Soap Ring

I bet you're thinking that I'm talking about a ring of soap around the bathtub- kind of like a dirt ring.  Nope.  I'm talking about a bar of soap transformed into a ring.  This was done by none other than my super-creative seven-year-old son.

The boy was taking an extra long time in the bathtub.  I assumed it was because I told him he needed to scrub up real good because he was extra filthy.  I assumed wrong.  Most of that time was spent carving a hole in the middle of a brand new bar of soap.

When he came out of the bathroom, he had a big grin on his face.

"What's the smile for?" I asked.

"I made something," he said.

"What?"

"Go in the bathroom.  You'll see."

That's when I saw it.  "How in the world did you do that?" I asked.

"Oh, I just kept the soap in the water a while.  Like about two hours, 'til it got soft.  Then I made the hole with my finger. It's a soap ring.  Do you like it?"

"Um, well...."  I wasn't quite sure what to say.  So I said,  "It's very creative, but next time, spend a little more time scrubbing and a little less time carving soap."

"Okay, Mama." 

We'll see if he listens.