MAKING BUBBLES AT HOME
Finding a SIMPLE SCIENCE activity doesn’t have to be hard. Try this one… Making Bubbles at Home. Oh, and making bubble wands that work for little hands! This activity may seem too fun to be considered science related; However, measuring the ingredients and following steps to make the bubbles is science based. Creating your own bubble wands is designing, engineering, and inquiry based.
Our bubble machine was killed many years ago. Then we bought another one. We broke that one too. Don’t ask me how, but we did. There has also been the no-spill bubble bowl, the big wand bubbles, and countless dollar tree bubbles. No matter how many bottles of bubbles we have purchased, we always run out… not anymore!
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Making bubbles at home- Take 1
After listening to my daughters fight over a bottle of bubbles, I decided it was time to figure out how to make bubble solution at home. I wanted a bubble solution that I could make right away with supplies I had on hand. This bubble recipe fit the bill! The only ingredients are: liquid detergent, corn syrup, and water.
We got the first recipe from the DIY Network. Super simple.
– 2 cups warm water
– 1/3 cup dish soap (a name brand will work best- Dawn or Palmolive)
– 1/4 cup corn syrup
The girls stirred the ingredients together slowly. They were ready to go make bubbles, but first we had to make some wands or find some! We tried to make some bubble blowers with straws and tape. In all honesty, I had fun with them, but the little ones would forget which side they dipped into the solution and ended up with bubble solution in their mouth! Yuck!!!
So, how did the bubble solution fair? If i had to give it a grade- I would say B+. We made bubbles and had a great time trying to create bubble wands with a combination of straws, tape, string, and pipe cleaners. It went south when the youngest one rubbed her eyes with bubble solution on her hands. All I will say is that there was crying involved. I assure you though… no one was substantially hurt from the making of bubbles at home!
Making bubbles at home- Take 2
After our crying eyes bubble solution, I wondered if we could make a tear-free bubble solution from things we had at home. We decided to try 1 part warm water and 1 part tear-free baby wash. I bet you could use tear-free baby shampoo instead.
Try this bubble recipe out! Mix vigorously! We put the lid on our tupperware and shook!
– 1 cup Tear-less Baby Wash
– 1 cup warm water
As you can see from the picture, the tear-free bubble solution worked really well. The kids pipe cleaner wands were surprising and the mason jar lids were my favorite. You can’t see from the pictures, but our attempts at bubble wands were far more extensive than what you see. They just didn’t work as well as the simpler designs. Sometimes, simpler is better. We found that out through trial and error.
If you haven’t tried making bubbles at home, you should. What a fun activity to do with the kids on a sunny day. Amazing how play can turn into making, creating, and designing… bubble solution and wands that is! Happy learning!
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