DIY Dinosaur Washcloth

Being a Mom of four children I know all about bath time with kids.  Bath time was fun for my oldest son, but not all of my kids enjoyed taking a bath.  To this day I still struggle with my youngest daughter Destiny.  Lo and behold, often when she steps out of the shower I discover that she didn't even wash her hair, and who knows if she washed her body.  I often tell her you are a hot mess, and send her back into the shower with a smile.  I repeatedly want to let out a crazy Mommy scream, but I hold back as all of us Mom’s do.  Over the years I have attempted to make bath time more fun with toys, bubbles, bath crayons, and fun soap.  I remember that my oldest son Justin had a favorite dino bath mitt, and simply refused to take a bath without it.  I commonly overact at bath time with a excitement that is contagious, giving the feeling that my kiddos may be missing out on something Fun.  I’ll run the water, start playing in the tub, laughing loudly, letting my kids know just how much fun bath time is for Mom.  Works like a charm every time.  ;o)

You may have stumbled upon my previous blog post with a tutorial for Surprise Dino Soap Egg.  Head over and check out that post, surprise dino soap eggs are great to give the kids incentive to wash.  Each dino egg soap has a dinosaur inside of the soap.  As we moms know, new bath soap or fun washcloths can commonly make things exciting so that we can entice our little ones into the tub to wash.

Today, I am sharing with you a simple tutorial on how to make a Dinosaur Washcloth.

DIY Dinosaur Washcloth

Step ONE:

Cut one square 9x9 of a fun dinosaur print 100% cotton fabric, then cut on square from terry cloth or an washcloth.

Step TWO:

Pin the squares right sides together to prepare for sewing.

Step THREE:

Simply sew the square together using a straight stitch on all edges leaving an opening to turn the right sides out.

Step FOUR:

Finish off the washcloth with a straight top stitch around all edges, and whala you are done.

I hope that you enjoy this tutorial for a fun washcloth to help keep the kids smelling nice.

This dinosaur washcloth and my handmade soap eggs are available for purchased on my website {here}.

Have you struggled with your kids to take a bath?

Smiles, Paula

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Surprise Dino Soap Egg Tutorial

These fun Handmade Dino Soap Eggs are sure to give big kids

and little kid’s incentive to wash.

So much fun with a surprise dinosaur inside each soap egg.

I am sharing with you the tutorial to make these super fun soap eggs at home.

This is a great project to make with the kids

or for the kids for creative stocking stuffers for the holidays.

Supply List:

8 Cups of Shredded Soap

(I prefer all natural soap lavender or unscented)

½ Rolled Oats

½ Lavender Buds

4 Tablespoons of Distilled Water

Lavender Essential Oil

Toy Plastic Dinosaurs

Olive Oil

Plastic Wrap

Glass Bowl

Step 1

Place shredded soap into a microwave safe glass bowl.

Step 2

Add 4 Tablespoons of water.

Step 3

Cover bowl with plastic wrap and microwave at 50% power for 3 minutes.
Carefully remove (caution will be very HOT) and stir gently.
Repeat this step two more times; for a total of 9 minutes.

Soap will not be completely melted with translucent parts as shown here.

Optional: Place a few drops of Lavender Essential Oil.

Sprinkle then mix in a small amount of lavender and oatmeal.

Step 4

Place olive oil on hands as a barrier from the heat of the soap.
Then carefully place soap in hands and shape into dinosaur egg.
Complete this step quickly because the soap cools very fast.
Place toy plastic dinosaur in the center of the egg.

Step 5

Roll soap egg in crushed lavender and oatmeal.

Let your new Handmade Dino Soap Eggs harden for a few weeks

before you use them in the bath or shower.

You will have no trouble getting your kids to wash.

Your new handmade soap eggs will do a wonderful job getting your children

squeaky clean and will be tons of fun at the same time.

If you have any questions feel free to send me an email.

Smiles, Paula

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