A DIY soap dish to make with your children

Creative activities are great for children's development : crafts and art offer plenty of opportunities for them to practice important skills, such as coordination, fine motor skills and understanding shapes and colours.

First of all, make sure to use materials that are resistant to moisture so that your work will survive the test of time.

The plastic soap dish

A material that is easy to find and recycle

A simple plastic bottle will make a pretty soap box Cut the bottom of two containers with a height of 5 cm, paint them according to your tastes and sew them together with a zipper. You now have a soap dish ready for all your trips.

The soap dish cut from an empty plastic bottle, to be painted or chosen in a color that we like and decorated with various sticks. The image speaks for itself!

A flower soap dish, in the same style but dedicated to your bathroom. Cut the bottom of a bottle to the height that suits you, heat the edges with a flame to give them the shape of a petal and decorate it with the color of your interior.

Soap boxes

The simple container becomes an elegant soap dish.

A simple plastic box can become a soap dish, you just need to drill holes to evacuate the humidity, stick small feet and that's it; your soap is protected from everything! You can also paint it or stick decorations on it.

And for those who are less handy, you can find our range of original soap dishes .

The soap dish made from natural materials within everyone's reach:

Wooden soap dish

A DIY wooden soap dish with simple solid twigs picked up during a walk or in the garden. A cord and a pair of scissors ... it will not last long but what a pleasure to start again for a new design and why not with colored pencils or stick a small flower pot or plant a species that likes a humid environment, a varnished wooden log also gives a natural side. Imagination has no limits.

A simple painted wooden disc, carved or not or using a pyrographer but always varnished, will give a rustic look to your shower. Don't forget to drill the drain holes and attach small feet.

You can use bamboo for more longevity and to make you dream about this material, visit our bamboo soap holder collection and why not with your excess Chinese chopsticks? The possibilities are numerous.

Ice cream stick soap dish

Just as simple: ice cream sticks, a pair of scissors, glue and above all, don't forget a waterproofing product.

Cork soap dish

You can recover your cork stoppers and assemble them by gluing them to form different shapes. You know the resistance of cork to humidity and therefore have no worries about the durability of your creation.

Photo taken from the blog Monnathmospher

Coconut soap dish

Do you love coconuts or would you like a touch of exoticism in your bathroom? All you need is a drill to drill the small natural holes already present on your nut and cut it into various patterns.

For those who want to go further in this very simple achievement, you can take inspiration from our coconut soap dishes .

For mineral soap dish creations:

A mineral soap dish to make on a day off with the kids. Take advantage of a walk to collect stones, pebbles and when you get back, stick them together or place them in a pretty saucer. Your soap will stay dry on its stone soap dish .

The concrete soap dish

It is for older children. First cover your work surface, it must be protected. You need fine mortar, ready to use, you just have to add water. A container for the mixture, cooking oil and some stones or other objects of your choice.

Take a mold the size of your soap, a saucer with high sides or a small bowl, and grease it. Your mixture should have the consistency of a thick paste.

Fill the container to about two centimeters high. Shake the bowl a little to create a smooth surface and dissolve the air bubbles. Add your decorations and above all do not touch them for 48 hours. Unmold and smooth the edges by rubbing with your fingers.

Let it dry again for 24 hours so that it does not break later. Then rinse them under running water to remove all the residue and let them dry again. Stick little feet on them or not, the result is a little rustic but so beautiful.

And for a holiday activity:

The shell soap dish is also very simple to make for little hands. A brush, paint and varnish to protect its beautiful color and give it a luminous effect.

Making a sponge soap dish is also fun and useful to keep soap from falling apart. You will need a craft knife, a bar of soap, a pair of scissors and a pencil.

The toy soap dish that makes you want to wash your hands:

The seed bead soap dish is multi-colored or single-colored depending on your little creator's desire but always waterproof. Mix the beads with glue on the back of a small bowl to give it a curved shape. Don't forget to make small feet under the bottom of your soap to allow it to dry.

LEGO bricks are very easy to assemble for small hands. Glue or not for more solidity.

The snowball soap dish will amuse your child. Washing hands becomes a magical moment. Just choose a figurine, an object that he wants to be around when it is time to wash his hands. The glitter brings a new sparkle to this obligatory phase.

A minimum of materials are required including contact glue, a small glass jar with a lid, glitter, dishwashing liquid and an object.

Glue the figurine to the center of the lid and let it dry overnight. Fill the jar to the brim with water and if you wish, you can tint it with dishwashing liquid, of which there is an incredible range of colors. Take matching or completely offset glitter for a contrast with the object. The finer the glitter, the more it will disperse in the product.

All that remains is to fix the lid on the jar by gluing the grooves to close it permanently and then start enjoying the pleasure of seeing the glitter swirling.

A soap dish made of Fimo air clay puts a strain on children's hands to be able to soften it and then flatten it, but it is ready to use and white in color. It does not need to be cooked and dries in 24 hours in contact with air. Don't forget a pencil to pierce the drainage holes. Once softened, children can cut it, sculpt it to their taste and once hardened, paint and varnish it.

The soap dish made of salt dough without cooking and which hardens in the air without cracking. A perfect recipe for little ones. You need 2 doses of flour, 1 dose of salt, 1 dose of warm water and 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil. You can sculpt it with a toothpick or other point to give it relief.

You will have to wait 24 hours for drying time and you can paint it and then varnish it.

The minimalist soap dish with next to nothing:

The minimalist soap dish with just a lid the size of your soap that they can paint and decorate. Colored rubber bands will complete this sober set.

Or a simple piece of synthetic fabric like bath flowers, a braid of cords, coconut fibers, pieces of sponge cut to the desired dimensions or a simple customized coaster. A loofah slice will do the trick, but your child will surely have ideas to finalize this list.

We offer you magnetic soap dishes that fit well with this minimalist spirit, or loofah soap dishes , functional and aesthetic.

As you can see, there are dozens of ways and materials to create a unique and original soap dish while sharing a moment of creative pleasure with children in a very simple way.