Gifts that Kids can Make: Scented Bath Salts

This post is inspired by Aching Muscles and a gift given to me by my sister a few years back.

Over the weekend, I had my super-duper yoga teacher's training course. Usually, it's not very physical. However, this weekend was a little different. On Sunday, we did 2 hours of power yoga. The day before, it was about an hour, plus some inversion work. You know, head stands, handstands, shoulder stands. Not that I can do any of those well, mind you.
All that, after staying away from yoga for about two weeks because of my cold = Major Muscle Aches!

So, after my class on Sunday, my lovely husband (who had already taken care of the kids the whole weekend) took care of them a little more. That gave me the opportunity to to soak in a blissful, warm bath of scented Epsom Salt.

Wouldn't you know it? Epsom salt!

Epsom salt is a chemical compound containing magnesium and sulfate. It is widely believed that soaking in epsom salt helps to relieve muscle aches. Does it really work? Well, there's debate. I must report a slight relieve to my strained muscle. Was it because of the bath, and the epsom salt was just acting like a placebo? Hard to tell.

Well, who cares? I got to lie in a warm bath! Uninterrupted! Bliss! :)

Making your own scented epsom salt is easy.
For every two cups of epsom salt, stir in 2-5 drops of essential oil.

Kids can make epsom salt care packages for adults too. It's a different, but appreciated gift from a child.
It's fun for the kids - almost like a little science experiment.

Along with scent, you can add a little food coloring (a few drops will do) to the epsom salt, and get the kiddies to do the mixing.
There are a lot of bath salt recipes out there, but I find that this is the easiest.
Put the salts into a little bag, and secure with a ribbon:Or put the salts into a jar (grin and bear the mess!):
Decorate:
Yay!