Scents of summer

June has finally arrived and with it all of its summertime scents. There’s the delicious aroma coming from barbeques and cookouts, and the familiar smells of fresh cut grass, chlorine from pools, and most of all the familiar summertime scent of sunscreen.

My kids love the smell of sunscreen. The moment they smell it, they can’t stop talking about going to our local pool, to the beach or to the park for summer picnics and bike rides. So, I thought it would be fun this summer to find a way to put the scent of summer throughout the house by using their favorite sunscreen as an air freshener!

Last fall I made several homemade air fresheners using baking soda and essential oils. My favorite essential oils are lavender and peppermint because they provide such a clean and fresh fragrance to any room. But now for summer I’ve added sunscreen instead of the essential oils. Here’s how I did it:

Supplies:

6 Spice jars (I ordered these from Amazon.com)

Baking soda

Spray-on sunscreen (I used a Target brand)

Labels (I used Avery brand for my inkjet printer)

Yarn, string or ribbon to decorate (I used loose woven yarn in a sandy color)

Spoon

Paper plate

Instructions:

Put about a 1/2 cup of baking soda on a paper plate. Spray sunscreen directly on the baking soda and then stir it with a spoon. Fold the plate in half so that it forms a funnel for pouring the powder into the jars. Repeat for each jar. Then cover each jar with the lids that have holes. Save the lid covers that came with the jars and put them in a safe place for using another time. Add labels to each jar so family and guests know what is in them! Then decorate each jar with yarn, ribbon, or string. Place your new “beach” scented air fresheners on shelves and tables throughout your house!

“Beach” Scented Air Fresheners!

I hope you decide to try these fun homemade air fresheners for your house this summer:)

Elaine

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