Bath soap crayons

This is a neat idea.....

Bath soap crayons are another inexpensive and fun treat for the kids and are incredibly simple to make. Make a bunch. Make them in all different colors and make cleaning fun. What you need is simply a regular bar of soap (preferably white), some water and various colors of food coloring. Take the bar of soap and grate it with a cheese grater. Add a few drops of water and food coloring. With your hands work the colored soap into a pliable ball. It should resemble the consistency of play dough. If necessary add more water until you've reached the desired consistency. Shape the soap into crayons. (NOTE: Thicker crayons, about 1 inch in circumference work best). Place the crayons on a paper towel and set them in a cool, dry place overnight until they have hardened. When bath time comes the kids will have a great time coloring themselves and everything else in the bathroom

I found this at essortment.com

A Crafter Friend Of Mine Makes These And Uses Molds To Cut Them Out. She Has Cartoon Characters, Dinasaurs Etc. She Puts So Many In A Bag And They Sell Like Crazy Especially At Christmas.

The soap didn't stain my daughters skin. They didn't turn out to good though. They were kind of spotted. The first one I made, the soap was grated with the larger holed grater and it turned out very spotted. The next two I made, I used the smaller hole grater and they turned out a little better. I tried to make purple. Wow......I don't really think there is a name for that color. I gues you can't mix food dye! Thanks though.......my daughter loved them!