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
My 2‐year-old son loves playing with the play silks as blankets for his trucks! He drapes the silks over them and puts them to sleep and he puts them under them to put them into “bed”. It is adorable how much he enjoys them!
Maryasha Davidov on
My kids love to use the playsilks as their super hero cape. They also love to use the silks as a baby carrier and brining it into the bath. We love our playsilks.
Lucy on
My youngest son who is 2 is so tender and has been a velcro child. Sarahs silks has given him such delightful independent play and a sense of power. He loves a mini play silk (Fire) cape with red dinosaur ears. He will stop his feet and be so strong… we will make a cave using Playsilks draped off the kitchen table for his dragon cave. He will play like this for hours.
My 5 year old loves sensory exploration and being outdoors. So we have placed Sarah silks in bowls of water (various sizes) and then placed them in the freezer over night. He enjoys playing with them at his water table outdoors on a hot day. Our family is so thankful for Sarah’s silks. They get played with daily among all of our kids, ages 2-7!
Brittney on
Playsilks are a wonderful creative outlet for youngsters, and older tweens and teens alike. They come in handy in science classes, including in the popular physics challenge of the egg toss.
Andy on
We love to use to giant playsilks with our nugget couches to build a maze with a roof & a little living room in the center to snuggle up and read books 💕
Mary on
Love all these ideas! They’re so helpful. Thank you!
Bri on
We love our playsilks in my little at-home preschool. They become dresses, capes, ponds, tents, and much more. The fact that they are such an open ended play item fosters the children’s imagination and sense of wonder.
Maria Newland on
My oldest loves waving the mini playsilks in front of my toddler to make oceans (blues) and fields of grass (greens).
Nikki on
Our favorite thing to do with play silks is wear them like capes and run around the house like superhero’s!!
Ellie on
My daughter loves her playsilks. She made an entire kingdom using the silks to designate the forest, lake, ocean, desert, and mountains and then used it to tell an epic tale using her figurines.
Erin on
My students love using play silks in our small world play center. They create different habitats for the animals. We also use them is our story retelling baskets. For just a simple piece of fabric the kids always come up with amazing fun ways to incorporate them into their play. They are truly amazing and creative!! Thank you for creating such beautiful and engaging things for our children!
Robin Weeks on
Both my four year old and 5 month old love playing with playsilks. My four year old loves to use them in so many ways; from transforming into different animals around the house, being a superhero, and even to build forts in the most surprising spaces! My 5 month old enjoys lots of sensory play with his silk toy teether and playing peekaboo with his big sister with our playsilks.
Abriana Wagner on