Soap Cloud Mother's Day Activity

[DaycareMama]

We did ours today. PHEW it was a chore. I got thru 4 kids and was exhausted. My sinuses are killing me from breathing in the dust from mixing it.

I still have 6 more kids to do and im not sure how to make it easier :confused:

I used one bar per kid and got to big shapes and like 6 mini

Does anyone have any tips on how to make less mess in the micro? Maybe half a bar at a time? Or what about putting the soap in a bowl to contain some of the mess?

How far ahead can the "clouds" be made can I do some tonight and break them up tomorrow to finish the rest?


Ugh im tired .......


Ok so i just tried it with half a bar in a large plastic bowl in the micro on 2 mins and it was 100 percent mess free and came right out of the bowl.
Hope this helps you all with clean up after

[temom]

when you break the cloud, how do u mix it? with warm water?

[DaycareMama]

when you break the cloud, how do u mix it? with warm water?

yes. works best if you get the cloud as fine as possible before adding water

[Christian Mother]

Ohhh PoooooH!!! I bought Dove soap instead of Ivory...I'll go to the store tonight and pick some up. Some you think one bar of soap will make at least 4-5 little soaps? I would like to make at least 20 little soaps. So that would maybe be 4 bars of soap? They sale like a 10 pack for about $5. Wish they had scented ones other then aloe...

[DaycareMama]

Ohhh PoooooH!!! I bought Dove soap instead of Ivory...I'll go to the store tonight and pick some up. Some you think one bar of soap will make at least 4-5 little soaps? I would like to make at least 20 little soaps. So that would maybe be 4 bars of soap? They sale like a 10 pack for about $5. Wish they had scented ones other then aloe...

With one bar each child made 2 big cookie cutter shapes and 6 to 8 little star shapped ones. The stars were from a star shapped ice cube tray, the silicone ones.
Also I was able to find Ivory in the 10 pack that was scented but didn't have aloe. The package was blue

[kathiemarie]

I made our today. I had the kids do everything in a ziplock bag. When the cloud was big they put thier hands in and mixed,then as it got finer I zipped it up and they pound the heck out of it. The soap was like flour when we were done. Then I added food coloring to the water, poured the water into the bag re closed it and they smooched it untill it was mixed. I put ours in mini cake pans that were heart shaped. Very fun and it stayed pretty clean.

[DaycareMama]

I made our today. I had the kids do everything in a ziplock bag. When the cloud was big they put thier hands in and mixed,then as it got finer I zipped it up and they pound the heck out of it. The soap was like flour when we were done. Then I added food coloring to the water, poured the water into the bag re closed it and they smooched it untill it was mixed. I put ours in mini cake pans that were heart shaped. Very fun and it stayed pretty clean.

You are awesome happyface I love the zip lock bag idea!!!!

[Christian Mother]

ohhh me too!! I will have to try that also...


Did the "Soap Cloud" activity with my children and they loved it!! Messy but not to bad. Next time I'll just put it in a big bowl first. I ashually have the molds and stuffed them along with some bath and body scented hand soap to give some color and smell. I put it in the freezer and will see tomorrow how it came out if it comes out good them me and the kids will do another batch tomorrow night as only one child leaves tomorrow for the week the rest leave Fri. Thanks for the ideals you guys!! Your awesome!!
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