Ok, so another Pinterest idea has been tested and reviewed, and I like it! Based off of
Our Best Bites post from last April, we microwaved a bar of soap.
Not just any soap, but Ivory soap. I'm a minimalist, and frankly, I just love the smell of Ivory soap. It's cheap, it comes in giant packs for just $4, it floats, it cleans you. I love it! Now, I can add microwavable awesomeness to the list.
I placed our bar on a microwave safe plate.
One minute and thirty seconds later (1:30) on high, it turned into this. MonkeyBoy thought it was the most amazing thing as it exploded onto itself.
It feels really neat; very soft, but flaky and starts to shred apart. I was thinking of pureeing it in the food processor, add a little bit of water and food coloring so we could mold it, but it's a gorgeous day in New England, today. We wanted to go back outside.
I added a lot more water, and I'm now in the process of melting it down to a liquid hand soap.
Waste not, want not!
I highly suggest you do this for a rainy day science project with the kids. I may just have to set up a playdate for this project.
Until the next....
Yankee Doodle Dandy,
–TYG
