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July 13, 2016 By Brandy 13 Comments

Home » Holidays » Gift Ideas » Teacher Gifts

Melt & Pour Glycerin Fish Soap

Filed Under: Craft Tutorials, Gift Ideas, Kids Crafts, Teacher Gifts Tagged With: Kids Bath and Body Crafts

Melt and pour glycerin fish soap made from glycerin soap blocks! These little fish soaps are easy for kids to make and fun to customize with different scents! An awesome gift idea or summer craft for kids!

Melt and pour soap made from glycerin soap blocks! These little fish soaps are easy for kids to make and fun to customize with different scents! An awesome gift idea or summer craft for kids!
Three of my nieces came to stay with us for a week early in the summer. The girls play well with my girls and came up with all sorts of creative and imaginative games, but I still wanted to do a few small projects with them while they were here. The one they enjoyed the most was making glycerin fish soap! We always opt for the melt and pour type soaps for ease and simplicity. I think they turned out darling!

two blocks of glycerin fish soap
I like how each soap turned out completely unique. Different hues of blue, some are completely clear, and a variety of scents: raspberry, pear-berry, banana, lemon, etc.

Melt and Pour Glycerin Fish Soapfish soap supplies: soap mold, plastic fish, glycerin soap blocks, coloring and scents

Supplies for making fish soap:

2 lb. melt and pour clear glycerin soap base

plastic fish

soap mold

soap coloring (optional)

soap scents or essential oils (optional)

glass measuring cup

toothpicks for stirring

Step by Step Instructions To Make Your Own Glycerin Fish Soap:

cut glycerin soap blocks

  • Cut glycerin into cubes. We found that 2 cubes were just the right amount to make a small 2″x3″ bar of soap. You’ll have to play around with the amounts for whatever size of mold you use. The girls all wanted different scents so we made many tiny batches to cater to their preferences.

pouring melted soap into molds

  • 2. Melt soap cubes in a microwave safe measuring cup (with a pour spout). Mix in desired scents and colorings.
  • 3. Place fish into a soap mold and pour soap mixture on top.
  • 4. Refrigerate until firm.child holding finished soap block

Such a fun afternoon project. The girls couldn’t wait to wash their hands with their new soaps.

finished fish soap
What scents would you use to create your own little glycerin fish soap? And how fun are these fish in a bag soaps? 

If you liked this melt and pour soap idea you might like these other soap projects!

snowball-soap

Snowball Surprise Soap

Easy Glycerin Soap for Kids

Kids Glycerin Soap

Easy Raspberry Handsoap

Raspberry Soap

Candy Cane Soap

Candy Cane Soap

Homemade Poppy Seed Soap Recipes

Poppyseed Soap

 

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  1. JESS44903 says

    July 20, 2016 at 12:37 pm

    Wow! What a neat idea!

    I’d love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, and tips: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

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  2. Anita says

    July 20, 2016 at 6:54 pm

    These are great activity idea with the kids! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  3. like Sara...but with a d says

    July 23, 2016 at 7:30 am

    Those are adorable! I totally want to make them 🙂

    Reply
  4. charleneasay1 says

    July 24, 2016 at 4:11 pm

    This is the cutest thing. My 3 yr old would love this. I would like to invite you to Family Joy Blog Link Up party. Link up Sunday-Wednesday. Check us out http://thinking-outside-the-pot.com/?p=2762

    Reply
  5. Linda says

    July 25, 2016 at 11:50 am

    What a great project, fun and so darn cute! I can see my grands doing this. Thanks so much for sharing your inspiration at DI&DI.

    Reply
  6. Love My Mess says

    July 26, 2016 at 12:12 pm

    What a fun idea! I have so many little soaps around the house that have been gifted to me but I never used them, and I’m not even sure why. They are so pretty to put out on a little dish, and these would be so fun to make AND give out as little presents or for a kids bathroom. Thanks for sharing this, I just pinned it to try over the summer. Thanks for linking up a #HappinessIsHomemade this week! 🙂

    Reply
  7. [email protected] Freshman Cook says

    July 26, 2016 at 2:36 pm

    Your soaps are absolutely adorable! Thanks so much for sharing at Celebrate It!

    Reply
  8. Emily says

    July 27, 2016 at 7:58 pm

    This is such a fun project! I’d love to make them for myself 🙂 Thanks for linking up with Merry Monday.

    Reply
  9. Michelle Leslie says

    May 27, 2018 at 1:26 am

    They turned out so cute Brandy. No wonder it was the girls favorite, they must have had so much fun making them

    Reply
  10. Lisa // Cucicucicoo: Eco Sewing & Crafting says

    July 15, 2018 at 12:21 pm

    Eee! Those are so much fun! Maybe I could get my son to wash his hands with soap more easily if I made some of these! Haha! 🙂 Lisa

    Reply
  11. Michele says

    July 17, 2018 at 10:52 am

    These soaps are so stinkin’ cute! What an adorable idea!

    Reply
  12. Jennifer Perkins says

    July 21, 2018 at 11:10 am

    Love making soap with my kids (soapsicles are our fave). The fish are super cute, but I gotta try that candy cane soap come December.

    Reply
  13. Jenny says

    July 22, 2018 at 6:09 am

    Cute & fun idea to do with the kids. I will be featuring this tonight at Merry Monday in my Get Crafty post. See you at the party!

    Reply

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