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Household Bubble Blowers
funnels, cookie cutters, juice cans with both ends removed, hangers, sieves, colanders, rubber bands, paper clips bent into various shapes, tin cans (these work best when moved through the air), wire, toilet paper rolls (the children will soon realize that these disintegrate in water), pipe cleaners bent into different shapes
Coat Hanger Bubble Wand
Wrap a hanger around a coffee can. Using wire cutters, snip to desired length leaving four inches of straight wire to twist into a handle. Wrap sharp ends with masking tape. Wrap the wire circle with yarn to ensure the bubble solution sticks.
Jumbo Straws
Purchase jumbo straws.
Make a long bubble wand by taping them end to end.
Split the end of the straw for larger bubbles. Flatten the end of a straw, cut it in half and in half again, bend the four flaps, and dip flap end into the solution.
Tape a bundle of four to six straws together to blow multiple bubbles simultaneously.
Try bendy straws too!
Floating Bubbles
Play soft music, and have your child(ren) float like bubbles around the room.
Move and Imagine
Form a circle with your children, and ask a few children move into the middle of this circle. These few children will become bubbles in the circle. Encourage dramatic movement by asking open-ended questions.
- Can the circle make you move by gently puffing at you?
- Can you show us what happens when two bubbles collide?
- How would you move if you were a big bubble?
The Bubble Game
Form a circle with your children. Have everyone hold hands and then walk forward. Walk your circle in so that it is as small as possible, and sing this song to the tune of “Ring Around the Rosie”.
Blow air in our bubble.
(move one step backward while holding hands)
Blow air in our bubble.
(move one step backward while holding hands)
Bigger, bigger,
(move one step backward while holding hands)
We stop, and POP!
(drop hands and fall to the ground)
Songs make everything more fun!
Rainbow Bubbles
(Sung to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
Rainbow bubbles everywhere,
Floating slowly through the air.
Sometimes big and sometimes small.
I wish I could catch them all!
Rainbow bubbles everywhere,
Floating slowly through the air.
Pop! Go the Bubbles
(sung to the tune of Pop! Goes the Weasel)
Bubbles float up, and then they float down.
They land on the ground.
Bubbles are fun to blow all around.Pop! Go the bubbles!
I’m a Bubble Teapot
(sung to the tune of I’m a Little Teapot)
I’m a bubble blower – - watch and see! (point to self)
Blowing bubbles all around me. (touch index finger to thumb and blow)
Some bubbles burst, (quickly pop open fingers)
Som bubles soar into the sky! (stand on tiptoes while wiggling fingers)
Here’s a few bubble recipes to get your bubble play started!
NOTE: Glycerin is added because it helps to hold the water molecules in the soap film which stops the film from drying out too quickly and popping. Glycerin can be purchased at most drug stores.
Standard Bubble Recipe
2/3 cup of liquid dishwashing detergent
4 cups of warm water
1 tbsp of glycerin (optional, but will make stronger bubbles)
Sure-Thing Bubbles
2 cups of liquid dishwashing detergent
4 cups of water
1/2 cup of light corn syrup
Pour all ingredients in to a jar, bowl or any container with a lid.
Mix gently.
Let sit for a few hours before using.
Giant Bubbles
1 part liquid soap or dishwashing detergent
1 part glycerin
6 parts distilled water
Use this solution with a 12-inch wire circle, an embroidery hoop or a foil pie plate with the centre cut out (don’t use a coat hanger because the coating on the hanger will not allow the solution to stick to the hanger). Be sure that a film covers the circle, and sweep through the air. To disengage the bubble, twist the hoop.
Here’s another site with lots of recipes for bubbles – http://bubbleblowers.com/homemade.html
Make sure your child(ren) is able to blow. You can practise by blowing materials such as cotton, small pieces of paper, cellophane, and dry pasta such as macaroni. Practise both blowing orally and with the aid of a straw.
When you are ready to blow bubbles, warn your child(ren) that the floor and area around them may become slippery. Use low transparent plastic containers for your bubble solution. Using low tables, blocks or boxes will allow the bubble solution to be at your child(ren)’s height.
Questions to Ask to Assist Learning
Can you watch the bubble and see where it lands?
What do you think would happen to the bubble if it touches the grass?
How long do you think the bubble can fly before it pops?
How many bubbles can you blow at once?
Were your bubbles the same size?
Were some bubbles big and some bubbles small?
What shape is your bubble when it leaves the wand?
Does your bubble stay this shape forever?
How many colours does your bubble have in it?
How do bubbles travel?
How does moisture affect your bubbles?
Can you blow bubbles with a bent straw?
If you point the straw up, which way do your bubbles go?
Can you make bigger bubbles with many straws together?
What will happen if you stop blowing?
What do you think will happen if you put a sharp pointed object into your bubble?
Can you make a pile of bubbles?
Can you touch a bubble without breaking it?
Who can make the most bubbles in one dip?
Create a bubble and see how long two people can keep it in the air by gently blowing it.
Determine the difference in the size and number of the bubbles by movement of the wand. (moving it slowly, quickly, up, down, sideways)
- 1 bottle liquid detergent
- 1 small bottle of glycerine
- Water (amount will vary depending on number of children)
- Wire loops
Mix 1 cup of detergent with 1 tbsp of water and 1 tbsp of glycerine. Mixture should be smooth. Test by dipping in the bubble wand and blowing.
