Make Your Own Bubbles and Bubble Wand

by , posted on May 19th, 2011 in Arts & Crafts, Kids DIY, Science Fun



It’s been rainy every day this week. So today, we decided to bring the outdoors in by mixing up a batch of bubbles. If you’re trying this, I’d encourage you to have the kids see what they can source in the house to make their own wands. I’ve heard pipe cleaners work well. We didn’t have any of those, but we did happened to find some old garland (why yes, it does say 2000 on it). Have the kids try string or yarn, cut up paper towel rolls, whatever they can find. We’ll call it a lesson in ingenuity.

And there’s science too. One experiment you can try is to have the kids blow bubbles using water and then the bubble solution to see what happens. Why is the soap solution able to capture pockets of air when plain old water can’t? The addition of soap makes the water more elastic so now it’s able to form a skin around a pocket of air.

Have fun!

 

 



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5 Responses to “Make Your Own Bubbles and Bubble Wand”

  1. Kirsten Says:

    May 19th, 2011 at 10:03 pm

    cool. maybe now I don’t have to be Angry Mom when they dump the bottle of bubbles on the front steps. EVERY. BLESSED. TIME.

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    Jennifer Cooper Reply:
    May 20th, 2011 at 8:40 pm

    I will say, the bowl makes it easier. Or at least, less likely to spill.

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  2. joya Says:

    May 19th, 2011 at 11:39 pm

    so fun!

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    Jennifer Cooper Reply:
    May 20th, 2011 at 8:40 pm

    Thanks Joya!

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  3. Brittani Says:

    May 27th, 2012 at 11:01 pm

    You can make this even more fun by busting open a highlighter and pouring the liquid into the bowl then holding a black light up when you blow the bubbles and they will glow! c:

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