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Homemade Bath Crayons

Does your child love drawing pictures and really enjoy bath time? Then you may want to combine those two loves with a batch of homemade bath crayons.

Does your child love drawing pictures and really enjoy bath time? Then you may want to combine those two loves with a batch of homemade bath crayons. An excellent way to keep your child’s creativity brewing while in the tub, colorful bath crayons allow your kids to draw pictures on the shower walls while keeping clean up easy and the bathroom mess-free. Store bought bath crayons don’t last very long, can be expensive and may contain chemicals you’ve never heard of; making your own is the only way to know exactly what’s in the crayons, and it provides you with a fun activity to do with your child. Here are two bath crayon recipes you may want to try.

Homemade Natural Bath Crayon Recipe

  • Grated Castile Bar Soap – 1 to 2 bars of soap depending on how many crayons you’d like to make. One bar of soap can make up to 6 crayons.
  • Natural Food Coloring – Consider using India Tree. It is made from concentrated vegetable colorants and contains no corn syrup or synthetic dyes.
  • Hot Water
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