Beautiful Science with Shimmer Soap

We received our scientific explorer kit in the mail the day before our "science home school day".  What a treat! Designed for girls 8+, the Shimmer Soap kit is science made beautiful. My girls are ages 5 & 7 so we invited our 11 year old neighbor over to have fun and help us with our Scientific Explorer Spa Kit.

In our kit, we found everything we needed to make our own shimmer soap from scratch. The girls also  learned some really cool science about matter. The directions give step by step instructions and questions to ask your little science student about "matter".

Are the soap crystals liquid, solid or gas? When we melt the soap crystals what do they become? What caused the solid to become liquid? My 5 year old was answering the questions too! Again, another great project for the whole family (and neighbors) to do. The kits are small. We were able to make four little shimmery soap pieces. Just enough for each of my " science explorers " to take one home!

Fun facts and details:

This experiment took only about 15 minutes to complete.

Fun for any age but older kids need to handle the hot, melted soap crystals.

Great birthday gift.

Would I purchase this item in the future? Yes, and the other science spa kits found here! 

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