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

  • 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

  • We enjoy using them to create a seasonal nature table. The colors of the seasons are observed, learned and loved … beautiful!

    Jennifer Quick on

  • My daughter has the fairy set and she loves loves wrapping her feet in the playsilk like fairy shoes or ice skates. She also loves wearing her babies like a backpack on her back Korean style baby wrap called podegi.

    Jeana Lim on

  • My son’s fave way to use the playsilk is as a cape! He also loves to pretend it’s water with waves because we have the ombre blue/green sea silk❤️

    Brandie on

  • As a cape or knapsack and also for puppet show curtains

    Joanna on

  • Right now our favorite way to use the play silks is peek a boo. My daughter loves to hide under them.

    Marie Brown on

  • We have been using our giant rainbow playsilk since my son was 10 months old. The colors and soft texture is perfect for young babies to play peek-a-boo, drape on a climbing triangle to crawl through a colorful tent, safe for baby to chew on, and great to add creative play to bathtime. As a behavior analyst, I use the playsilks to model and teach creative play and social skills to children with Autism.

    Madison on

  • Dyeing your own with natural dye!!

    Courtney Lindl on

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