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
Leave a comment telling us your favorite ways to play with Playsilks!
xoxo,
Sarah
We love our play silks for imaginative play, my son loves dressing up as a knight and superhero! There are plenty of uses for the silks! I saw him one day playing with the silks sorting it with his ROYGBV toys. The material is also great quality!
Joanna Uy-Popp on
I like using the playsilks that have maps or scenery as a “kingdom” where we clip it onto some playfoam and enter the kingdom and explore :)
Isle on
My children love to make forts, houses and tents. They get very creative with added ribbons, lights and decorations. 💖
Valerie on
My kids love playing with silks. When my son was younger, we used them in imaginative plays like using them as soup, or a river, as capes and ship sails, etc. Now he also uses them to build forts, as sleds to slide down microfiber cushions, as wrapping for “gifts”. My daughter uses one as a baby carrier or like a cape to dance in. My baby uses them to play peekaboo. We love our silks and use them daily. I can’t wait to give my kids the wings and dino tails and ears I just bought – they’re going to have a BLAST with them.
Mallory B on
Oh what fun would it be to wrap up our heads and be gypsy fortune tellers
Sarah Hollifield on
It’s impossible to pick just one favorite way to play with our Sarah’s Silks because they become something new every single day.
Just last week, we braided three play silks together, leaving a little tail at the end. It became a dragon tail tied around my son’s waist as he stomped around the house. Later that same day, the very same silks transformed into a braided garland crown.
He also loves when I wrap one silk inside another and tie it off to make a floating jellyfish or shooting star that soars through the air. And one of my favorite recent ideas was tying a silk between the posts of his climbing structure to create a giant spider web, where his toy spider waited while we tossed bugs into the web.
I love that a simple piece of silk can become anything our imaginations dream up. They are some of the most versatile toys in our home, and they inspire new kinds of play every single day.
Kieva on
My daughter loves using her long rainbow play silk as a cape for dress up as Queen Elsa or Darth Vader haha. My 7 month old baby is learning to love them too. Love the unbridled creativity these allow for children.
Aimee on
We absolutely love our playsilks and have introduced them to many friends as well! A big hit for dance parties with my 2 yo and for playing peekaboo and introducing silky texture to my 6 mo.
Zoe W on
My kiddos love to use the silks as worship scarves at our church! They dance and twirl and use them to worship Jesus! They are perfect for it. They even tie them to their tank top straps in the back, then to their wrists, and turns them into butterfly dancers
Ashley Williams on
Our favorite things to do with our silks is make forts, and “bridges” on the floor. Floor is lava, silks are safe! ❤️
Amanda Kramer on
Fort making is one of my sons favorite activities!
Maitee on
My 8, 7, and 4 y olds all dress up and play kings and queens, warriors, and magical animals! They use the scarfs for building forts, creating animal habitats, and swaddling dolls and stuffed animals. We love all our Sarah’s Silks!!
Szonja on