What it's like making soap with toddlers :)

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LOL, it's true. The demands never stop.

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In a message dated 4/29/2008 5:50:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

shaye@... writes:

You know when they are older they will still want to use the

kitchen, make something on the stove or get in the sink when you are trying

to make soap. Call you to pick them up from school cuz they missd the bus

when you are in the middle of packaging something,

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It's *insane* trying to make melt-and-pour soaps with two toddlers in tow.

I thought that you guys would find this story humorous. I'm trying to make

some soaps and bath salts as gifts for both a friend's baby shower and for a

friend's first Mothers' Day, to pamper herself a little bit. So a few days

ago, I got the molds out and all of the other supplies that I would need.

(Gotta plan ahead!) Put them high up and out of reach of our children. Then

today, I decided to make the soaps at our kitchen island.

First, as I was melting some chunks of soap base, Toddler #1 decided that he

wanted to make coffee all by himself. So I had to pause, pick up the spilled

coffee grounds with a paper towel, clean up the floor, and resume what I was

doing. As I was adding the fragrance oil, Toddler #2 started crying because

the cuff of her jeans got caught on a toy in our living room. I had to go

rescue and comfort her. Then, I went back to stirring the melted soap and

pouring it into the molds. That's when Toddler #1 took one of his wind-up

cars and zoomed it across our kitchen island, bumping my molds and spilling

melted soap everywhere (although not on HIM or ME, which was a blessing!).

But I had to clean that up and then redo the soaps. Then, as I was stirring

up a batch of bath salts, I paused to give Toddler #2 some warm milk and

take her upstairs for her nap. While I was gone, Toddler #1 decided that he

wanted to go play outside, so I had to run back downstairs quickly to make

sure that he didn't just walk out the front door (we haven't childproofed

that doorknob yet). So I put a jacket, socks, and shoes on Toddler #1 and

told him to play outside close to the house where I could see him (which he

obeyed, thankfully!). So I'm mixing up the bath salts and spooning them into

cute little bags ~ all the while watching Toddler #1 out the kitchen window.

Halfway through pouring the bath salts, he knocks on the door and yells at

the top of his lungs, " HEY, MOMMY??? " I go crazy, thinking that he's got a

serious problem, when actually all he wants is for me to come outside

because his orange car is stuck in the mud. So I quit what I'm doing, put

on my jacket and shoes, and go outside to rescue Orange Car. He wants me to

play with him outside for a while, so I do. We walk down the driveway and

get the mail, too. Finally, after a while, we come back inside, take off our

jackets and shoes, and he goes upstairs to watch TV. And I continue putting

the bath salts into the bags. But now that I've finished, I have to clean up

the kitchen. As I'm putting away the fragrance oils and other supplies, I

think to myself, " He's just WAY too quiet up there. " I assume that he's

doing something bad. So, I pause cleaning and run upstairs to check on him.

Sure enough, he has found some Play-Doh somewhere (?) and is pulling off

little pieces of it and throwing them all over our bonus room. After I clean

up that mess, we go back downstairs. I'm almost done cleaning up when he

says, " Mommy! I'm hungry! " We've just had lunch, so that's strange. But

anyway, I fix him a little bite to eat and sit him at the kitchen island.

Then, I finish cleaning everything up. But I have to clean off our kitchen

island a *second* time because he has gotten food everywhere. hehe So

then, I tie pretty raffia onto the bags of bath salts (quickly, because

Toddler #2 will be waking up from her nap soon), and Toddler #1 wants to go

upstairs and watch TV again. So I hurry up and clean, and now here we are

.... watching cartoons upstairs. And I'm about to get Toddler #2 up from her

nap.

Oh goodness ... this is why I don't really have much time to do soapmaking

anymore ... LOL!

~nne

[blog] http://bathtubjunkie.net/

[Guest guest]

LOL yea. You know when they are older they will still want to use the

kitchen, make something on the stove or get in the sink when you are trying

to make soap. Call you to pick them up from school cuz they missd the bus

when you are in the middle of packaging something,

Shaye

[Guest guest]

I agree there. I've got a husband who gets under foot when I'm

soaping too. I usually start by standing in the kitchen doorway and

making an announcement that I am going to be making soap so anyone who

needs something from the kitchen better get it now or else they are

not entering until I'm done. LOL! It never works!!!

Colleen

http://www.countrymeadowcreations.com

>

> LOL yea. You know when they are older they will still want to use the

> kitchen, make something on the stove or get in the sink when you are

trying

> to make soap. Call you to pick them up from school cuz they missd

the bus

> when you are in the middle of packaging something,

>

> Shaye

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

You need crime scene tape? LOL

Shaye

Re: What it's like making soap with toddlers

I agree there. I've got a husband who gets under foot when I'm

soaping too. I usually start by standing in the kitchen doorway and

making an announcement that I am going to be making soap so anyone who

needs something from the kitchen better get it now or else they are

not entering until I'm done. LOL! It never works!!!

Colleen

http://www.countrym <http://www.countrymeadowcreations.com>

eadowcreations.com

>

> LOL yea. You know when they are older they will still want to use the

> kitchen, make something on the stove or get in the sink when you are

trying

> to make soap. Call you to pick them up from school cuz they missd

the bus

> when you are in the middle of packaging something,

>

> Shaye

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

That's cute, nne....so when is that third child coming???? (hehe)

Any people think it's so great working out of your home!!! Yeah, right.

What it's like making soap with toddlers

It's *insane* trying to make melt-and-pour soaps with two toddlers in

tow.

I thought that you guys would find this story humorous. I'm trying to

make

some soaps and bath salts as gifts for both a friend's baby shower and

for a

friend's first Mothers' Day, to pamper herself a little bit. So a few

days

ago, I got the molds out and all of the other supplies that I would

need.

(Gotta plan ahead!) Put them high up and out of reach of our children.

Then

today, I decided to make the soaps at our kitchen island.

First, as I was melting some chunks of soap base, Toddler #1 decided

that he

wanted to make coffee all by himself. So I had to pause, pick up the

spilled

coffee grounds with a paper towel, clean up the floor, and resume what I

was

doing. As I was adding the fragrance oil, Toddler #2 started crying

because

the cuff of her jeans got caught on a toy in our living room. I had to

go

rescue and comfort her. Then, I went back to stirring the melted soap

and

pouring it into the molds. That's when Toddler #1 took one of his

wind-up

cars and zoomed it across our kitchen island, bumping my molds and

spilling

melted soap everywhere (although not on HIM or ME, which was a

blessing!).

But I had to clean that up and then redo the soaps. Then, as I was

stirring

up a batch of bath salts, I paused to give Toddler #2 some warm milk and

take her upstairs for her nap. While I was gone, Toddler #1 decided that

he

wanted to go play outside, so I had to run back downstairs quickly to

make

sure that he didn't just walk out the front door (we haven't

childproofed

that doorknob yet). So I put a jacket, socks, and shoes on Toddler #1

and

told him to play outside close to the house where I could see him (which

he

obeyed, thankfully!). So I'm mixing up the bath salts and spooning them

into

cute little bags ~ all the while watching Toddler #1 out the kitchen

window.

Halfway through pouring the bath salts, he knocks on the door and yells

at

the top of his lungs, " HEY, MOMMY??? " I go crazy, thinking that he's got

a

serious problem, when actually all he wants is for me to come outside

because his orange car is stuck in the mud. So I quit what I'm doing,

put

on my jacket and shoes, and go outside to rescue Orange Car. He wants me

to

play with him outside for a while, so I do. We walk down the driveway

and

get the mail, too. Finally, after a while, we come back inside, take off

our

jackets and shoes, and he goes upstairs to watch TV. And I continue

putting

the bath salts into the bags. But now that I've finished, I have to

clean up

the kitchen. As I'm putting away the fragrance oils and other supplies,

I

think to myself, " He's just WAY too quiet up there. " I assume that he's

doing something bad. So, I pause cleaning and run upstairs to check on

him.

Sure enough, he has found some Play-Doh somewhere (?) and is pulling off

little pieces of it and throwing them all over our bonus room. After I

clean

up that mess, we go back downstairs. I'm almost done cleaning up when he

says, " Mommy! I'm hungry! " We've just had lunch, so that's strange. But

anyway, I fix him a little bite to eat and sit him at the kitchen

island.

Then, I finish cleaning everything up. But I have to clean off our

kitchen

island a *second* time because he has gotten food everywhere. hehe So

then, I tie pretty raffia onto the bags of bath salts (quickly, because

Toddler #2 will be waking up from her nap soon), and Toddler #1 wants to

go

upstairs and watch TV again. So I hurry up and clean, and now here we

are

.... watching cartoons upstairs. And I'm about to get Toddler #2 up from

her

nap.

Oh goodness ... this is why I don't really have much time to do

soapmaking

anymore ... LOL!

~nne

[blog] http://bathtubjunki <http://bathtubjunkie.net/> e.net/

[Guest guest]

Poor nne!!

I remember those days. Now you know to schedual your soapmaking

arround there bed time and yours because that is the ONLY time you

are going to have peace of mind to do so UNLESS your fortunate and a

Family member kidnaps Son for the day and you make your stuff while

daughter is sleeping.

*Giggles* I trully remember those times and my daughter is canceling

appointments cause she can't so it with tow children and I use to do

it with three!!

Gabby

>

> It's *insane* trying to make melt-and-pour soaps with two toddlers

in tow.

>

> I thought that you guys would find this story humorous. I'm trying

to make

> some soaps and bath salts as gifts for both a friend's baby shower

and for a

> friend's first Mothers' Day, to pamper herself a little bit. So a

few days

> ago, I got the molds out and all of the other supplies that I would

need.

> (Gotta plan ahead!) Put them high up and out of reach of our

children. Then

> today, I decided to make the soaps at our kitchen island.

>

> First, as I was melting some chunks of soap base, Toddler #1

decided that he

> wanted to make coffee all by himself. So I had to pause, pick up

the spilled

> coffee grounds with a paper towel, clean up the floor, and resume

what I was

> doing. As I was adding the fragrance oil, Toddler #2 started crying

because

> the cuff of her jeans got caught on a toy in our living room. I had

to go

> rescue and comfort her. Then, I went back to stirring the melted

soap and

> pouring it into the molds. That's when Toddler #1 took one of his

wind-up

> cars and zoomed it across our kitchen island, bumping my molds and

spilling

> melted soap everywhere (although not on HIM or ME, which was a

blessing!).

> But I had to clean that up and then redo the soaps. Then, as I was

stirring

> up a batch of bath salts, I paused to give Toddler #2 some warm

milk and

> take her upstairs for her nap. While I was gone, Toddler #1 decided

that he

> wanted to go play outside, so I had to run back downstairs quickly

to make

> sure that he didn't just walk out the front door (we haven't

childproofed

> that doorknob yet). So I put a jacket, socks, and shoes on Toddler

#1 and

> told him to play outside close to the house where I could see him

(which he

> obeyed, thankfully!). So I'm mixing up the bath salts and spooning

them into

> cute little bags ~ all the while watching Toddler #1 out the

kitchen window.

> Halfway through pouring the bath salts, he knocks on the door and

yells at

> the top of his lungs, " HEY, MOMMY??? " I go crazy, thinking that

he's got a

> serious problem, when actually all he wants is for me to come

outside

> because his orange car is stuck in the mud. So I quit what I'm

doing, put

> on my jacket and shoes, and go outside to rescue Orange Car. He

wants me to

> play with him outside for a while, so I do. We walk down the

driveway and

> get the mail, too. Finally, after a while, we come back inside,

take off our

> jackets and shoes, and he goes upstairs to watch TV. And I continue

putting

> the bath salts into the bags. But now that I've finished, I have to

clean up

> the kitchen. As I'm putting away the fragrance oils and other

supplies, I

> think to myself, " He's just WAY too quiet up there. " I assume that

he's

> doing something bad. So, I pause cleaning and run upstairs to check

on him.

> Sure enough, he has found some Play-Doh somewhere (?) and is

pulling off

> little pieces of it and throwing them all over our bonus room.

After I clean

> up that mess, we go back downstairs. I'm almost done cleaning up

when he

> says, " Mommy! I'm hungry! " We've just had lunch, so that's strange.

But

> anyway, I fix him a little bite to eat and sit him at the kitchen

island.

> Then, I finish cleaning everything up. But I have to clean off our

kitchen

> island a *second* time because he has gotten food everywhere.

hehe So

> then, I tie pretty raffia onto the bags of bath salts (quickly,

because

> Toddler #2 will be waking up from her nap soon), and Toddler #1

wants to go

> upstairs and watch TV again. So I hurry up and clean, and now here

we are

> ... watching cartoons upstairs. And I'm about to get Toddler #2 up

from her

> nap.

>

> Oh goodness ... this is why I don't really have much time to do

soapmaking

> anymore ... LOL!

>

> ~nne

> [blog] http://bathtubjunkie.net/

>

[Guest guest]

LOL, I had three girls under the age of two for a little while.

Beth

_www.soapandgarden.com_ (http://www.soapandgarden.com/)

Be good to your skin!

www.saponifier.com

In a message dated 4/30/2008 12:54:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

wakerens@... writes:

I trully remember those times and my daughter is canceling

appointments cause she can't so it with tow children and I use to do

it with three!!

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