. Deborah says

    May 12, 2020 at 9:52 pm

    I heard it as Say what you mean…
    Mean what you say
    Don’t say it mean!

    Reply
    • Lindsay Butler says

      July 17, 2020 at 7:41 pm

      I absolutely love that!

      Reply
  13. Suzanne says

    March 25, 2021 at 6:34 pm

    This is so fun! I’m so excited to have a recipe because otherwise the kids go through it so fast!

    Reply
  14. Vanessa says

    March 25, 2021 at 6:35 pm

    Thanks for sharing! Should it be made right before play?

    Reply

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