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

Leave a comment telling us your favorite ways to play with Playsilks!


xoxo,

Sarah


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Comments

  • They make great baby doll hammocks and carriers.

    Susan on

  • One of the ways my kids like to play with Playsilks is putting a bunch in our circle shaped nugget and pretending they are having a bath!

    Ashlee on

  • We love using our silks as capes, wrapping up baby dolls, and hiding toys. But our favorite activity right now is making forts!

    Tavia on

  • We have used playsilks in so many different ways!
    They have been:
    -wigs
    -Easter Basket Liners
    - Peg doll Parachutes
    -Wings (dragon, fairy, bird, butterfly… You name it!)
    -Baby doll slings
    -baby doll hammocks
    -baby doll blankets/swaddles
    -suncatchers
    - London Bridge
    -Ball toss game
    -Draped over blocks to make different landscapes
    - picnic blanket
    - quick bag to gather lots of small toys
    -saddle for a toy dinosaur
    -bandit mask
    -silly wig
    -used to convert Pikler into a tent
    -finish line for a race
    -waaaaaaaaaaaay more.

    Lydia on

  • My daughter would love this!

    Toria S on

  • We love playing with Sarah’s Silks mini scarves while singing the scarf songs from Jbrary on Youtube. These librarians have an entire playlist devoted to scarf songs! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcw3Y8sV0xpvzpB_c3sVKAY42r_qBVQ11

    Adrea L. on

  • Sarah’s Silks are the one play purchase that truly grows with our son. From year one with peek-a-boo and sensory/water play to year two incorporating them into movement. Year three has evolved into imaginary play creating scenes and dress up and as we near 4 it just gets better and better. Playsilks are my go to gift for every birthday party we attend.

    Meghan on

  • We love Sarah’s silks. Both my babies have chewed on them and my oldest plays with them now. I’ve even worn them as scarves to let my baby chew on them when he’s being baby worn. We love the quality.

    Katelyn M on

  • We have loved Sarah’s Silks for creating beautiful puppet shows for our homeschool Waldorf experience. I have twin 7-year-old boys and it inspired one of my boys so much he started making his own stories complete with puppets and Sarah’s Silks for the backdrop. And when friends come over, they love grabbing the silks and creating stories for each other if I don’t have time to tell them one. I also splurged on the double rainbow for Christmas to decorate their bedroom ceiling! I buy them for birthday presents for friends every chance I get and love wrapping presents in them!

    Crystal Schiller on

  • My daughter likes to lay the Playsilks flat on the ground. When her younger brother was a baby, she would put stuffed animals on them, treating them as “tummy time” mats for the stuffed animals. Now that she’s older, she still likes to lay them flat, but may pretend that they are different “islands” or “planets”. (For example, the starry planet, the rainbow planet, the fire planet, etc.)

    Vanessa on

  • my toddler and I love to drape them over our shoulders and run around the house chasing each other.

    Nida on

  • I have a classroom of two year olds and we have been using the double play silks as a ball slide a like a parachute!

    Caitlin on

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