Spiritual Gifts: Episode 3

Bath Bombs

Ingredients

• whisks

• large bowls

• plastic spoons (per child)

• small bowls (1 for every 2 kids)

• food coloring

• baking soda (1 cup)

• citric acid powder (1 cup) (check the canning aisle; this may also be called sour salt)

• cornstarch (½ cup)

• canola oil (½ cup)

• lavender essential oil (a few drops for every 8 kids)

• measuring cups

• construction paper

• wax paper

Instructions

• Whisk the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.

• Add the canola oil and a few drops of essential oil to the dry mixture a little bit at a time, stirring as you add it.

• Divide the mixture evenly among four small bowls.

• Add a few drops of food coloring to each bowl, then stir it in. (Use whatever colors you want!)

• Mold some of the mixtures into a ball about the size of a golf ball. (Each child will make one ball.)

• Set the ball on wax paper to dry.

• Use construction paper and markers to make and decorate a fun, encouraging tag to send with your bath bomb.