fun for kids soap dough

**Sara Noel** · 03-20-2003, 07:36 PM

http://www.lifeofparty.com/soap-dough-bubble-bath.html

I haven't bought this, but it looks like fun for kids.

I wonder if there is a make it yourself recipe out there somewhere.

**Ellise** · 03-20-2003, 08:16 PM

Yep Sara there is and here it is

Making glycerin soap for kids

Getting your children into the bathtub can be a very trying event. Getting them to wash is a whole other story! Shouldn't there be a way to make your children WANT to get into the bathtub and WANT to bathe, too?

Well, there actually is. What? It's called incentive soap. Okay, maybe it's a little like bribery, but hey! What is incentive soap? It's clear soap that has a toy or surprise in the middle that your children can see and work towards! As soon as they soap is gone, they get the toy! But, in order to get it, they HAVE to bath!

Incentive soap is easy to make and might just be a project you let your kids help with. (Though, adult supervision IS necessary at all times!)

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

Glycerine (Clear only)

Scent

Mold

Toy or Surprise of choice

Clear Plastic

Double Broiler (If you don't have one, you can achieve this by using a large pan filled with water and a smaller pan filled with glycerine. Set the smaller pan inside the larger one and when the water begins to boil, your glycerine will melt.)

First, cut glycerine and melt.

Second, while glycerine is melting, put toys or surprises inside molds, upside-down so they will be visable when soap is popped out.

Third, when glycerine is melted, add scent. (You don't have to use scent if you do not want to. If you want to add scents so your children will like it better, you can pick up scents at your local craft store or Walmart.

Forth, allow soap to harden and cool. (This takes at least an hour. If you try popping it out before it's cool enough, you will bend your soap.)

Fifth, pop soap out of mold and wrap in clear plastic. (I use syrane wrap, but you can use shrink wrap, too.)

Your soap is ready to use. Present it to your children and let them start working towards that treat!

Title: Making glycerin soap for kids
Description: Making glycerin soap for kids is the secret to getting your children to bath. If you use Incentive soap, your life might just be a little easier.

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**Ellise** · 03-20-2003, 08:20 PM

Here's another one I found at

http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/buddies.html

Bath Buddies

I have used this project at camp and in a kindergarten classroom and both times it has gone over very well!

This project is rated EASY to do.

What You Need

Ivory Snow detergent (or any other soap flakes) If you can't find soap flakes, see tips.
Liquid food colouring
Water
Vegetable oil
Bowl
String (if you want soap on a rope)

How To Make It

In a bowl pour approximately 3 cups of soap flakes.
Add 1 to 1 and 1/2 cups of water with a few drops of food colouring added to it.
With your hands mix the contents of the bowl until it forms the consistency of play dough.
To shape it, take a drop or two of vegetable oil and rub it between the palm of your hands -- now shape anyway you wish.
If you want to make a soap on a rope, cut a piece of string and tie the ends together. Push the knotted end gently into the your finished shape.
Let the completed soap stand to set over night

Tips

If you can't find soap flakes, you can make your own. Get some bars of pure soap and finely grate them to make soap powder. This powder may not need as much water to be workable. Start with just 1/3 to 1/2 cup per 3 cups of soap powder. Add more as needed.
Make shaped soap with candy molds. Press soap dough into lightly greased candy molds. Let set-up overnight before unmolding.
More soap fun:

Jan Medley, jmedley@ix.netcom.com, has some great ideas for making shaped soaps:
Using the Bath Buddies recipe, pat or roll the mixture out to a suitable thickness and let the kids use cookie cutters or theme cutters (Lion King, alphabet cutters, etc.) to make individual soaps. Make soap-on-a-rope by cutting two identical pieces and sandwiching the string between the layers. You could also make two-tone soaps by using identical shapes of different colors and sandwiching them together. Smaller cutters make nice shapes in guest-soap size that can be placed in a small wicker basket for gift giving, bathroom display, or drawer sachets.

Kathy Johnston shares another soap making recipe using glycerin soap and a microwave.

**Sara Noel** · 03-20-2003, 08:26 PM

the second one sounds really close, but the first one you posted seems more like this:

Thanks for posting them.

**Cookiemom** · 03-20-2003, 08:40 PM

I'm gonna try the first one. Putting together easter baskets this year is going to be so much fun.

**Ellise** · 03-20-2003, 08:44 PM

That's what I thought after I posted, so I posted the second one. Hope it is at least close to the others.

**Sara Noel** · 03-20-2003, 09:08 PM

I like them both. I have always liked the glycerin soap with the toys and am going to try the other molding soap one. I just knew there was probably a make it yourself for it.