In the book, It Looked Like Spilt Milk, many different shapes are made in the clouds. My 3-year old said that our activity today looked like spilt milk, just like in the book. My 5-year old said it looked like the clouds. They were both right.
The spilt milk and cloud was really a bar of soap in the microwave. It was Ivory soap, which has a lot of air whipped into it. The air got hot and expanded, which made the bar of soap grow into the cloud or spilt milk.
I explained this activity by comparing it to popcorn in a hot pan, which they have seen before. The air caught inside the popcorn or soap gets hot, creates steam, and pop!! It gets bigger.
The heat also makes the soap soft and pliable. So after it cooled off, the boys played with it like a sensory activity. They rubbed it into a powder. This powder will later go into their bath; afterall, it is soap.
This activity is quick, easy, and fun. It also leaves your house smelling like Ivory soap, and it cleans your microwave. I highly recommend it.
Note: Ivory soap is the only bar soap that has the extra air, so other kinds won't work. Also, I microwaved the soap on high for a minute and a half.
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