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Home > Arts and Crafts Projects for Kids > Soap Making Ideas & Crafts for Kids
Below you will find many soap making crafts ideas and projects for kids. Find out how to make handmade soap with the following arts and crafts decorations, instructions, patterns, and activities for children
4th
of July Chunk Soaps : How to Make Handmade Soap - - Independence Day is right around the corner. We thought we'd throw
a patriotic twist on M&P Chunk Soaps.
All-Natural
Hand Soap with Olive Oil : - - Making your own all-natural hand soap is fun, easy and
inexpensive. Making your own soap is a wonderful alternative if you
are allergic to the artificial dyes and perfumes used in commercial
products.
Anchor
Shaped Hand Soap : - - Looking for a great handmade beach wedding favor Gift ? Well, hand
made soaps in Anchor designs are a fun wedding favor Gift that is
easy to make.
Autumn
Soap Bars : - - Beautiful handmade soaps are really quite simple to create and make
fabulous Gift s. Put together pretty Gift baskets filled with handmade
soaps this holiday season and your family and friends will be very
impressed.
Apple
Shaped Hand Soap : - - Looking for a great handmade Gift the kids can make for their
teachers? Well, hand made soaps in Apple designs are a fun Gift that
is easy to make. The best part of this fun handmade Apple soap Gift
is that one size fits all!
Bacon
Soap : - - Soap can be made from just about any kind of fat. Even though fat
from bacon, called lard, isn't the finest of fats to use for making
soap, it somehow seemed to be the most exciting. Why? Because bacon
is amazing! It has an almost mystical power to it and is a food that
can be craved to almost no end. I figured what better way use the
extra grease I had from cooking bacon then to turn it into soap!
Bath
Muffins : - - This recipe is for Bath muffins or fairy cakes. You can embellish
your simple muffins with sprinkles, 100 and 1000’s of even
chocolate drops.
Batman
Soap : - - This method would work for lots of things, so use your imagination!
Bee
Soap : - - There's nothing quite like a bar of handmade soap.
Butterfly
Soaps : - - Handmade glycerin soaps are as fragrant as they are beautiful.
Cinnamon
Soap : - - Has therapeutic effect due to the fragrances and also offers
nourishment.
Checkerboard
Soap : - - All natural handmade soap with natural plant oils
butters, rich in natural glycerin.
Chocolate
Mint Soap : - - A sweet chocolate bar with a twist of mint to your bath that gives
a delicious smell all over!
Chocolate
Kiss Soap : - - An awesome way to indulge in chocolate without any of the calories
or guilt
Citronella
Soap : - - Try this citronella soap recipe for great summer soap.
Citronella is a fantastic insect repellent now that warm weather is
arriving and crushed pennyroyal leaves smell very minty,
creating a fresh soap for hot weather!
Chocolate
Marble Soap : - - Each batch of our handmade soap is hand poured, then
packaged by hand, with each unique bar demonstrating
the handmade charm of our craft.
Christmas
Chunks Soap : - - Need a quick addition to a holiday basket? Looking for a little
extra treat for your bathroom during the holidays? Try this easy melt
and pour soap project - Christmas Chunk Soaps.
Chunky
Confetti Block Soap : - - These are bath pleasures for Gift giving or for you.
Citrus
Burst Soap : - - It contains alpha hydroxy acids derived from sugar cane and
multi-fruit acids. Excellent for skin rejuvenation, it exfoliates
dead skin cells, dries pimples and removes skin blemishes.
Clear
Glycerin Soap : - - Learning to craft your own handmade natural soaps is an enjoyable
hobby. Like any great pastime, soap-making allows the creator ample
personal creativity with each project.
Coconut
Cream Soap : - - This luxurious soap will leave your skins nourished and refreshed.
Coffee
and Cream Soap : - – This is ideal for the coffee lover in you.
Cookie
Cutter Soaps : - - These nicely shaped soap made from cookie cutter can be placed in a
pretty baskets and can be given as a Gift to your special people in
your life.
Creative
Soap Crafts : - - Soap is a craft that is fun and easy to make. It's a great project
to do where you can make the soaps as Gift s for Mother's day or as a
birthday Gift ect. Please ask an adult to supervise so as to ensure
that there are no accidents and less mess at the end of the day!
Dog
Poop Soap : Soap Making Instructions for Children- - It's just a fun little project with no harm intended. It would be
fun to make these for the Stinky Male in your life or how about
making it into actual soap for your dog.
Dragonfly
Bars : - - Has the highest and purest ingredients that act as an effective
antioxidant and whitening soap. It helps remove spots, black heads
and other skin blemishes.
Earth
Clay Soap : - - This soap removes oils and impurities from the skin. The clay can
be bought at health food stores in a range of prices and qualities.
Embedded
Bug Soaps : - - These soaps embedded with fake bugs are sure to creep out anyone
this Halloween!
Espresso
Soap : - - Make your own soap using finely ground coffee beans with these
step-by-step instructions.
Eucalyptus
Leaf Soap : - - Natural eucalyptus soap has its mild disinfectant
properties.
Exotic
Ylang Ylang Soap : - - These soaps look great when wrapped up in cellophane with a silk
Orchid or bamboo placed on top.
Fish
in a Bag Soap : - - This easy-to-make soap is a wonderful Handmade Holiday Gift .
Flower
Cupcake Soap : - - A pretty soap craft great for decoration or for Gift giving.
Herbal
Soap : - - Keep a gardener's dirty hands clean with these simple-to-make
herbal soaps.
Homemade
Baby Shower Soaps : - - A nice thank-you token for the guests who came to the Baby Shower.
Easy
Homemade Soap Making : - - This fun project is perfect for kids of almost any age. These
inexpensive yet lovely soap bars make perfect Gift s for teachers,
mom, grandma, or just about anyone. Plus, they're fun to use in the
bath, too!
Ghost
Soap : Soap Making Instructions for Children - - Make some melt and pour soaps for Halloween! Melt and Pour soap is
great in that you can do all sorts of creative things with it. Part
sculpting, part painting; it's very versatile and only limited by
your imagination.
Goldfish
in a Bag Soap : - - This soap is extremely popular! It is the hottest thing in clear
soaps these days.
Golf
Ball Shaped Hand Soap : - - Looking for a great handmade Father's Day  Gift ? Well,
hand made soaps in Father's Day Golf Ball designs are a fun
Gift that is easy to make. The best part of this fun handmade Golf
Ball soap Gift is that one size fits all!
Handmade
Soap from a Pringles Chip Tube : - - Using a Pringles Can to make your own Soap Homemade soaps are
always a hit when given as Gift s. Most people shy away from making
them at home due to a presumed difficulty level, or a presumed long
time frame. You can make your own soaps at home quite easily in less
than two hours.
Hatching
Chick or Duck Soap : - - You can do this as a soap-on-a-rope or with just the embed.
Heart-Shaped
Soap : - - Stamped soaps, inspired by candy conversation hearts, are great
Gift s for friends. Put in cellophane bags tied with tags and
adorn with glitter.
Homemade
Soap : - - Hung by the bathroom sink, this stringer of fish-shaped soap will
help get kids into the habit of scrubbing their hands during cold and
flu season.
Homemade
Soap - - Learn how to make your own lavender and chamomile soap with these
steps.
Homemade
Soap - - Kids will enjoy making this simple soap as a Gift , or to keep for
their own bath time. Wrap up a few bars in tissue and give as a Gift
for Mother's Day, Grandparent's Day, or a say "thank you"
to a special teacher.
Home
Made Soap - - All natural handmade soap contains natural plant oils butters,
rich in natural glycerin,n atural botanicals and essential oils great
for skin and is environment friendly.
Lavender
and Rosemary Soap - - Use a square muffin tin as a mold or invest in soap molds
(available at craft stores) to create these rich and aromatic soaps.
Don't forget to make extra as Gift s.
Lemon
Poppy Soap - - Mom won't believe you made it yourself -- exfoliating soap
with poppy for heightened awareness and lemon to stimulate and cool.
Loofah
Soap - - Often spelled in many ways, Luffa / Luffah / Loofa and Loofah ...
is a fibrous vegetable on a vine which will dry to become a welcome
addition to the bath, kitchen and more! So you're
intimidated by the thought of making home made soap? Fear not, it's
easier than making candy, much less mess and much more fun!
Oatmeal
Soap - - This is a perfect easy-to-make homemade beauty bar.
Oatmeal
Soap on a Rope - - Ever wonder what to do with those little pieces of soap, those
hotel bars of soap your kids love to bring home? Well, this is
the craft for you! You can add oatmeal to create an old
fashioned oatmeal soap or if you use cornmeal (in the same amount as
the oatmeal) you'll have a pumice soap- great for those tough skin
areas!! This would make a terrific Gift for Mother’s Day too!!

Orange
& Cinnamon Soap - - These soaps look great when wrapped up in cellophane and a silk
rose placed on top.
Layered
Soaps - - Learn how to make these cute Melt & Pour layered soaps in just
a few easy steps!
Marine
Soap Menagerie - - Here's a fun idea that will have all the kids on your family's Gift
list eager to wash up before dinner -- hand soaps that resemble
marine animals submerged in a pool of water.
Morning
Mint Soap - - This soap, with it's whimsical swirls and crisp, energetic mint
scent is a sure-fire way to wake up in the shower!
Over-the-Rainbow
Soap Balls - - Put those little "nubs" of soap to good use in a colorful
and fun way.
Palm
Tree Shaped Hand Soap - - Making hand made Palm Tree shaped soap is very easy. Even if you
have never made soap before, you should be able to easily complete
this simple nautical wedding favor project in less than 2 hours.
Patriotic
Loaf Soap - - Show your patriotic spirit with this colorful soap. Specialty soap
loaves are popular in the boutiques and Gift shops. Create your own
for a fraction of the cost.
Peppermint
Dog Soap - - Tails will be wagging and your pup will woof "Smell me. Hug
me. LOVE me!" Made for dogs by dog lovers, your dogs just might
jump in the tub when they hear you turn on the faucet! Happy tails
are here again!
Peppermint
Ice Soap - - A wintery wake up for your shower that's cool to look at and cool
to wash with, this melt and pour soap making project uses clear soap
base with blue and pearlescent colorants to make a nifty icy bar of
soap.
Poison
Ivy soap - - This is a very easy recipe for homemade soap that can be used for
poison ivy or other uncomfortable rashes. This soap is also great for
sensitive skin.
Popsicle Soap - - Homemade soap is a quick and affordable Gift that's sure to wow –
especially when it's this Popsicle soap. Yum!
Romantic
Valentine Soaps - - Valentine’s Day is the most romantic day of the year, and the
best day to pamper the one you love most. Use the following ideas to
make your soap extra special, because there can be so much more to it
than just making them red and heart shaped!
Rose
Petal Soap - - These soaps look great when wrapped up in cellophane and a silk
rose placed on top.
Rubber
Duckie Soap - - This will make it look like its sitting in water and looks really
cute.
Sage
Soap - - This soap is a very mild antiseptic for sensitive skin that will
leave your skin cleansed and refreshed.
Sand
Toy - - If you want to give this as a Gift , make two or three soaps to
stuff in the netting that held your sand toys, then pop in a wash
cloth and a net bath scrubby.
Silk
Soap Petals - - These make wonderful little guest soaps and look lovely in your
bathroom too.
Single
Use Soap Petals - - These are silk petals hand dipped in glycerin soap. Use once, then
discard the silk petal. Create a beautiful bowl of delicate soap
petals for your guest bath. Quick and easy!
Snow-Globe
Soap - - Stuff their stockings with something they can wash their hands
with!
Snowglobe
Soap - - Christmas is right around the corner; it will be here before you
know it, so why not start with some little stocking stuffer Gift s to
give to friends, family and your co workers?
Soap
Buddies - - Create your very own Soap Buddies with this simple, homemade soap
recipe. Let your kids pick a variety of candy molds to make a whole
range of soapy friends.
Soap
Crayons - - Do you have little ones who love to play in the bath? I know
I did and if I let them stay in there for the entire day they would
look like a prune, but would be loving it! Here is how to make
your own soap crayons that are perfect for those baths!
Soap
Dipped Roses - - These make wonderful little guest soaps and look lovely in your
bathroom too. These soap dipped roses are wonderful Gift s for loved
ones to you, and exfoliate the body at the same time. You can even
drop these into the bath tub for lovely floating soap effect.
Soap
in a Cup - - This soapy salute to summer days ahead is a top Gift pick for your
child's best buds. It's also a lot easier than it looks. But because
hot soap and a knife are involved, even big elves should be monitor.
Soap
Noodles Soaps - - Soap Noodles Shredded Soaps are the way to go if you want to make
homemade, natural soaps, but do not want to use lye (sodium
hydroxide).
Soap
on a Rope - - Soap on a Rope fits conveniently around shower faucet or handles.
Soap dries faster, and lasts longer. It's also a great product for
anyone with mobility problems, as you can hang the soap over
your arm while you bathe or shower
Soap-on-a-Rope! - - Never drop your soap with these handy and cute soaps!
Soap
on a Stick - - Popsicles–also known as ice pops or ice lollies, are a
favorite summertime treat for children and grown-ups alike. But now
you can take these treats into the shower using glycerine soap,
inexpensive popsicle molds and wooden popsicle sticks.
Soap
Surprises - - This craft explains how to make these simple soap bars with a
hidden treat inside.
Soapy
Gem Stones - - Create a striking gem stone soap using clear melt &
pour soap base, jewel tone soap colors and medium
coarse sea salt.
Spicy
Tea Soaps - - Blend your own mix of fragrant dried flowers and herbal tea into
beautiful glycerin soaps, then wrap them with recycled decorative
Gift wrap and scrap ribbon for homemade Gift giving.
Spooky
Halloween Soaps - - Create a spooky Halloween soap treats.
Spring
Tulip Shaped Hand Soap - - Looking for a great handmade hostess Gift ? Well, hand made soaps in
Spring Tulip designs are a fun Gift that is easy to make and perfect
to give to any hostess.
Starfish
Shaped Hand Soap - - Kids can help with this simple Starfish shaped soap craft, but they
will need a lot of supervision because you will be working with hot
materials. They can also give this to their teachers for a small
Gift right when school is letting out for the summer.
Starloaf
Soap - - This unique soap is fun to make and adds pizzazz to any bathroom!
It also makes a great Gift . Just wrap individual slices or the entire
loaf with clear plastic,
add some ribbon and you've got an
inexpensive yet impressive Gift .
Star
Spangled Soap - - The Fourth of July is the most picnic-friendly day of the year.
However, before you bust out the barbecue sauce, hot wings and other
finger-licking good entrees, have plenty of soap nearby. Sticky
fingers can ruin a party in no time. These dimensional star soaps
made from "melt and pour" glycerin not only will do the
trick but also will add a layer of fun to your patriotic
festivities.
Strawberry
Lime Loaf Cake - - Learn how to make your own soap with these soap making
recipes.
Striped
Soaps - - Delight someone with a fresh-scented and boldly striped soap.
Sudsy
Soap Balls - - Make some super sudsy soap balls!
Summer
Lotion Bars - - Fun, simple, and practical, these lotion bars make a great summer
project.
Super
Simple Soaps - - Make some beautiful soap to give as Gift s or use yourself!
Sushi
Soap - - Create soap that looks just like Japanese sushi.
Tea
Tree Soap - - A nice way to present this soap is wrapped in Eucalyptus leaves and
tied off with some raffia.
Tie
Dye Soaps - - These groovy soaps are perfect for the hippie in all of us!
Toy
Soaps - - A crafter finds the perfect way to get her kids to take a bath
using soap -- she made toy soaps for them.
Treasure Soap - - Treasure soap often sells for $1 a bar in stores, but you can make
your own for much less.
Valentine's
Heart Embed Soaps - - These adorable soaps will get you in the Valentine's Day spirit!
Watermelon
Soaps - - Cute, functional, summertime soaps!
Yummy
Fudge Soaps - - Yum! These soaps look and smell good enough to eat! Enjoy the look
and smell of freshly made fudge, without the calories!