Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Handmade Summer Gift: Bug Spray


We thought the last day of school would never arrive! Having to make up a million snow days, these past few weeks seemed endless!
The girls had great years in both 1st grade & 3rd grade. We decided to make these nifty little gifts as I'm sure their awesome teachers and assistants are just as excited to spend time outdoors as us. A gift card to Papas & Beer was also necessary as well :)

Luckily, I had all the ingredients on hand, just enough to make this natural bug repellent. The oils are easy to find at health food stores. I just had to run out to get 4oz spray bottles. 

The girls got to work mixing the following:
4oz witch hazel
1/2 teaspoon of the following essential oils:
Eucalyptus  
Lemongrass
Citronella 
Pine

These essential oils are known as natural bug repellents and witch hazel is used to tonify skin.

We made fancy labels for each bottle and the project took less than 10 minutes...which is a good thing since we waited until the morning of the last day of school to get the show rolling!









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