This is a great craft for Girl Scouts, Brownies, a 4-H arts & craft groups meeting, camp – you name it. Have a sleepover with your friends and make these along with some fancy socks and button bracelets. The links for those crafts are at the end of the article.
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Glittery Gel Recipe for Girls
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1/2 cup of Aloe Vera gel
2 teaspoon of glycerin
1/4 teaspoon of fine polyester glitter - gold colored
¼ teaspoon of fine polyester glitter – silver colored
4 drops of fragrance oil – lavender is nice
4 drops of a different fragrance oil – try rose or chamomile
1 drop of red food coloring (for the first batch)
1 drop of blue (for the second batch)
Two bowls for mixing
Plastic spoon for stirring
Empty bottles or small containers to keep your body glitter gel in.
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What you do:
1. Divide the Aloe Vera gel into two separate bows. One-fourth a cup in each bowl.
2. Next divide the glycerin into two portions as well. 1 teaspoon each op glycerin goes into each bowl. Stir the Aloe Vera and the glycerin together so that it blends well.
3. Now add the gold glitter to the first bowl. Stir to spread throughout the gel.
4. Add 4 drops of fragrance and 1 drop of food coloring to this batch of glittery body gel. Mix all together and put into a air tight container and screw the lid on tight.
5. Repeat the process with the second batch. Add the silver glitter to the Aloe Vera and glycerin gel mixture. Mix well. Drop in the second fragrance and a different color food coloring. Mix together so that everything is blended very nicely. Put this into a separate container.
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Note: You can purchase fine polyester glitter at your local craft store. If you liked this craft you might also like How to Make a Button Bracelet or Fancy Decorated Socks. They are great crafts for girls of all ages.
Be sure and check out our crafts here at Kids Crafts. We have coloring pages, glue recipes, crafts for the holidays and so much more. You can find accompanying activities to use in your homeschool at Homeschool Activities.
Please Note: This gel is used directly on the body. This may cause allergic reaction in some people. If you have allergies, please consult a physical before making and using this product. Suite101 and Belinda Mooney are not responsible for problems arising from the use of this body gel recipe.
