Warm Weather is Here – Bring out the Bubbles!!!

Here are some ideas for “bubble “gadgets” and homemade bubble recipes to get into summer mode!

Bubble Gadgets

Fly swatters make GREAT bubbles – just dip in a pie tin full of bubbles, makes tons of teeny bubbles.

Other Ideas:

Plastic berry baskets

Potato mashers

Whisks

Cookie cutters

Straws

Strainers

Twist pipe cleaners into different shapes

Hoola hoops ( you will need LOTS of bubble solution)

Bubble Recipes

 Exploratorium Bubble Formula from the Exploratorium web site

2/3 cup Joy dishwashing soap

1 gallon water

2 to 3 tablespoons of glycerin (available in pharmacies or chemical supply houses)

Cyndi's Bubble Recipes from the Nathan's Wish web site

1/2 cup of dishwashing liquid (Dawn or Joy)

2 cups of water

2 teaspoons of sugar

Cyndi suggests adding a dab of food coloring for colorful bubbles. Mix the solution and place in a shallow pan (or refill your old bubble containers).

NOTE: More recipes and fun with bubbles are available at the website link above.

Homemade Bubbles from Kids Domain Craft Exchange

1/2 (500 ml) cup dishwashing detergent

4-1/2 (4.5 liter) cup water

4 tablespoons (60 ml) glycerin (available in pharmacies or chemical supply houses)

Measure out the water, detergent, and glycerin into container with a cover and stir gently. The longer you let the mixture set, the larger the bubbles are and the longer they seem to last.

 National WIldlife Federation Bubble Recipe from NWF Backyard Buddies

1/4 cup liquid dishwashing detergent

3/4 cup cold water

5 drops of glycerin (available in pharmacies or chemical supply houses)

Marcia's Formula from the Exploratorium web site

1 cup Ultra Ivory Blue

12 cups water

3/4 tablespoon glycerin (available in pharmacies or chemical supply houses)

Marcia says: "Gently stir the ingredients together and leave the solution in an open container overnight. We believe that this gives the alcohol on the dishwashing soap a chance to evaporate some. In any case, the solution seems to get better with age. If you substitute some other soap for Dawn, you will have to experiment with the rest of the formula... but that's the fun of science!"