100 Things To Do With a Playsilk

100 Things To Do With a Playsilk

100 Things To Do With a Playsilk

Read on for our list of favorite ways to play with Playsilks! Find play ideas to match your child's age & favorite type of play, and download a free printable list of 50 Things To Do With Playsilks.

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Dress-up with Playsilks!

  1. Make a cape and become a superhero, queen, or king!
  2. Wear as a skirt and become a princess
  3. Use as a veil draped over your hair
  4. Make a wedding dress
  5. Tie two together to make genie pants
  6. Wrap around both legs as a mermaid tail
  7. Braid to make Rapunzel hair
  8. Fashion a tunic by tying two sides over one shoulder
  9. Drape as a wizard cloak
  10. Wear one while cooking as a chef apron
  11. Drape over your head and become a ghost
  12. Tie a belt for your sword
  13. Wear a sling for your doll
  14. Wrap on your head and give a fortune reading
  15. Use as a head scarf to be a little old lady
  16. Tie a pirate scarf
  17. Pretend to be a fashion designer and create outfits
  18. Make karate headband/arm bands/leg bands
  19. Tie diagonal corners to each wrist to make wings

 

 

Decorate with Playsilks!

  1. Make a colorful bunting
  2. Decorate a birthday table
  3. As a sunshade in the car/cover a window
  4. Cover a Playstand
  5. Decorate your bedroom or staircase
  6. Hang it over your bed
  7. Drape as a tablecloth
  8. Use as gift wrap
  9. Use as a backdrop for theater performances
  10. Drapery for nature tables
  11. Hang in a doorway as a curtain


Pretend with Playsilks!

  1. Sail a boat on a blue Playsilk
  2. Parachute play for a teddy bear
  3. Pretend to be in a cocoon all wrapped up then burst into a butterfly
  4. Make red fire from the mouth of a dragon
  5. Use as a blanket for a doll
  6. Baby carrier for your doll or stuffed animal 
  7. Become a jellyfish
  8. Color matching with our Rainbow Playsilk
  9. Use yellow as the sun
  10. Pretend it's nighttime with a Star Playsilk
  11. Use as a sling for pretend broken arms
  12. Make a nature play scene- ice, green grass, yellow sand, blue water
  13. Lay them on the ground and jump from one to another-"hot lava”
  14. Act out a story
  15. Build a pirate ship with flag
  16. Mix up soup or a potion in a pot
  17. Pretend fire with sticks for your camping needs
  18. River under a bridge for a train to go over
  19. Use as a toy dog leash
  20. Blue water moat around a toy castle
  21. Tea party picnic blanket
  22. Use as a pretend bandage
  23. "Swim" on one
  24. Play fishing on a blue sea
  25. Play charades using only a Playsilk to act out the word/character


Explore with Playsilks!

  1. Build a fort outdoors with Playsilks
  2. Lay out your Playsilk on the grass for a picnic
  3. Throw your Playsilk in the sky and watch it float down
  4. Juggle two or three Playsilks
  5. Run in the wind 
  6. Get one wet, it feels interesting
  7. Take Playsilks on car trips - they pack small
  8. Tie onto two chairs to make a doll/animal hammock
  9. Collect seashells with one
  10. Attach to your swing so it flows in the wind behind you
  11. Make a flag by tying one on a stick
  12. Fly it in the wind at the beach like an easy kite
  13. Jump on a trampoline with a Playsilk tied on as a cape and watch it fly
  14. Using Playclips make a tent  
  15. Tie on bike handles and ride
  16. Attach them to a climbing dome/play structure
  17. Float in a swimming pool
  18. Run in a field holding one
  19. Scrunch them up and throw them up in the air


Create with Playsilks!

  1. Dance with one or two
  2. Build a cubby house with a box and Playsilk
  3. Use as a puppet show curtain
  4. Make a pouch
  5. Hang under a loft bed
  6. Knot into a simple doll 
  7. Tie onto a wooden ring as a safe teether
  8. Build a pillow fort
  9. Create a reusable "Green" Halloween costume
  10. Dye white Playsilks with food coloring or plants
  11. Make a tent with three tall sticks tied on top with a Playsilk


Learn with Playsilks!

  1. Practice tying knots and bow
  2. Use in yoga class
  3. Practice counting your Playsilks
  4. Tooth fairy gift
  5. Stuff them in a tissue box or ball with holes and let your child pull them out
  6. Use as color therapy and to learn your colors
  7. Sensory play
  8. Put it on a heater vent and watch it float up
  9. Go grocery shopping with a Playsilk ‘bag’
  10. Cuddle with your favorite Playsilk
  11. Wrap yourself in a rainbow if you feel sad
  12. Hang over a baby to entertain them as they blow in the wind
  13. Wrap up your special treasures
  14. Play peek-a-boo with a baby
  15. Give a Playsilk to someone you love

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Comments

  • I love that using them for pretend play nature scenes is a Douglas Adams approved #42. One example, we checked out The Great Penguin Rescue from the library, then made a beach scene with the sand and water colored scarves, made man-made burrows out of magna tiles, and put out old rectangular mother of pearl beads as anchovies and sardines for the penguins to hunt. We love our Sarah’s Silks and recommended the balloon covers to our Early Intervention therapists <3

    Emily on

  • We use them at home as mermaid hair, capes, & to build our forts. I also love to use them to wrap childrens gifts, less waste & more fun!

    Kacey Holsworth on

  • My son love to play peekaboo with them!

    Emily on

  • My sons favorite is simply to use them to sooth himself – so soft and comforting.

    Kirsten on

  • Today we used one large silk and two small ones to make dragon wings! Later we used another silk as horse reins. Yesterday we used our orange and gold silks as flames coming out of a rocket ship we made from a cardboard box. The baby loves to chew on them or play peekaboo. So many possibilities!

    Ausa on

  • I love that silks can be used for so many different plays.
    My favorite is parachute play. My baby sits or lays down and I let the silk float up and down over him, or gently wave it above him.
    Even better if the sun comes through the silk.

    Amanda on

  • We like to use play silks in light play, letting the sun shine through them or using them to tint the light from our light box.

    Lauren on

  • My boys like draping their rainbow scarves over themselves and being rainbow ghosts! We also enjoy using the brown and forest scarves as a play surface for construction and farm equipment toys – gives an element of realism.

    Kayla H. on

  • My girls love making tents for their dolls. These silks are the perfect toy!

    Betel Dmitruk on

  • My kids use our playsilks for so many things! Capes, wings, headdresses, flag, forts, etc. But one of their favorite things right now is landscapes for plushies. The blue ones become rivers, lakes, and waterfalls. The red becomes lava and fire. Green is any kind of plant. Yellow might become sand… The possibilities are endless.

    Shana on

  • We’ve gifted 3 now. We package with wooden rings and hoops and ribbon. So much open ended play! My youngest will get hers in 2 weeks for her birthday!

    Hilary on

  • Our daughter loves using her large playsilks as blankets to swaddle her babydoll! She uses the small playsilks as diapers for her baby dolls. We also love learning new vocabulary with the seek and find playsilks!

    Kortnee on

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