Hand washing is really important especially in the winter months for children. Why not make an activity out of making your own soap and put a toy in the middle as little reward for good handwashing.
See the demo of Festive Hand Made Treat Soap on Izziwizzi Kids Play TV>>
The basics of this treat soap were inspired by Rachel over at Quirkymomma.com.
How To Make Your Treat Soap
Materials Needed to Make your Toy Soap:
- Small toy that will be of interest to your child
- Small piece of plastic wrap
- Glycerin (available at the craft store… I got mine for 50% off using a commonly occurring coupon)
- Soap mold or small plastic reusable snack container, silicone muffin cup, plastic baby food container, plastic container from snack sized yogurt or applesauce etc…
- Colour (Optional): can use liquid food colouring or the stuff specific to soap making
- Essential oils or soap scent. Also available at a craft store.
The most important, and trickiest part of this process is coming up with a toy that will fit into the container you have chosen to use as a mold, but neat enough to motivate the unwilling hand-washer. I used some tiny cars, but a slightly bigger mold could hold a regular sized matchbox car. A dollar store would offer a variety of novelty rings and toys that could be used. I also noticed that some of the littlest pet shop accessories and animals would also have been small enough if I was working with a girl who liked those things.
Once you have chosen your toy the soap can be assembled in 15 min and ready to use within the hour!!
When we researched this activity we found that Glycerine was hard to get hold of within craft shops in the UK, but we did find some great soap base available at HobbyCraft.
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