You know that it’s always good to wash your hands a few times a day, and right now we should all be washing our hands every time we go outside too. Making some soap can be a cool way for all of us to have soap that smells and looks just the way each one of us wants it.

This is appropriate for kids to do, with an adult – there may be some cutting and some melting things in a microwave that may be really hot. (We’re having fun here, and it’s not great if anybody gets hurt!)

Here are all the materials you will need:

• Plastic soap molds or plastic cups
• Vegetable cooking spray or petroleum jelly
• Pure glycerin soap (sold in blocks or cubes at craft stores)
• Microwave-safe measuring cup
• Red, yellow, and blue soap dyes (found at craft stores)
• Small plastic animals or trinkets (optional)
• A chopstick or popsicle stick
• (You can add in some essential oil, if you want it to smell a certain way.)

You can find all the instructions right here! Make some soap for yourself, and have some left over to share if you want!