• 2 cups baking soda
• 1 cup citric acid
• 4 tsp oil {use a light, fragrance free oil. I used grapeseed oil.}
• 1 tsp essential oil of your choice {we used peppermint.}
• Very small amount of food coloring {totally optional.}
• Small misting bottle of water
• molds

Wisk the soda and citric acid together well.  In a separate bowl mix the oils.  Wisk the oils into the dry mix well.  Then, mist a very small amount of water {one spray at a time} until the mixture forms well when you squeeze it in the palm of your hand.  Too much water, and it will be a giant foamy mess, so do this slowly.  We only needed 4 mists of water.  Then firmly pack into your molds.  The firmer you pack them, the better they hold shape.  Turn them out onto waxed paper and let air dry for 3-4 hours.  Then, package!

• 4 cups white sugar
• 1 cup oil {grapeseed in our case}
• 1 tsp peppermint essential oil
• A very small amount of food coloring 

Mix everything in a bowl {I mix the oils together in a separate bowl, then add to the sugar.} then add a VERY small amount of food coloring, don't blend too much so the mixture looks like crushed candy cane.  Spoon into cute little canning jars and decorate.

I painted the lids with chalkboard paint and used a chalk pen to write the contents.  Tied a gift tag on with red & white string.  And that's all!!

Our kitchen {and hands} smells so lovely.   Christmas means peppermint and pine for me.