Kids Craft...Brooke makes bath bombs

Brooke and I went to the mall and she bought a bath bomb (which was way too expensive!); we decided to try making them and found out they are really easy and the ingredients aren't costly (so why are they so expensive in the store?!). Watch how cute she is:

I searched online for instructions - this is the one we settled on. Click here for the original post. 

Homemade Bath Bombs, makes two large size or 3-4 "Easter Egg" size depending on your mold (you can easily double or triple)

4 oz. baking soda
2 oz. corn starch
2 oz. citric acid 
2 oz. Epsom salt
1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons water
1 teaspoon essential oil 
1 1/4 teaspoon oil (I like coconut or olive oil here)
1-2 drops food coloring (optional)

In a bowl combine the dry ingredients (the first four listed above). Whisk to remove any clumps, corn starch tends to be clumpy. In a small glass jar stir together the wet ingredients (the last four ingredients listed). If you're using coconut oil, give it a quick melt in the microwave or stove top first so it will more easily combine with the other ingredients. Slowly pour the liquid mixture in with the dry mixture, whisking as you go. If you see the mixture fizz or foam, you may be adding the liquid too quickly. Once all the wet ingredients are combined with the dry, take a small amount in your hand and squeeze it together. It should stick together fairly well in one or two big chunks. If it's still too powdery to hold together, just add a tiny bit more water and mix until it does hold together. 

Fill molds and let them set for a few minutes to harden a little, then carefully remove from the molds and let air dry for a few hours or overnight. 

Note: Brooke and I used a giant ice cube ball mold but after making these I have been seeing instructions everywhere and all kinds of molds are used - I've seen muffin tins, ice cube trays for little ones...look around and see what you have that can be used for a mold if you don't want to purchase actual molds!

Pumpkin Spice Soap

No one tell Brooke about this post, she is going to be so bummed I made soap without her, she loves it! But unlike when she makes it I only made a few bars and was in and out of the kitchen in minutes :).

Doesn't it seem like Pumpkin Spice is everywhere and in everything? I needed a quick little gift and saw this on Pinterest (click here for that post)- pumpkin spice soap in 10 minutes. Perfect, just what I'm looking for. This would have only taken me 10 minutes but I had to run upstairs for additional molds. Otherwise it was easily a 10 minute craft and turned out really nice - I had to keep reminding myself to not lick my fingers tho, it's creamy and smells so good!!

Cube up about a pound of white opaque soap (you can buy this in blocks at the craft store), put it in a big microwaveable glass bowl and melt it in the microwave according to package directions. After it's melted add 2 Tablespoons pumpkin pie spice and a few drops of yellow and red coloring (you can get those at the craft store where the soap is). Stir well and pour into molds. Let it get hard before removing from the molds, takes about 30 minutes or pop them into the freezer for just a few minutes.

About a pound of cubed melted soap made 6 small bars.

To give as gifts I wrapped the individual bars with a coordinating piece of patterned paper. Cute, practical, and smells great.