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Getting your children into the bathtub can be a very trying event. Getting them to wash is a whole other story! Shouldn't there be a way to make your children WANT to get into the bathtub and WANT to bathe, too?
Well, there actually is. What? It's called incentive soap. Okay, maybe it's a little like bribery, but hey! What is incentive soap? It's clear soap that has a toy or surprise in the middle that your children can see and work towards! As soon as they soap is gone, they get the toy! But, in order to get it, they HAVE to bath!
Incentive soap is easy to make and might just be a project you let your kids help with. (Though, adult supervision IS necessary at all times!)
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
Glycerine (Clear only)
Scent
Mold
Toy or Surprise of choice
Clear Plastic
Double Broiler (If you don't have one, you can achieve this by using a large pan filled with water and a smaller pan filled with glycerine. Set the smaller pan inside the larger one and when the water begins to boil, your glycerine will melt.)
First, cut glycerine and melt.
Second, while glycerine is melting, put toys or surprises inside molds, upside-down so they will be visable when soap is popped out.
Third, when glycerine is melted, add scent. (You don't have to use scent if you do not want to. If you want to add scents so your children will like it better, you can pick up scents at your local craft store or Walmart.
Forth, allow soap to harden and cool. (This takes at least an hour. If you try popping it out before it's cool enough, you will bend your soap.)
Fifth, pop soap out of mold and wrap in clear plastic. (I use syrane wrap, but you can use shrink wrap, too.)
Your soap is ready to use. Present it to your children and let them start working towards that treat!
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