Mix up one colour of soap foam or make several batches in different colours. Whatever you decide to do the kids are sure to have fun! Add extra interest to this sensory play activity by including a selection of scoops, whisks, containers or mini figures for your little one to bring into their play.
The easiest way to make soap foam is using a food mixer, you can make a batch of soap foam in about a minute! If you don't have a food mixer it isn't a problem as you can use a hand mixer instead, it just takes a little longer.
If your child enjoys making and playing with this soap foam they might also like to play with sand foam. Sand foam has a different texture to explore that is just as fun!
If you are looking for more fun ideas then check out our list of 25 fun messy play ideas.
Soap Foam Recipe and Sensory Play
How to make Soap Foam
Soap Foam Supplies:
- Dish Soap (washing up liquid) or bubble bath
- 1 Cup of Water
- Food Colouring
- Food Processor
Soap Foam Recipe
STEP 1: Add ingredients to food processor.
Making soap foam is really easy, simply pour one cup of water into a food processor and then add a squirt of dish soap. If you want to make coloured soap foam add a drop or two of food colouring at this stage.
TIP: You need about one squirt of soap foam per cup of water, but this isn't exact. Have fun playing around with the amount of dish soap and water you add until you get a soft fluffy foam you are happy with. Some sensory play activities are better with a firmer soap foam whilst others are better with a more runny soap foam.
STEP 2: Whizz up soap foam.
Put the lid on your food processor and whizz up your water and dish soap until is becomes a fluffy foam. You want your foam to be firm and fluffy.
STEP 3: Spoon soap foam into play tray.
The soap foam stays fluffy for about half an hour so it's important not to prepare it too far ahead of when you would like to do this activity.
Soap Foam Sensory Play
Soap Foam Play Supplies:
- Small play tray
- Whisks, scoops, small plastic containers
- Mini plastic figures
Soap Foam Sensory Play Ideas
If going for an ocean theme you could extend this even further by adding a selection of different underwater creatures as well as some shells and even a treasure chest! (You could also use your ocean animals to create an ocean sensory bin using different base materials).
Other fun themes to try could be creating a duck pond with plastic ducks and pieces if nature, setting up a letter or number hunt or making rainbow soap foam. You could use coloured soap foam alongside a play tea set so little ones can serve up a soap foam cup of tea or a yummy soap foam treat!
Adding more than one coloured foam creates an interesting effect and could even introduce children to the idea of colour mixing. We used blue and white soap foam to create our ocean effect.
Enjoy making and playing with your own batch of fluffy soap foam! Soap foam sensory play is so much fun!
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