Guest Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Finally found some soap flakes.....have used them before but the consistency wasn't right. Read somewhere...magazine i think that if you soak them over night they work better. Has anyone else done this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 How funny i went to asda today to get some but they didnt have any. Then i couldnt remember what they were called. when i have made it in the past, i put the flakes in the water tray mix it with some luke warm water then covered the tray with a black bin liner and left it over night, worked really well. P.s where did you get yours? and what are they called again thanks ger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 How funny i went to asda today to get some but they didnt have any. Then i couldnt remember what they were called. when i have made it in the past, i put the flakes in the water tray mix it with some luke warm water then covered the tray with a black bin liner and left it over night, worked really well.P.s where did you get yours? and what are they called again thanks ger Got mine from Tesco.....the name on the box says.Granny's original pure gentle soap flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belle06 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 have also left mine overnight seems to work better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Usually put them in a bucket of hot water the night before then dilute in the water tray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verona Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Don't they make Lux soap flakes any more? Sue J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narnia Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 i keep meaning to try this, but how do you dispose of them after use?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie-pops Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Narnia - when we used soapflakes my colleague was all for pouring them down the sink and I was more than a little scared...had visions of all the drain covers in the immediate vicinity emitting clouds of bubbles!! As usual she took absolutely no notice of me and it was fine!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 depends how thick the mix is... it can often 'diappear' during the day on childrens hands and in the sink when rinsing hands, but any left we scoup out and put into a bag in the bin. Just make sure all children rinse hands well after using it as it can be an irritant, BTW to make it we just get children to use a whisk with the flakes in warm water, works well for us. (Not seen Lux Flakes for years) Inge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 What a success the soap flakes were today...not sure if we got or what the consistency should have been like but it worked well whatever it was!!!! The children were engaged in this activity for ages and ages and the descriptive language that was being used was great....if you haven't done soap flakes before or not for a long time go for it.....we have left them in the tuff spot to see what it's like in the morning. I've attached some photo's for you to see....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 They no longer make LUX flakes but some supermarkets have filled the gap with their own lable.I also make it in a bucket with hot water about 1 hour before the children arrive and whisk with a balloon whisk.Means its still warm for use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 HI What a lovely activity idea. the pictures are lovely. I like the children of the world display / picture in the background, what is it about or where did you get it from. Dawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 HI What a lovely activity idea. the pictures are lovely. I like the children of the world display / picture in the background, what is it about or where did you get it from. Dawn Hi Dawn, we made it ourselves. We have quite a mixed bunch of children from many different parts of the world...they also love hand printing so we thought we would combine the two and do this poster. All the children did their hands( its on the other side of the window aswell) around the edge of the paper...we had a map of the world we brought from a book shop for about 1.50 and just put it all together. I'm glad you like it. We all decided on the title... 'Children of the world join hands" at circle time. mrsb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Think our children would enjoy this. What sort of ratios do you use? ie one packet to half a bucket of water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Thanks for sharing your phots and ideas Mrsb. I'm going straight down to Tesco to get some soap flakes! We haven't done it for a while and I'd forgotten how much the children (and staff) enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Ratio depends on how thichk you want it to be... we just whisk in water until it is how we want it on the day... we do sometimes add just enough water to make a stiff mix and children can then model with it.. many made soap snowman to take home. (Or soap rocks!) others made a sort of mouse! Inge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 It thickens on standing so you can get caught in the 'it's not working' trap and adding more soap flakes .Then when you want to use it its stuck in the bottom of the bucket!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 I can tell that voice of experience!! Go for it, it's great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeka72 Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 We all love soap flakes at our setting, but when we ran out recently, we found that grated baby soap works just as well, it's cheaper and kinder to the childrens skin!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 We all love soap flakes at our setting, but when we ran out recently, we found that grated baby soap works just as well, it's cheaper and kinder to the childrens skin!! What a good tip....thanks eeka72. Did you let the children help grate the soap? How many bars did you need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 short history lesson coming up, when I was a teaching assistant we did this to use in a peggy tub. this is of course the pre runner to a washing machine and soap powder powered by elbow grease. it washed socks brilliantly. sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 You can buy soap flakes from one of the cataloges TTS I think. We just added it to the water tray with some whisks, about half a pack I think. The next day we added red colouring and icecream tubs scoops etc and the children were making cakes , icecream etc Womble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeka72 Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 What a good tip....thanks eeka72. Did you let the children help grate the soap? How many bars did you need? Oops, sorry it's taken so long to reply..... you know how busy things get. The children did grate the soap, very well in fact and with no cut fingers. We use about two thirds of a bar, but it really depends on what consistancy you want. It's such fun, even our youngest 10 month baby enjoys it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 We use about half a pack of soap flakes in a recycled powder paint bucket... Whisk with hot water until dissolved then top up with cold and leave overnight. It seems really thick when it first comes out of the tub but as soon as it gets played with it becomes more fluffy. If you want it really fluffy keep going back and whisking as it cools - a bit like making sorbet!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 searched for this ---- I have a box of soapflakes but don't want it as runny as the photos - how much water do I need to add. was thinking of making it on sunday night and adding glitter. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 just add warm water a bit at a time, whisking until you get the consistency you want... cannot really give an amount as it always seems to vary with weather, temp etc.. Inge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjayne Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 our children loved it with green food colouring and the dinosaurs - thier very own primeval swamp which then led on to doing the 'volcano' with bicarbonate of soda and vinegar ! Added bonus with the soapflakes was that when spilled and mopped up the floor was lovely and clean ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredbear Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Loving all the great ideas and thanks. Guess what i'm off to buy for pre-school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Really wanted to try this but my new supervisor and staff say that we are not allowed to use them because it is too concentrated. I may have to try again to persuade them otherwise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Really wanted to try this but my new supervisor and staff say that we are not allowed to use them because it is too concentrated. I may have to try again to persuade them otherwise! What a fab idea, going to buy some for after half term, think some of the staff will moan about the mess but hey ho!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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