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You will need:
Packet unflavored Gelatin
3/4 Cup water
1/2 Cup clear liquid soap or bubble bath
Fragrance oils
Food Coloring (optional)
Plastic jar with lid (e.g. peanut butter jar)
Small plastic bath toy
Mixing Bowl
Assorted items to make label
Instructions:
Empty the packet of gelatin into a mixing bowl. Set aside.
With the help of an adult, warm water until it begins to boil. Immediately
remove water from heat source. Carefully pour the hot water into mixing bowl
and gently mix with gelatin powder. Allow gelatin to completely dissolve. Be
patient! This may take a few minutes.
S-l-o w-l-y 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, bath jelly will become foamy if you do.)
Pour your potion into a clean, clear container. Place a small toy inside jar
as a treat!
Refrigerate Bubble Jelly until set (about 4 hours). As the jelly sets, come
up with a name for your creation! Then using scraps of stiff paper and
ribbon, make a fun label for the jar. 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!
To use, scoop a small amount of jelly into your hand and hold under warm
running water for a bubbly bath-time treat!