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so today i made soap with my residents. 21 showed up out of 45 so i was pretty happy (considering finals begin tomorrow) with the turnout. it wasn't as hard as i had thought - i was totally flipping out.

---i dropped the crockpot down the stairs 1/2 an hour before the program began and started freaking out. it's against the rules to have them in the hall, so i couldn't find any residents with one. luckily, my area coordinator had one.---

so i bought a 25 lb. block of glycerin ($30), 4 scents ($12), 4 colors ($8), plastic and styraphome cups, shaped erasers (to put in the center like a prize!), popsicle sticks, and moulds (i used ends of PVC pipes - they're just round and cost less than 17 cents each. you can also buy moulds - i had 8 store bought ones. they're about $6 for 4)

i then cut the block of glycerin into chunks and microwaved it until liquid. i then put it into the crockpot to stay liquid. residents then scooped out the glycerin. if they were putting a shape in, they put in just clear (just a little bit) after that hardened they put in the shape and then filled the rest of it up with a color/scented mixture they created in the plastic cup and they mixed with the popsicle stick. they could also have just the color/scent mix filled all the way up to the top.

they then put them in the freezer and had them harden and out they popped once done.

we wrapped them in celaphane and then put them in winter-y goodie bags purchased at the dollar store and made them as holiday gifts for people.

everyone was VERY happy with the results. it was a bit on the expensive side, but a lot of people enjoyed it.

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