What you will need:

• 3  cups of Epsom salt (you can pick this up at any drug store)
• 1 cup baking soda
• a essential oil in a desired scent like jasmine (you can use several and make your own scent but if you aren’t sure how oils blend, I would suggest only using one type.)
• Food Coloring (3 of your desired colors)

Directions:

1. Combine the Epsom salt and the baking powder and stir.
2. Add in the essential oils until you get the desired scent.  Usually 4 or 5 drops.
3. Separate into 3 bowls and add 1 food coloring to each bowl.
4. Mix until the mixture is not clumpy and is a soft powder instead.
5. Take a nice jar (which can be purchased at a craft store or dollar store) and pour the bath salts into the bottle in a design. 
6. Take a knife and slide it down the side of the bottle so the layers of bath salt blends in with the other ones is the occasional spot. 
7. Wrap and give to mom.

On a side note, it is important to pour in enough salt so that it is within a mm of the top of the jar.  If there is too much space in the top of the jar, the bath salts will blend together and the beautiful effect will be ruined. 

Sirena Van Schaik 

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What you will need:

• Large men’s sports socks (preferably brand new and they should always be clean and white)
• Flax Seed
• Fabric Paint
• Funnel
• Scoop
• Lavendar or some other essential oil (this is optional)

Directions:

1. Take the large sock and allow your child the time to draw beautiful pictures on the sock.
2. Allow the sock to dry completely, it will usually take a day or two for the fabric paint to dry.
3. Place funnel in the opening of the sock, and scoop the flax seed into the sock.  Leave about a quarter of it unfilled for tying.
4. Place in a few drops of essential oil (optional)
5. Knot the end of the sock.  Do not place anything on the end since these socks will be microwaved later.
6. Wrap up and give to mom with the directions.

To use these neck wraps, all mom will have to do is place it into the microwave and warm it for about 30 seconds (possibly longer but it should only be heated in 20 – 30 second increments).  After that, simply place it around the neck for a warm compress to sooth aching neck and shoulder muscles. If you prefer cold to heat, you can place it in the freezer for about a half hour or longer and use it as a cold compress.

When I first tried this activity, I wasn’t exactly sure that they were as wonderful as I had been told but I have tried a neck wrap myself and they work wonders.  They also hold the heat for a significant amount of time. 

This is also a great gift for dad on Father’s Day but we’ll talk about that after Mother’s Day.

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