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
One word: capes
Paige on
I use playsilks soooo many ways in my classroom! Kids use them for dramatic play (I had a group of kiddos who would use them to create a path to a throne and then wear the larger ones pretending to be royalty), and I also used them for storytelling with loose parts! We had a story table where kids would use playsilks as the background/setting for the stories we created to help with storytelling to prepare them for writing eventually!
Erica on
We use them as dancing scarves while listening to music
Liz Bujalil on
My kiddo (9mo) loves using it for peekaboo and pulling them out of a box like tissues!
Andra Hutton on
Such a great investment! Play silks take no space to store and they become 100 toys in my kids imaginations. My son uses the red silk as fire, a super hero cape, a boots, to make a bubble in water, a rocket ship fire, circus tent, the options are endless. My daughter is almost 10 and she also still plays with them. I feel after they are done with them they will go in my closet for me to wear.
Mely Reyes on
My 8 month old loves to play peekaboo with his play silks! He also enjoys chewing on them and waving them around in the air! 🥰 My 4 year old niece was at our house yesterday and she used silks to build a fort! She also likes to play dress up or dance with them. These silks are truly a toy for literally any age.
Ruth on
Our 1 year old daughter loves to use her play silks to visualize music. She waves the silks to the beat of the music!
Mitch on
My daughter’s favorite thing to do with her silks is to throw them around in the air pretending they are mermaids or dolphins jumping in the ocean.
Amber on
My 7 and 4 year old boys LOVE to pretend they have different powers or are different creatures with powers. For instance, my 7 year will have the power of “shooting flames” and he wraps the fire silk around his wrist in a ball to “throw fire”. My 4 year old would have powers of “weather” and has the rainbow silk and the star silk wrapped the same way and says he can “shoot lightning” or “make it rain”. They love to play this way the most and can run around forever doing it.
Andrea Heath on
My daughter loves the double starry playsilk we have draped over her floor bed. She plays with it while I read to her at night, she uses it as a get-away to have some alone time, she plays peek-a-boo through it with us, and it’s a great hide and seek spot. Plus, we can take it down to make a fort in the living room which is another one of her favorite games 💙💛🌙🌟🌠
Suzanna on
My 3 year old loves dressing up as his favorite characters and singing to the top of his lungs! His baby brother loves to play peekaboo!
Emily on
As an early childhood teacher and mother, I use playsilks all throughout our play! My favorite thing is to allow open ended play in my classroom and my home. It’s my daughter’s favorite imaginative item to play with!!
Kelsey Pantoja on