- For anyone who loves to carve pumpkins , but has no desire to roast and eat the pumpkin seeds , this Halloween craft idea is for you. You can still enjoy the health benefits of pumpkin seeds , when you use them as an exfoliating ingredient in the homemade pumpkin seed soap. This
Halloween craft idea is a great way to use pumpkin seeds , and make gift soaps for either the upcoming holiday season , or to give as birthday gifts throughout the year.
Halloween Craft: Age Appropriateness
This Halloween craft using pumpkin seeds to make an exfoliating gift soap is for middle school children and older, since it involves using hot waterA grown up will need to be involved in making this holiday craft.
This is also an appropriate craft for adults.
Materials Needed
You will need one package of foil muffin tin liners.
Helpful Holiday Hint: Purchase foil muffin tins that reflect the way you will be using this pumpkin seed soap. For example, If this pumpkin seed soap will be used at a Halloween party, use Halloween themed foil muffin papers
If these homemade soaps will be used for the holidays, any color will do. Or find holiday-themed foil, or simply foil in holiday colors.
To give these homemade soaps as birthday presents, purchase birthday-themed muffin tin papers
A muffin pan
The muffin pan can be a sturdy metal pan, or an inexpensive hard foil one that you buy at the grocery store or discount retailer.
One empty coffee can
The coffee can will be used to melt the soap, without ruining mom's and dad's cookware!
One handled sauce pan
Ingredients Needed to Make pumpkin seed Gift Soap
glycerin Soap
This easy Halloween craft uses pre-made glycerin soap.
Helpful Holiday Hint: Two bars of 4 ounce soap will make eight small bars of gift soap.
Chopped pumpkin seeds
Have an adult chop up some pumpkin seeds(Note From Erma: we will be using a blender at our house, not to puree' but just a couple of short bursts.)
To make the eight small bars of gift soap, you will need approximately half of a cup of crushed pumpkin seeds
Keep some extra pumpkin seeds hole, to decorate the top of the soap.
Strips of orange Raffia
Optional: strips of orange raffia, or other color of this craft paper that is appropriate for your gift-giving.
Small homemade tags or craft tags
Optional: Write "Homemade pumpkin Seed Soap" on the tags. This lets the recipient know there are real pumpkin seeds in the gift soap.
