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post #1 of 31
9/25/06 at 9:44pm
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Does anyone know how to make these?I think my daughter would really love them but I don't have any idea where to start.

Thanks for any help!
post #2 of 31
9/26/06 at 3:12pm
I have no answers......but I do have the same question
Please somebody???? I do know that food colouring frozen in an ice cube is fun, but that's about it
post #3 of 31
9/26/06 at 3:16pm

My recipe

Here's my recipe for bath crayons. (We give them out as birthday presents to my daughter's friends, and everyone seems to love them.)

1 c Soap flakes (you can grate bar soap - like Dr. Bronner's baby soap - to make flakes)

Food colouring

2 tb Hot water


Put soap flakes in a large bowl and add hot water, stirring constantly. (The mixture will be extremely thick and hard to stir.)

Separate soap mixture into smaller bowls and add food colouring by drops until the soap reaches desired tint and has the consistancy of thick paste.

Press soap mixture by spoonfuls into ice cube trays and set in a dry place to harden. (5 to 10 days.)

When dry, remove from the molds and allow to dry for a few more days before using.

Yield: about 20 Crayons
post #4 of 31
9/26/06 at 4:31pm
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Thank you Thank you!
I knew it couldn't be hard.

And I plan to give them as gifts too!

Thanks again!
post #5 of 31
9/26/06 at 8:00pm
I bet you could even use those water bottle ice cube trays instead of the cube ones. They would be much more crayon shaped that way.
post #6 of 31
9/27/06 at 11:34am
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ooo!That's a good idea!
post #7 of 31
9/27/06 at 8:48pm
Great idea - my kids would have a blast making these!

I found these ice cube trays - wouldn't they make awesome shapes?

http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/store...ts=null&news=1
post #8 of 31
9/27/06 at 9:57pm
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Originally Posted by MomInFlux View Post
Great idea - my kids would have a blast making these!

I found these ice cube trays - wouldn't they make awesome shapes?

http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/store...ts=null&news=1
ooo yeh,those would be fun.i wonder if you could use cookie cutters somehow as the mold?
post #9 of 31
9/28/06 at 2:40am
This idea isn't for crayons but a fun bath foam. Pampered chef sell a foam soap dispenser. When you make the soap up add a few drops of coloring in and you get that color of foam. I tried making in one of the store bought hand soap pumpers and it did work, but the dispenser for PC worked better, a thicker foam. Thanks for all the idea's on making bath crayons, now if only I could get them inside to bathe.

Amy Prentice
DancingRainDolls.com
post #10 of 31
9/28/06 at 3:17pm
I want to make these but I am a little nervous about the food coloring. We have a family with sensitive skin and I just don't know what would happen if my child took a bath with soap colored with food coloring. Does anyone know any natural way to dye the soap?

Thanks!
post #11 of 31
10/1/06 at 12:54pm
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Ok well we made the crayons.They're drying.But ummm I must have done something wrong because we only got four crayons out of the mixture.Any ideas what went wrong?
post #12 of 31
10/11/06 at 1:01am
whole foods and similare stores sell organic food colorants.

and if you really wanted too, the 2T of hot water could be boiled down(concentrated) food juices, like grape juice, blueberry juice, onion skin liquid. (as in take 1 cup or more of the food juice and boil/simmer until it is 2T, thereby concentrated in color) I haven't tried this, but it's worth a shot.

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Originally Posted by cinnamama View Post
I want to make these but I am a little nervous about the food coloring. We have a family with sensitive skin and I just don't know what would happen if my child took a bath with soap colored with food coloring. Does anyone know any natural way to dye the soap?

Thanks!
post #13 of 31
10/11/06 at 9:05am
Thanks so much!! I will check Whole Foods first and then try the juice method.
post #14 of 31
1/8/07 at 11:57am
Does anyone know if these crayons will stain the tub or walls? I live in a rental and don't want to goof anything up.
post #15 of 31
1/8/07 at 12:27pm
mine did not. I used a natural food coloring made of turmeric and grated dove soap - did not turn out so good though...
post #16 of 31
1/8/07 at 1:47pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cody'smomma View Post
Does anyone know if these crayons will stain the tub or walls? I live in a rental and don't want to goof anything up.
ours didn't and i just used regular food coloring.
post #17 of 31
1/8/07 at 4:05pm
ROCK ON! I'm making a batch of these tonight.
post #18 of 31
3/2/07 at 12:43am
Doesn't the food colouring in the soap crayons stain hands when you use them?
post #19 of 31
3/2/07 at 12:53am
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They didn't with my gal and she is VERY fair skinned.
post #20 of 31
3/2/07 at 3:48am
i totally bookmarked this thread - that is so cool!
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