100 Things To Do With a Playsilk
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Dress-up with Playsilks!
- Make a cape and become a superhero, queen, or king!
- Wear as a skirt and become a princess
- Use as a veil draped over your hair
- Make a wedding dress
- Tie two together to make genie pants
- Wrap around both legs as a mermaid tail
- Braid to make Rapunzel hair
- Fashion a tunic by tying two sides over one shoulder
- Drape as a wizard cloak
- Wear one while cooking as a chef apron
- Drape over your head and become a ghost
- Tie a belt for your sword
- Wear a sling for your doll
- Wrap on your head and give a fortune reading
- Use as a head scarf to be a little old lady
- Tie a pirate scarf
- Pretend to be a fashion designer and create outfits
- Make karate headband/arm bands/leg bands
- Tie diagonal corners to each wrist to make wings
Decorate with Playsilks!
- Make a colorful bunting
- Decorate a birthday table
- As a sunshade in the car/cover a window
- Cover a Playstand
- Decorate your bedroom or staircase
- Hang it over your bed
- Drape as a tablecloth
- Use as gift wrap
- Use as a backdrop for theater performances
- Drapery for nature tables
- Hang in a doorway as a curtain
Pretend with Playsilks!
- Sail a boat on a blue Playsilk
- Parachute play for a teddy bear
- Pretend to be in a cocoon all wrapped up then burst into a butterfly
- Make red fire from the mouth of a dragon
- Use as a blanket for a doll
- Baby carrier for your doll or stuffed animal
- Become a jellyfish
- Color matching with our Rainbow Playsilk
- Use yellow as the sun
- Pretend it's nighttime with a Star Playsilk
- Use as a sling for pretend broken arms
- Make a nature play scene- ice, green grass, yellow sand, blue water
- Lay them on the ground and jump from one to another-"hot lava”
- Act out a story
- Build a pirate ship with flag
- Mix up soup or a potion in a pot
- Pretend fire with sticks for your camping needs
- River under a bridge for a train to go over
- Use as a toy dog leash
- Blue water moat around a toy castle
- Tea party picnic blanket
- Use as a pretend bandage
- "Swim" on one
- Play fishing on a blue sea
- Play charades using only a Playsilk to act out the word/character
Explore with Playsilks!
- Build a fort outdoors with Playsilks
- Lay out your Playsilk on the grass for a picnic
- Throw your Playsilk in the sky and watch it float down
- Juggle two or three Playsilks
- Run in the wind
- Get one wet, it feels interesting
- Take Playsilks on car trips - they pack small
- Tie onto two chairs to make a doll/animal hammock
- Collect seashells with one
- Attach to your swing so it flows in the wind behind you
- Make a flag by tying one on a stick
- Fly it in the wind at the beach like an easy kite
- Jump on a trampoline with a Playsilk tied on as a cape and watch it fly
- Using Playclips make a tent
- Tie on bike handles and ride
- Attach them to a climbing dome/play structure
- Float in a swimming pool
- Run in a field holding one
- Scrunch them up and throw them up in the air
Create with Playsilks!
- Dance with one or two
- Build a cubby house with a box and Playsilk
- Use as a puppet show curtain
- Make a pouch
- Hang under a loft bed
- Knot into a simple doll
- Tie onto a wooden ring as a safe teether
- Build a pillow fort
- Create a reusable "Green" Halloween costume
- Dye white Playsilks with food coloring or plants
- Make a tent with three tall sticks tied on top with a Playsilk
Learn with Playsilks!
- Practice tying knots and bow
- Use in yoga class
- Practice counting your Playsilks
- Tooth fairy gift
- Stuff them in a tissue box or ball with holes and let your child pull them out
- Use as color therapy and to learn your colors
- Sensory play
- Put it on a heater vent and watch it float up
- Go grocery shopping with a Playsilk ‘bag’
- Cuddle with your favorite Playsilk
- Wrap yourself in a rainbow if you feel sad
- Hang over a baby to entertain them as they blow in the wind
- Wrap up your special treasures
- Play peek-a-boo with a baby
- Give a Playsilk to someone you love
xoxo,
Sarah
Use them as a parachute pulled between 4 (or more) children to wave and bounce balls around on!
Heather B on
I’ve used ours for my library lapsit. Our littles have used it for all manner of play, but the best is when our teenagers come up with something new to play with the toddlers! My heart melts.
Krista on
My daughter uses hers as a hairband or as a pouch for stuffies.
Courtney on
As magicians scarves hidden up sleeves – abracadabra!!! My two year old would most likely use them to tuck her dollies in – she does this with my craft fabric all the time. It’s lovely to watch imaginative play. She was pretending a napkin was a sewing machine at dinner this evening. Lovely give away.
Hannah on
Hide something inside and guess what it is by feeling the outside with eyes closed!
Kimberly on
Ours get used a lot for camping, in addition to all the standards.
Denise on
My son would totally use his as a “lasso”. He currently uses muslin blankets to loop around things and weave through our dining chairs.
Ashley J. on
Hang them up and use them as a background to take pictures— first day of school pictures, special occasion pictures, showing off a costume, whatever.
And for a small baby, you can spread them on the floor, or even arrange a scene!
Cassandra Coats on
We’ve used the silks in so many ways!! But I think using it as a cape is still the favorite and often you’ll find favorite toys and dolls all bundled up in a silk.
Johanna on
We use them as fort building blankets all the time! Indoors forsure, we just need the clips to bring them outdoors with us on our adventures.
Nina on
It would be fun to take to the beach, make a amazing fort with all the washed up drift wood, and use the beautiful silk to make the roof! For sure, fellow beachers will stop and admire!
Yvonne on
My almost-1-year-old loves to put them into cups and pull them back out. I pretend he’s “making soup” when he does it with his play pots and pans, but I think he mostly enjoys feeling the texture and learning about spacial relationships and the magic of object permanence.
Jen on