{"id":6620,"date":"2011-08-03T14:34:07","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T20:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatcakessoapworks.com\/handmade-soap-blog\/?p=6620"},"modified":"2017-09-25T09:57:19","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T15:57:19","slug":"mother-daughter-soap-day-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatcakessoapworks.com\/handmade-soap-blog\/index.php\/mother-daughter-soap-day-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother-Daughter Soap Day, part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just in case you are wondering where part 1 is, I made soap with my older daughter over Spring Break. You can see the results of that day here<\/a>. Ever since that day, my younger daughter has been asking when she could make soap with me. So when I saw Anne-Marie’s post about needing a buddy to make the Faux Funnel Pour<\/a> soap, I knew this would be perfect for us!<\/p>\n

First I had my daughter pick out a fragrance for the soap, followed by the four colors she wanted to use. She picked Candied Currants for the fragrance (what little girl who is going to be 8 years old tomorrow doesn’t like sweet, fruity fragrances?), then she picked pink, green, blue and black for the colors. I let her do as much of the work as possible, starting with measuring the oils (my older daughter was the photographer for the day):<\/p>\n

\"She<\/a>
She did great with the solids, and learned how to read the scale!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I didn’t let her make the lye solution or pour it into the oils, but I did let her run the stick blender:<\/p>\n

\"She<\/a>
She blended the soap until it was just emulsified.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then I divided the soap into four equal parts, and we started adding colorants:<\/p>\n

\"Adding<\/a>
Adding some blue mica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s a great action shot:<\/p>\n

\"My<\/a>
My daughter adding the pink mica, and I’m reaching for the black oxide.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"This<\/a>
This is getting FUN!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Next, we laid out some newspaper ads on the table, and got our mold ready.<\/p>\n

\"Ready<\/a>
Ready to pour!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Pouring<\/a>
Pouring the soap…it was probably a bit too runny when we first started.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Finished<\/a>
Finished soap in the mold!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today, we unmolded the soap and I let her do all the cutting with the new soap cutter!<\/p>\n

\"Cutting<\/a>
Cutting the soap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It turned out so great!!<\/p>\n

\"Candied<\/a>
Candied Currants Soap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I think we may have to try this method again! The girls have already claimed a bar for their shower (after it cures, of course). If we have any left, I’ll sell these as a Soap of the Week. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just in case you are wondering where part 1 is, I made soap with my older daughter over Spring Break. You can see the results of that day here. Ever since that day, my younger daughter has been asking when […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[547,637],"class_list":["post-6620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-making-soap","tag-colorful-handmade-soap","tag-faux-funnel-pour-soap"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t