Soap Making with Kids

So, today Frannie and her cousin, Sarah Rose, needed entertaining.  I saw this on pinterest and decided to give it a try.
Put a bar of Ivory in your microwave (no rotating plate, on top of a napkin or wax paper) for 1-1/2 to 2 minutes and watch it morph into...

A soap cloud!

Give it a minute and it hardens.  Then you can crackle in into a powder.  This is a fun, messy step.

Be sure to sweep away any of the dust rather than wash it.  Otherwise you end up with a foamy mess.

Add a bit of water (like making a pie crust) to make a paste.  Then put it into cookie molds.

Let it dry (24 hrs or so) and pop them out and you have lovely little soaps. 
You can add coloring if you like.  I only had food coloring around and was afraid it would turn people colors so we left ours white.

It was fun and kept the girls entertained for a while.  The best part is the soap cloud!

Thanks pinterest!!