Bubble Bath Jelly Jars with a Surprise Tucked Inside!
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1 packet Unflavored Gelatin
3/4 cup Water
1/2 cup Clear Liquid Soap or Bubble Bath Fragrance oils - as desired (found in
craft stores)
Food Coloring - optional and will NOT stain tubs
1 small objects (silk flowers, toys, small figures, etc.)
1/8 sheet Cardstock weight Paper
1 Ribbon, Yarn or Raffia (for bow to tie label on jar) Clear container with lid
such as a small glass canning jar
Empty the packet of gelatin into a large mixing bowl. Set aside. Heat water in a
saucepan, until just boiling. Immediately remove water from heat source.
Carefully pour the hot water into the large mixing bowl and gently mix with
gelatin powder. Allow gelatin to completely dissolve.
Slowly and gently, stir in the liquid soap to the gelatin mixture. Add a drop of
food coloring and 5-8 drops of fragrance oil. Be careful not to beat mixture too
hard or bath jelly will become foamy. Pour mixture into a clean, clear
container. Place your chosen small object inside container, nesting it inside
jelly. This is a great time to use those nifty little what do I do with these
Happy Meal toys items!
Refrigerate Bubble Jelly until set (about 4 hours) Then using your cardstock
paper and ribbon, make a label for the jar. You can state the scent of the Bath
Jelly Jar, along with the instructions for using it.
Attach label to bath jelly jar by punching a hole in one corner of the label.
Thread ribbon, cut long enough to tie around the jar, through hole on label. Tie
around the jar! (You can also decorate your jar with additional small items or
dried flowers, as desired.)
To use: Scoop a small amount of jelly (1 - 2 Tbsp.) into your hand and hold
under warm running water for a bubbly bath treat!
Note: This craft can be made for both children as well as adults! The container
and object placed in the jelly can be adjusted to the likes and interests of the
person you are making it for. Let your imagination run wild and you can come up
with some very imaginative bath jelly jars!
Bev, Cadette troop #628, Boothbay, Maine
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