The Trick To Creative Treats For Halloween!

Do you have kids? Do they have classrooms? Then it's inevitable: you're gonna have to come up with some kind of Halloween treat. Cupcakes? Candy? Pencils? Stickers? They're all so, so, done before. My daughter and I came up with a great idea to make little soaps for her classmates.

I know what you're thinking, "Well yeah, that's easy for you to say; you make soaps all the time!" True, but the fact is that there are many, many little crafty things that can be done in a jiffy that your kids' pals will love. Here are a couple to get you started:

• Little soaps. Look for one of the new silicone cupcake/cake bites pan at a discount or crafts store. These make great molds for little soaps. You can pick up melt and pour soap base at any craft store as well, along with color and fragrance oil. Just follow the directions on the soap package to melt, color, and fragrance the base, then pour it into the cavities and allow an hour for the soap to solidify. Pop them out of the mold and wrap them in a little plastic wrap. Drop them into a cute goody bag with a few pieces of candy and tie with a ribbon.
• Witches Brew Fizzy Bath. This is really easy to make (I promise!). The ingredients for these are simple: baking soda, citric acid (you can find this at a health food store, a wine making shop, or in the spice section of the grocery store as "sour salt"), and a fragrance. Mix 3 parts baking soda to 1 part citric acid and mix it well. Add a drop or two of fragrance oil. Keep it simple by putting a few tablespoons in a goody bag with directions to sprinkle the mixture into the bath for some "double double toil and trouble/fire burn and cauldron bubble..."

With just a little imagination, you can come up with some really cute ideas for Halloween treats. With just a little effort, you'll be the hit of the classroom, and your little monster's hero!