Magic Bubbles

Children love the the magic of bubbles on a summer day.  Who can blow the biggest bubbles?  Who can catch the most bubbles?  Children of all ages can have a lot of fun blowing bubbles.

You'll find lots of different recipes to make bubble solution.  Your children can do a craft project to make their own home-made bubble wands.  Don't forget to check out the directions for children to blow giant bubbles, a bubble game, bubble activity, rainbow bubbles or blow bubbles with no bubble wands at all!  There's even ideas for a bubble birthday party.

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Bubble Recipes

All of these bubble recipes make great bubbles for children.  The Magic Bubble recipe is the favorite with my kids.  That recipe makes bigger bubbles that last a bit longer.  See hints for ideas on where to buy Glycerin.

Hints for making bubble solutions

• Mix up the recipes the day before for best results.
• Glycerin is inexpensive and can be found in most drug stores.  The children think that the bubbles are so much better that it is worth keeping a small bottle on hand.
• Do NOT use the Sweet Bubbles recipe if you have bees or wasps in your yard.
• Try using sugar or honey if you don't have corn syrup in the house.
• Color Bubbles can be a bit messy.  Be sure to use paint that can wash out.  You can add a little water if the mix is too thick.
• Karo syrup does just as well as glycerin in the bubble mixture.  But watch out for wasps if you are using it outdoors! 

Giant Bubbles

Here are some ideas sent in by our visitors.

• "We have had great luck making giant bubbles by using cotton string and straws to make wands. Cut two sections of straws, about 6 inches long. Cut a string about 24 inches long. Pull the string through the straws, tie the string in a knot, and hide the knot inside a straw. By putting your hands on the straws and pulling, you create a square or rectangle. Dip this form into the pan of bubble solution, and gently draw it through the air. Voila, a giant bubble."

" MY THREE YEAR OLD WAS SCREAMING FOR MORE BUBBLE SO I ASK JEEVE AND FOUND YOUR SITE.... THANK YOU IT WORKS! FOR SENTED AND COLORED BUBBLES I USED PALMOLIVE WILD BERRY BLOSSOM DISH SOAP. SMELLS GOOD AND HAS A PRETTY ROSE COLORS! THANKS SO MUCH, MY BOYS ENJOYED THE BUBBLES ALL DAY LONG!"                                                          Cherie

You may think that six-inch bubbles are impressive, until you see the SIX-FOOT bubbles your family can make with this plastic and nylon Bubble Thing. Create huge spheres, giant tubes, rainbow-hues towers, jumbo bubbles-inside-bubbles and much more, using ordinary dish soap and water. Includes instructions and solution recipe.

The book explains the science, and the plastic and nylon Bubble Thing creates the magic and fun.

Send us a note if you have any questions or ideas for bubble solution or bubble wands.

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