Parents of Tots

Materials: 2 cups Ivory Snow, ½ cup water, toothpicks (with sharp edges filed down), twigs, cloves, shirt buttons, a strip of felt, seed beads, cardboard egg cups and pipe cleaners

To mix up a batch of faux snow, pour the Ivory Snow in a bowl with the water and whip with an electric beater until the mixture is doughy.

Shape the damp soap into three balls. Stack them by gently pushing a toothpick halfway into the center of the bottom ball. Then, push the middle ball down onto the toothpick until the two balls touch. Do the same for the snowman's head.

Now, add twig arms, clove eyes, shirt buttons, and a felt scarf. To make a smiling mouth, press on a row of seed beads. For a mini carrot nose, color the tip of a short twig with orange paint. For a hat, use an egg cup from a cardboard carton. Or craft a pair of earmuffs out of a pipe cleaner.

As the soap dries (this can take a few hours), it will lose its grayish tinge and turn bright white.

Note: Young toddlers will need close supervision and assistance while doing this activity.