Christmas Soap Making Projects

Sometimes in all of the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, kids can take a little extra coaxing to settle into their routines and get into the bath tub. This project was designed with those kids (mine included!) in mind.

Need a quick addition to a holiday basket? Looking for a little extra treat for your bathroom during the holidays? Try this easy melt and pour soap project - Christmas Chunk Soaps.

This soap, which uses rolled and regular embeds, was inspired by the hot, spiced apple cider that is part of our holiday tradition from Thanksgiving through Christmas.

Bring a bit of holiday cheer into your bathrooms and kitchens with this super easy, but super neat, melt and pour soap project. Each of the leaves has enough soap on them for a single hand wash. When you're done, just toss them into the trash. Handy! Wonderful for guests, holiday parties and for just everyday use. They look (and smell) lovely in a decorative bowl.

Soaps on Ropes! I had them when I was a kid...you probably did too. It's mostly a novelty - the soap is the same with or without the rope...but it really does add a neat convenience factor. And because it keeps the soap from sitting in any water, your soap lasts longer. So let's make some!

O.k., it's not really a soap - but it's for the bath tub, so I'm including it here. It's a great recipe/project for kids...or kids who want to help their parent make something special. They really are almost too easy...and pretty hard to mess up. I know...I know...we've become a culture of quick showers rather than long luxurious baths...but the times when we do want to take a long soak, adding some scented and/or theraputic salts to the water really make the bath wonderful.

We soap makers know the benefits of moisturizing oils on your skin, and the power of fragrance and essential oils on the mood. What a better time to combine them than in a tub of piping hot water? But what about the oily ring? Adding a simple ingredient makes the oil water dispersible!

What's a little bit bath salt, a little bit bath oil, a little bit relaxing, and a little bit fizzy fun? You guessed it...the fizzy bath bomb. You can make them in spheres, tablets, or use molds to make an unlimited variety of shapes.

The world is in financial crisis - times are tough for everyone. Now, more than ever, it's time to hearken back to our frugal candle and soap making roots and celebrate the fact that we can make wonderful holiday gifts very frugally!