Easter Egg Soaps From Donated, Plastic, Easter Egg Containers

Reuse donated plastic Easter egg containers by turning them into affordable handmade soap molds. Drill a 1/4-inch hole into the top centers of each plastic Easter egg container.  This requires a donated power drill with 1/4-inch drill bit. Paper funnels are needed to pour the melted soap bases into each Easter egg mold.

You can also use real, raw eggs, but then you'll have to blow the raw eggs out (a salmonella bacterial infection risk) and freeze the soap-filled egg molds without cracking them, which is more challenging for the latchkey orphans.

Donated Supplies Needed (order everything in bulk, sales tax-free, free delivery fees, with the assistance of your local politicians, who can arrange for the Costco and Sam's Club corporate sponsorships):

48 Donated, plastic Easter egg containers, or at least four egg containers per child
(Check the thrift stores' toy sections for materials)

Donated, pasteurized, organic, non-fat milk powder (to turn it into a sensitive-skin soap base), goat's milk-based to balance the pH, 4 tsp per soap egg

Pure, unscented, organic glycerin soap bases
(melt-and-pour), donated. For 48 children to receive four soap eggs per child, we'll need 1 pound of pure glycerin soap base, only the easier melt-and-pour type, per 2 children. That equals a total of 192 pounds of pure glycerin soap base for 48 children. It'll needed to be purchased in bulk, in order to save per pound and for the bulk rate delivery fees.

Natural vitamin E oil, for a natural preservative, antioxidant and moisturizer, donated, 2 tsp per soap egg

Virgin coconut oil, organic, food-grade, to add lather and natural scent, donated, 4 tsp per soap egg

Bilingual curriculum lesson plan, laminated, and on dvds, in both Spanish and English for our English-language learning parents and family members (of all ages, and levels), donated, at least one of each per 100 children

Donated, brand-new, soap-making kettles or double boilers with lids for melting the soap bases, One qty, currently priced at $35, a soap kettle per 1,000 children

Donated bilingual (Spanish and English) sewing pattern for beginners to make:
Washcloth-soap bags as containers for the sensitive-skin Easter egg soaps

Fabric, organic, unbleached cotton terry, in bulk, donated, equivalent to the size of two standard washcloths per bag for each child

Drawstring cords for closing the washcloth bag containers, donated, at least 12-inches of organic, unbleached cotton cords per bag for each child

Quilting thread & spools, donated, organic, unbleached cotton quilting thread, in bulk, the largest bulk sizes available of each, per sewing and per serger machine

Brand-new, large-sized fabric shears, donated, at least one per 48 children

Donated, brand-new sewing and serging machines with bilingual instructions on how to use them on dvd and via books, at least 1 of each, per 1,000 children