Don’t you just love Halloween crafts?
I do. And I’ve always been partial to those darling soaps with spiders and bugs trapped inside at boutique stores. So fun and festive!
Did you know they are CRAZY easy to make yourself? What about making your own spooky Halloween soaps this year? It’s cheap and fun! Here is how you do it…
YOU WILL NEED:
-Block of glycerin soap (available at any craft store like Michael’s or JoAnne’s)
-silicone muffin mold
-small plastic Spiders (or eyeballs, bugs whatever…)
Steps:
1. Cut glycerin block along pre-scored lines, filling each cup of a flexible silicone muffin mold with two sections of soap. The soap will cut very easily!
2. Put the silicone muffin mold into the microwave for about 35 seconds, just long enough to melt the glycerin. Remove melted soap from oven and place on a flat surface.
3. Using tweezers or chopsticks, suspend plastic Halloween toys face down in the melted soap. Allow the soap to cool. Once soap has fully hardened, gently pop bars out of the flexible muffin cups.
4. Cover soap bars with tissue paper or clear wrap and tie with ribbon. These make a great noncandy Halloween party favor or addition to treat bags.
Simply wrap your custom spooky soaps up in cellophane, and ribbon and use as party favors or in a gift bag!
Who knows, maybe your little ghosts and ghoulies will want to wash their hands after all that candy this year, when they see how fun the soap is!
Halloween Costume Ideas:
DIY Statue of Liberty Costume!
Character from a Book – Matilda Costume!
Halloween Crafts & Snacks:
Make your own Halloween Gel Clings!
Candy Corn Cupcakes & Pumpkin oranges!
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What a great easy to make craft. This would be great in my home school science section (solids & liquids). Wouldn’t it be great for Christmas items too!
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@Myrtle, Myrtle- you are so right! The glyceric hardens very quickly and you can see is start to solidify so this would be a great homeschool science lesson on solids and liquids! And yes- It would be great for any holiday- just change out the item inside!
This is such great idea!
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incredibly cool – thanks for sharing, I can’t wait to try this!
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Your so super crafty I love it!!!!
@Danielle, No craftyness needed to make these- totally easy peasy!
I just love all your crafts! I mean those are great for kids and to scare the wee out of unsuspecting adults. Mwahahaha!
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What a great idea! My kids will think this is so much fun as will my little Mission Friends at church. Thanks for the wonderful idea!
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These are so cute. My little guy would love them.
This are really cool. I had seen fancy custom soaps before, but had no idea it was something you could make so easily for yourself or for gifts. What a great idea!
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very cute. looks like you are having fun.love rosie
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LOVE this idea. I can’t wait to make these and put them in the goodie bags of all the kids that will be coming with there parents to my annual halloween party!
This is so clever! What awesome party favors. (I’m visiting from over at http://makingtheworldcuter.blogspot.com/)
That is just awesome!
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This is such a cute idea! I am helping to host a Halloween party for my local Mother’s of Multiples club. I am thinking I might do these as one of the trick or treat items.
Thank you!
Totally going to go and get the stuff today! We needed an art project idea for tomorrow and I can combine it to make goodies for daughter’s b-day party! Thanks for the great idea!
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Just wanted to let you know that you’ve been featured! Twice! 🙂
http://ucreatewithkids.blogspot.com/2010/10/tutorial-spider-soap.html
https://everydaybest.com/2010/09/halloween-craft-make-your-own-gel-spiders/
Thanks for sharing your great ideas!
What a great idea. They would make great Halloween party favors.
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What a great idea and party favor!
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These are way cute!!! How fun and easy! Thanks for sharing the easy how to. 🙂
I love how you wrapped them too.
Thank you for for the great idea! I ended up making my own Halloween Spider Soap last year and just got around to blogging about it!
Way cool. What a great favor bag idea!
I had no idea that soap is so easy to make.
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Wow, I had no clue doing something like this would be so easy. Thanks for the tutorial!
Such a cute idea! Can’t wait to make these. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
I keep wanting to try to make my own soap! The spiders inside came out too cool!!
I loved these so much you inspired me to make some Valentine soap.
http://www.crystalandcomp.com/2012/02/heart-soap-valentines-with-free-printable/
I am going to have to do these for upcoming holidays. Very fun.
Woot! Congrats! Your awesome Halloween Soap Craft was my #3 most clicked link in The Mommy Club last week. You are now being featured in The Mommy Club this week! Stop on over and see your feature! I’ll be giving you shout outs today and pin you to my Mommy Solutions Pinterest Board! I also invited you to my Mommy Solutions Pinterest Board. Feel free to pin all your goodies there!
Thanks and the new linky is up and running. 🙂
Crystal
http://www.crystalandcomp.com/2012/09/the-mommy-club-share-your-resources-and-solutions-63/
This is such a great idea. I wanted to let you know that I am featuring this