Know someone who would like a nice spa treatment at home? Here's a
beautiful and thoughtful present that you can make in minutes.
We used large spice shakers so that the bath salts could be poured or sprinkled in the tub.
NOTE: DON'T get the peppermint oil in your eyes. It's very strong and can burn.
{Makes 3 8-ounce bath salts}
You'll need:
4 cups of Epsom Salt
1 cup of rock salt
Green food coloring
Peppermint oil (not extract!)
3 8-ounce plastic jars
Ribbon
6 candy canes
A little adult help
Equipment:
Measuring cups
A big spoon
Two large bowls
A funnel
Scissors
A stapler
Measure the salts into one bowl.
Add
10 drops of peppermint oil. The more oil the stronger the smell. The
whole house smelled like peppermint when Livvy got done.
Mix well.
Now pour half the salt into the empty bowl.
Add
about 10 drops of food color to one bowl and mix. If you want the green
to be a little darker add another 5 drops or so. Don't get carried away
or you'll turn the person using the bath salts green as well.
Put the funnel into the mouth of one of your
jars. Pour in a layer of green salt then a layer of white until the
stripes reach the top.
Put the lid on and wrap a ribbon around it.
Staple two candy canes together and pass the ribbon through before you tie a nice bow.
Repeat with the other two jars. You'll have three refreshing gifts to give special people on your gift list.
