Top seller!

This is my top seller all year...Citrus Splash.  I am always out of this soap and it by far takes the longest to make of all my soaps.  It's a three step process and I wanted to share some pictures of my most recent batch.  Citrus Splash anyone?

Soapmaking kid style...

Sooooo, I was asked by the director of my twins Montessori school if I would consider coming and teaching a soap class to some of the elementary kids.  Uh...sure!  How on earth do you teach soap to someone and keep them interested?  Hmmm.  I LOVE to make soap but realize not everyone shares my passion.  I needed to make it fun, productive and something that would spark the little soaper in everyone.  The first soap we made was a great way for the kids to express their individuality.  We used soap embeds(different color shapes of soap) and embedded them in a loaf soap. Loaf soap is exactly what the name implies...it's a loaf of soap that you slice into individual bars just like you slice bread.  The kids were able to choose what and how much of the embeds they wanted, the color of the loaf soap and a scent.  It was so amazing to see the kids smelling the different scents and playing with the different colors.  Not one of the children did the same design.  If they used the same color it was not scented the same or the color of the embeds was different.  It was crazy to see that by the age of 6 or 7 years that they had already developed into unique and individual little beings.

The next soap we did was a toy embed and I have a picture of these I will share but forgot to get a picture of the loaf soap project.  i am so bummed because they were super cute! :(

We also made homemade laundry detergent.  It was super fun but I really respect the Teacher's who spend their days with kids and just wish I could borrow some of their energy.  Kids...I hope you enjoyed your soap class and keep on soaping!!!!
Ciao Bella!