Mother's Day Ideas, take two

         So, for my second mother's day post, I thought I would list a few ideas for homemade bath and body gifts.   Don't get me wrong.  I am allll for those fun arts and crafts type gifts. In fact that will probably be my next post.  (Short of someone or something in Feisty Pants' universe getting right on my last nerve.   Of course.)   But I just kinda thought it would fun to put up some diy all natural homemade handy dandy bath and body type gifts.   I don't know about moms who have sons, but at a certain age girls seem to become obsessed with girly, glittery bath stuff.  I just thought it some kids may like being able to make some for their mom.  These ideas are all natural, no horrible chemicals or additives, and hopefully will not smell like it was used to "freshen" the air in a cheap motel room. (Hippie Pants went through a stage about six or seven where quality was judged by exactly how much smell could contained in the package.)

 

Massage/Body Oil- this one is simple and if accompanied  by an offer to use for a foot rub (you listening, Dads???) makes for a very happy mom.  You will need:

A bottle- small like the kind you get for travel supplies easily found at your nearest  Kmart, Walmart, S-mart (watch for Deadites)

Enough oil to fill bottle almost full- sweet almond or grape seed works well, but so will olive (evoo).

1 tsp (or more if bottle is over four ounces) of pure vanilla.

1/2 tsp essential oil in any scent mom likes- lavender, orange, peppermint, lemon all would work well with the vanilla

  Simply put the vanilla and essential oil in bottle. Finish  filling  with the carrier oil.  Cap and shake well.  Add a pretty ribbon and voila!

 

Brown Sugar Scrub- even simpler.  (I LIKE easy peasy)  You will need.

Pretty Jar- a jelly type jar works great for this.  It will need to hold about 12 oz.

1 cup dark brown sugar

1/2 cup olive oil (evoo) or sweet almond oil (you also add the contents of a vitamin e capsule if you want)

2 TBS honey

2 Tsp pure vanilla.

Simply mix in bowl and add to jar.  

 

Hippie Pants'  Homemade Spa Heating Pads-  Hippie Pants went through this sewing phase as a teen.  One year she made these to give out as Christmas presents to every female she knew.  People still ask her for new ones.  You will need:

A cute knee sock-  (You can find adorable ones if you look.  Make two, one for mom and one for grandma....  Hippie Pants wears unmatched socks so she always has extras.)

Needle and thread

Uncooked Rice- cheap white rice.

Bulk herbs- lavender, chamomile, rose petals, anything that smells yummy in the bulk section of a health food store or the bulk section of the organic aisle at your grocery.

Simply fill the sock half full of rice.  THEN dump the rice into a bowl.  Add enough herbs to equal half the amount of rice and mix.  Fill the  sock (should be about 3/4 full) and sew the open end shut.

To use, you simply microwave for about 30 seconds at a time until warm and use as a heating pad.  Its awesome and relaxing.

 

So these should easy and fun, smell great to Mom, and the kids will learn they can make awesome things wthout spending all their allowance at the store.