Snugglebug University: Simple Soapmaking fun!

Every year my kids beg to make gifts for their family and friends...and it's so sweet! I have a hard time coming up with a project that's both easy for me and for them though. It's just such a busy time of year!

In the past we've made Gingerbread playdough, Hot Cocoa kits, Confetti laminated bookmarks,

photo stationary, guitar pics, and pretty necklaces.

These little soaps though might be the easiest of them all! What I probably love most about them is that you can have the kids make their own designs, or you can use a clip art or a vintage design.

The key to getting the designs in the soap is dissoluble paper! So cool!

My kids were so excited when I told them about the product, and they quickly drew tons of pictures for the soaps!

Ready for the how to?

What you'll need:

silicone soap mold
dissoluble paper
clear glycerin soap (I bought this one and it was enough to make about a dozen soaps with the mold purchased above)
rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle
soap colorants (optional...I actually tried with the colors and liked the ones without better because you could see the images better.)
images. I found some of the vintage designs here.

Take your images (I scanned in my kid's artwork) and print them on the dissoluble paper. Cut out the images so that they are the same size as your mold.

I cut up about 4 squares of soap and microwaved it just until it melted. I used a Popsicle stick to make sure it was well mixed. It melted pretty quickly, and it wasn't too hot for the kids, even when they accidentally stuck their fingers in.

I sprayed the base of my mold with some alcohol, and then poured a little bit of the melted soap into each mold. We placed the papers face down and pushed them down so that the papers were covered. Let them cool and harden.