Cupcake Bath Bombs Inspired by Pinkalicious

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This post is sponsored by HarperCollins. All opinions are my own. 

Make this DIY Cupcake Bath Bombs inspired by I Can Read Books – Pinkalicious and the Cupcake Calamaity for Kindergarteners learning to read.

I cannot believe how fast the past years have gone by. This upcoming August, my daughter will be starting Kindergarten.

We have been reading to her since birth and now it is finally seeming to sink in. She is starting to recognize words and read a little. YAY! She just turned 5 so I am happy that she is interested in books.

We received some I Can Read! books that we have been reading to her every night. She has gotten to the point where she can tell the stories to me. It is pretty awesome. One of her favorite characters from the I Can Read! books is Pinkalicious.

I Can Read Books

My daughter has actually started saying that her new middle name is Pink. I think that it is because of her love of the color and Pinkalicious Books. Her favorite books are ‘Pinkaclious: School Rules’ and ‘Pinkalicious and the Cupcake Calamity’. 

I Can Read books are organized into color-coded levels. We have been focusing on My First: Shared Reading and I Can Read Level 1: Beginning Reading. These books are for kindergarten level books or for kids starting kindergarten or 1st grade. They can be part of your 1000 books before kindergarten reading.

Pinkalicious Books

All of the Pinkalicious Books are I Can Read! Level 1 for beginning readers. Pinkalicious believes that everything is better when pink is involved! She is extremely charming, imaginative, and adventurous. Pinkalicious knows that a pink cupcake is a perfect snack when reading a story!  

The Teacher’s Guide to Pinkalicious: School Rules helps with discussing the book with your kindergartener: Download The Teacher’s Guide HERE. Here are some more Pinkalicious Activity Sheets you can download. My daughter loved doing them.

DIY Cupcake Bath Bombs Recipe

This cupcake bath bomb recipe is extremely easy and fun to make with your kids. It helps bring the Pinkalicious books to life. Pinkalicious and the Cupcake Calamity is the perfect start to this DIY. Then, you can talk about the ingredients and measurements.

Also, bath bombs are actually a chemical reaction between the citric acid and the baking soda. During the reaction, carbon dioxide is made, which causes the fizzing.

Ingredients

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• ½ cup Citric Acid
• 1 cup Baking Soda
• ½ cup Cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons Epsom Salt
• 10 Drops Soap “Food” Coloring
• 3 tablespoons Fractionated Coconut Oil
• 20 Drops ORGANIC Grapefruit Essential Oil
• 1/2 Cup Witch Hazel

 

Combine 1 cup baking soda, 1/2 cup citric acid, 3 tablespoons Epsom salt, and 1/2 cornstarch in a large bowl using a whisk to make sure to combine.

 

 

In a glass or metal measuring cup, combine coconut oil, 5 drops of soap food coloring, 20 drops of grapefruit essential oil.

 

Stir the oil mixture into dry ingredients.

 

Add Witch Hazel and 5 drops of soap food coloring.

 

Spray the witch hazel mixture into the bowl with all the other ingredients. Keep mixing and spraying until the mixture can hold its shape.

 

Don’t let the mixture sit with the spray on it. You want to spray and mix quickly before it starts fizzing. *** Note: Do not pour in the witch hazel because it will cause the chemical to start prematurely.

 

 

Once the mixture holds its shape, press it firmly into silicone cupcake molds.

 

Let cupcake bath bomb dry overnight before gently removing from silicone cupcake molds.

 

For the cupcake bath bomb icing

Combine meringue powder, powdered sugar and warm water in a stand mixer. Beat for 7-10 minutes or until icing is stiff.

 

Add half a tablespoon of water at a time. If you are making the colored icing, you can mix the soap food coloring in instead of the water first.

 

Pipe on top of bath bombs and add sprinkles immediately so that they stick.

 

Let frosting dry overnight before packaging.

Notes

The icing would look more perfect you can use a silicone soap icing mold. I found this one on Etsy that would work perfectly especially if you are making a lot of DIY Cupcake Bath Bombs for a birthday party as a party favor and decoration. You can also make a mold with stuff you have around the house like Easter eggs. Check out my Easter Egg bath bomb tutorial.

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