Messy play with shaving foam

[kelly0402]

Today was the second time in two weeks that the group leader at our local baby and toddler group has used shaving foam as the activity.
I don't deny that I'm not the biggest fan of shaving foam but my son has had an awful reaction to it. I've been up the doctors and he now has medication to keep his airways open.
When I approached the group leader about this I was told if I didn't like it then I should go home. I did and, obviously, sought medical attention.
Sadly I live in a rural area and this group is often a lifeline for Mums like me, who don't have a car.
The Childrens Centre just told me to write it down but I know nothing will be done about it. All I'm asking is for some variation in activity that doesn't include an irritation to my son. I'll gladly not attend the 'shaving foam' sessions but they seem to occur quite frequently.

dd did shaving foam messy play at nursery often, and didn't have a reaction, but I hated the way my tiny little girl smelt like a grown up man! It seemed really inappropriate. The boots stuff looks like a good alternative.
I do think they are discriminating against your child. If your child had a peanut allergy, there is no way you would have this response to a request not to serve peanuts. How is it different? Shaving foam is hardly essential to messy play!
The leader should be looking at ways to include not exclude him - why not suggest an alternative foam substitute? I think she lacks imagination.

I was flippant before, about something as ridiculous as a nursery using shaving foam for play. What a truly stupid idea in the first place! sorry.

Now that it's established that you there's peanut oil in the stuff, it's absolutely mental for a nursery to bring it anywhere near the children when so much is made (rightly) of no peanut butter, no Nutella, no nuts etc.

The fact that our children could be placed at risk of harm/death for the sake of a dumbarse idea in the first place is just indefensible.

I'm so sorry for those children that have had reactions due to this, I really hope they are ok soon and that something is done to prevent It ever happening again.

This is a very common early years activity

Wow, things have changed. When I was a kid it was all gak, paper machee, and finger paints for messy play.

Can they play with mud or something instead?