Sundae Bath Salts
Put together by Chrys / ga 05242005

Poem (by Shirley Thomas) to attach to your sundaes
 I got poem from www.craftsayings.com

This very special sundae,
will leave you feeling great.
It's chock full of good things,
even though it can't be ate.

Take it in the bath with you.
Of course don't take a sip,
cause it may look delicious,
but it's made to take a dip.
 

I just wanted to let you all know that I just put one sundae together.  It came out sooo adorable!!!  I just made the handout tag to go with it, too and the clip art looks just like the float.

This is what I did.  I went and bought kosher salt at Wal-Mart for 88 cents for 3lbs.  I bought 3 boxes.  (make sure it is kosher, it is nice an pure white)  I also bought baking soda at Wal-Mart.  I used armor hammer and they have the large boxes 2 for $1.  I was strolling through the bath center at Wal-Mart and found bath beads by Vaseline (brand name) They had a 24oz. box for $1.90.  I bought 25 boxes.  Total the bill came to 54 dollars and counting the $20 for the bath sponges which I got 6 for $1 at dollar tree, and the bath beads for the cherry on top, I got 10 bath beads for $1.  My only problem there, was I couldn't find RED!!! I settled for pink, but I will travel to the next town and see if they have red beads and just exchange.

Soooo, I poured 2 boxes of baking soda and 2 boxes of the salts and opened 12 boxes of the bath beads and mixed it in a large plastic tub.  I think I over bought so, I can return the unused $1.90 boxes.  I wont know for sure, until I start making them. 

I picked up the donated sundae cups from Dairy queen that saved us $35 because at a paper supply store I found the parfait cups.  A package of 20 for $7.  At dairy queen the peanut butter parfait cups are what you want to use.

On the back of the bath bead box, it says you need to use 1/2 cup.  I tried this in my own bath and it is plenty and leaves the water amazingly soft and wonderful!!! You will feel sooo soft!!!  So, I tried my mixture out and was quite pleased with it too, If I had to worry about cost, I could even thin it out more.  But for 85 gifts and coming in at $75, that is a cute fun great gift for less than a dollar!!

Anyway, the bath beads in a box is already colored a light pink shimmery dust sooo, I didn't have to worry about adding scented oil or food coloring.  REMEMBER this is a bath salt and beads, not a BUBBLE BATH!!! If I had more time, I would look for powdered bubble bath and cut it in half with the bubble bath because I LOVE LOVE LOVE foam in my bath!! but, this left my body feeling sooo good that I was ok, without bubbles.

NOW,  I used a little more than a half a cup in each parfait cup because it needed it to look good.  So, I used about 3/4 cup of the mixture and then put the bath sponge on top for whip cream and glued a pink bead to the top and stuck a sipping straw down the side and oooohhh my gosh!!!
 

If you don't want to make the bath salts like she did, you can purchase these pre-made even at places like Wal-mart, Target, dollar store, etc. Then just pour them in and then top with the sponge and bath bead for cherry.