Last year for our botany course, we were supposed to grow some herbs and then use them to make scented glycerin soap. I was all organized and bought the supplies, but, um, we never did make the soap.
However, the girls found the supplies the other day and decided to make soap with Japanese erasers inside. 😉
We used this YouTube tutorial but really, all it involves is melting the glycerin, adding color and fragrance, and pouring it into the molds.
(Which is cheater soap-making, since you’re not actually MAKING the soap base. But I very much doubt I will ever get around to messing with lye and all that, so this is as close as we’ll get to making soap. 😉 )
P.S. This is the glycerin soap base we used, but we bought it at a brick and mortar craft store with a 40% off coupon, which I pulled up on my phone.
P.P.S. In case you didn’t know: you can use A.C. Moore, Michael’s, and Jo-Ann Fabrics coupons interchangeably at those stores. So, do print one or pull one up on your phone every time you buy something crafty.
Robyn
Wednesday 14th of October 2015
These are adorable! I can't wait till my kid is old enough to do crafty things together. I'll be bookmarking this for future reference :)
Laura
Wednesday 14th of October 2015
I know which soap belongs to Sonia! :)
Kristen
Wednesday 14th of October 2015
Heh, I bet you do!
JD
Tuesday 13th of October 2015
Did NOT know about the coupons! That is good to know! I made my own soap from the lye and fats, a few times. I actually like doing it, but it isn't all that cheap and it takes time, something that is always in short supply. I hope to do it again, soon. Those are cute little soaps, though. I think they'd make great gifts.
Theresa
Tuesday 13th of October 2015
AND - some of those stores listed offer discounts to homeschoolers and teachers! As I've 'graduated' from homeschooling, I'm not sure how the verification process works, but it is worth asking. Some of them also give your homeschooling/teacher discount in addition to the coupon discount. Ask first!
Anna
Tuesday 13th of October 2015
Cute soap. I've done soap this way before, too- using glycerin, but not from scratch. I think my daughter is old enough now that she would enjoy doing this together. Thanks for the tip on the craft store coupons. I had no idea. :)