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Toddler Activities: Melt and Pour Soap

Toddler Activities: Easy to Make Heart and Butterfly Soap




melt and pour soap DESCRIPTION

This is your most basic soap making technique. Perfect for toddlers. Just Melt and Pour!
MATERIALS

  • Glycerin Soap available from most Craft Stores

  • Color Drops

  • Scent Drops (optional)

  • Plastic Soap Molds or even Candy Molds

    • OTHER MATERIALS

  • Pyrex bowl or measuring cup

  • Plastic spoon

    • STEPS

    1. Remove soap from container. Cut only cubes needed.

    2. Place in Pyrex measuring cup or microwaveable container and microwave as directed.

    3. Add color or fragrance.

    4. Pour into mold.

    5. Let dry for 40 min-hour and pop out of mold by gently pressing back. You will see it separate from the mold.

    TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS

  • Explain the activity to your child. With proper precautions and heating as directed, your child can assist in pouring into the molds. Again you know your child best and can determine what is safe for him or her.

  • Melt just until cube is dissolved. Soap will be warm but fluid and your child can help pour into mold with your guidance. If it gets too thick, just microwave again for 5-10 secs depending on your microwave.

  • A Pyrex measuring cup works well because it has a handle to hold that doesn't get hot and it has a spout to guide soap into mold. It's soap so it washes clean easily.

  • To create a layered effect, pour clear soap into mold. Put one drop of color. Mix with a coffee stir. Let set while you add a drop of a second color directly into your melting container. Mix and pour into same mold after 5-10 minutes. See photo above. The second heart is made from two colors.

    • OTHER IDEAS

    Ice Trays

    heart soap made from ice tray heart ice tray
    Use any type of ice tray with cute shapes or a silicone mold. You can find them at Ikea, Dollar Stores, WalMart, Target and craft stores. Simply pour melted soap into the mold, let harden and pop out to create these cute soaps. Press letter stamps into the soap.



    See above for detailed instructions

    Cookie Cutters

    cookie cutter soap mats for cookie cutter soap
    Saw this idea on Martha Stewart. This method is too difficult for children but the results are pretty. They can add the color and scent and press letters into the soap.

    Pour soap into a small flat tin. We used a small circle tin. When dry, use a butter knife to loosen edges and pop out the soap. Press metal cookie cutter with sharp edge into the soap. Use a mini cutting board, small block of wood or other hard, flat object to help press cutter into the soap. Press soap shape out of the cutter. Press stamps into soap. Display in soap dish or give as a cute gift.



    See above for detailed instructions
    tie-die soap

    Tie-dye

    Fill mold with clear or opaque soap. Place one drop of color into the mold and stir slowly with a skewer or coffee stir to create a tie die effect. Do not over stir.
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