Homemade playdough is SO much fun, but it can also quickly make a mess of my floors. This Lush Fun copycat bubble bath playdough recipe allows you to create your own bubble bath play dough for the bath tub! Keep the messes in the tub and your kids can clean up with it when they’re done playing!
*I have been compensated by Johnson’s® Baby for this post; however, I am sharing my own thoughts. All opinions are my own.
My kids absolutely LOVE making this soap dough and playing with it! It’s a cool way to make your own Lush Fun homemade playdough that turns into bubbles. Since my kids LOVE bubble bath I always have Johnson’s Bubble bath on hand and the other ingredients in my cupboard.
To make this Lush Fun copycat playdough recipe you’ll need Johnson’s Baby Bubble Bath, corn starch, coconut oil and food coloring or liquid watercolors. I found all of these supplies at Walmart. The Johnson’s baby bubble bath was in the baby aisle near the baby bath and shampoo.
Involve your kids in making this bath playdough recipe too! It’s as much fun to make, as it is to play with. Begin by adding 1/4 cup Johnson’s baby bubble bath to a small bowl. Mix in the coconut oil and stir well.
Then add 1/2 cup cornstarch to the bowl.
This was my 3 year old’s favorite part!
Add 2 drops of food coloring or liquid watercolors. Mix together with a spoon.
Once combined, knead together with your hands. Slowly add in more cornstarch until desired consistency is reached. If you add too much corn starch, simply add a little bubble bath to it in order to reach the right consistency.
To use, give your child a small amount of copycat Lush Fun bath play dough to play with in the tub. It will become bubbly when it gets wet. They can form shapes with it, wash with it or whatever they like!
Don’t give them too much bath play dough in the tub though! It will disintegrate in the water but you don’t want large amounts of it in the tub. It smells amazing and they’ll get clean while they play! It’s the first time my kids have gotten cleaner, rather than messier when playing with homemade play dough!
Print the Lush Fun Copycat Recipe:
- 1/4 cup Johnson & Johnson Bubble Bath
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- food coloring
- 1/2 - 3/4 cup cornstarch
- In a small bowl combine Johnson & Johnson Bubble Bath, coconut oil and food coloring. Stir together until mixed well.
- Add 1/2 cup cornstarch and work together. Knead with your hands and slowly add in more cornstarch until it reaches the desired consistency. If you add too much cornstarch and it becomes dry, simply add a little more bubble bath to reach the right consistency.
- Store near the sink to use as soap or give your child a little bit to play with like play dough in the bath tub. The soap dough will disintegrate and become bubbly when mixed with water.
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Oh cool! The house must smell so wonderful when the kids start kneading that dough and making shapes with it.
I used to make play dough with the kids all the time. I wish I’d seen an idea like this. It’s so colorful and aromatic!
Making dough with kids is almost as much fun as playing it. I’ve never seen a recipe using bubble bath before. This looks too cool!
What a fun idea. My 11-year old still loves to take baths. I bet she’d love to play with this stuff. I’ll show her this post and we’ll make it together.
This looks like it would be so much fun to make. My kids would have a blast with this.
This is such a neat idea. I have done salt dough with my kids before but never thought to do a soap dough. I bet the bubbles make it extra fun!
This so cute. My little one would love to make this.
My kids would love this! Bath time is already a fun time for them because they love playing in the water, so this would just add to the fun.
I’ve never heard of bubble bath play dough before. This is super creative. I bet I would love the smell, J&J’s baby products always smelled so good.
Oh this is something me and the 5 year old will do tomorrow. I shouldn’t have any problems getting her in the tub after this 😂
I think playing with play dough is one of the most relaxing things. Add some soothing scent to it and it’s just perfect. This would be a great calming activity for my little guy in the evening.
What a great idea! My kids would love these. I will have to give your DIY a try!
This is a really great idea. My daughter would have loved to play with this when she was younger.
I need to make the Lush Fun Copycat Bubble Bath Playdough Recipe for the kids this summer! They are out of school tomorrow and they would have so much fun making their own playdough!
some of my grandkids would love to make and play with this
This looks really easy to make! My grandsons would have so much fun playing with this! Great idea!
Very fun craft. Thanks for the instructions.
What a really fun idea. My grandsons would love this.
Love this idea. Can you make and store in a mason jar to give as a gift with ingredients? Or do you have to use the play dough the same day it’s made?
We’ve just made about a kilo of this, after the toddler was given some Lush playdough in a party bag.
It’s great play material, but literally half a kilo (admittedly in an adult depth bath, yes made with Johnson’s), and not a bubble in sight.
My kids love it as well! It bubbles if they rub it but mostly it’s for molding and playing with. 🙂
How long does it last do you have to keep making every other day are can you make a bunch of it and store it in an air tight container to last awhile like weeks just asking
No, you don’t have to make it every day. You can definitely store it for awhile in an airtight container and just take out a little at a time.
Are there any oil alternatives to coconut that you have found to work?
I haven’t tried any other types but let us know if you try another! I’m not sure what else would act like coconut oil for this recipe.