Soaps and Gingerbread

So we tried our hand at soap making yesterday. Got a trial kit off eBay. The store I was going to use was closed over Christmas but I want to get more stuff from there when they open again :) They are melt and pour ones. Very easy :)

Anyhoo these ones were from the moulds in the kit. They are scented Raspberry Vanilla. I also added some Calendual petals to some.


For these ones we used some moulds from James' sand pit! They are scented Ocean Breeze. Some I added organic King Island Kelp to (an exfoliant).
It was so much fun and James loved stirring in the colours and additives. Then we wrapped them up in cellophane ready for gift giving.

This is the other thing we did yesterday - Gingerbread house. Also from a kit. I left it late getting a kit and this was the only one I could get. It only has a roof and two ends - not like the one we did last year which was more elaborate with walls and so on. This one was much easier though and better for James to help with so we'll get this type again from now on hehe! We are taking it up to my Uncle's for Christmas Tea to share.

The one we made last year got ants in it from a 'plague' we had at our house so Mum has taken it to her house to babysit it until Christmas night hehe!

Can't believe Laila will be one year old in 8 days!!! OMG!! Where has my little baby gone *cry*