Kid Friendly Craft Ideas: DIY Bathtub Soap Paint

Posted by Alexandra C. | Wednesday March 28, 2012

"Rubber Ducky, you're the one, you make bath time so much fun!"

Know what else makes bath time tons of fun? Bathtub soap paint! Using just soap, water and a bit of dye, I'm going to show you how to make a "paint" that kids can use to actually draw on the bath tub walls and they'll get clean while doing it! You may have seen this soap paint before in stores but did you know how easy it is to actually make? This craft requires a food processor so kids will need the help of an adult to create it.

Here's what you'll need:

1 cup of soap flakes (about 1 bar, grated- depending on how many colours you want, you may want to grate more than one bar)
Food colouring or liquid watercolours
3/4 cup warm water

Tools:
Food processor
Ziploc bags or icing bags

Step 1: Grate the soap

Step 2: Food processor and water

I mixed the soap first to get it into a more liquidy, smooth consistency. Then, added a bit of water. This step is important: add the water in very small amounts slowly. You don't need to add the entire 3/4 cup of water. A bit of foaming is okay, but it shouldn't foam too much. After adding water, mix again until you get a paste like mixture. I over mixed mine and it turned out way too thick- this makes it very hard to remove.

Step 3: Add food colouring

If you're going to be making a few different colours, I suggest separating the mixture into a few different bowls and adding a few drops of dye to each one and then mixing. Also, when I say 'food colouring'- don't freak out! It completely washes out, without any staining whatsoever!

Step 4: Paint!

I put my paint into ziploc bags, cut a small corner and used that to draw with.

Final Look:

How do you guys like my art?

Have you tried this? Would you try this one out?

(adapted via chalkinmypocket.com)

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12 Comments

	on April 24, 2012 sonicbluehands 381 said: This is great, I can't wait to do this and put it in jars for my son for the bathroom. Let him go crazy at bath time without going broke on tub crayons. Thank you
	on April 09, 2012 GoneBatty 3,196 said: I'll have to try this when the bathtub paint we have gets used up. Thanks for the tutorial!
	on March 31, 2012 alexandra dlc 1,236 said: i'm just worried the food coloring will stain the tub..??
	on March 30, 2012 staceb 1,174 said: Messy but fun.
	on March 30, 2012 LadyChick234234 3,701 said: cool
	on March 28, 2012 sodarnsweet 2,221 said: Great idea! Could you paint yourself too for some fun???
	on March 28, 2012 Happy Chinadoll 3,477 said: great idea
	on March 28, 2012 Bren 26,031 said: That is a great idea!
	on March 28, 2012 MizzRobin 13,788 said: This is such a great idea! I would have never thought of something like this! Love the artwork lady!
	on March 28, 2012 Aliza 14,011 said: Great artwork Alex! Cute idea!