Bubble Fest Activity
It's a bubble-palooza!
Submitted by
Kayla Chong
Kayla Chong
There's something mesmerizing about bubbles—which makes them the perfect activity for those afternoons when bedtime seems farther away than it was this morning. Waste a couple of hours (or a whole weekend!) creating a little bubble mania. And hey, if you're lucky, the kids will get covered in enough bubble stuff to warrant skipping tonight's bath.
- Kiddie pool
- Bubble solution:Make your own with our recipe below or you can buy it.
- Wands:Like hula hoops, plastic berry baskets, wire hangers, large store-bought bubble wands and plastic six-pack holders (give Dad a hall pass to invite the buddies over for some beers!)
- Bubble blowers:You and your kids.
- Bucket:To mix the bubble solution in.
- Cotton twine
Mix up a batch of bubble solution in advance. The longer it sits, the better the bubbles! (See "Do Note" for our awesome bubble solution!)
Collect a variety of cool bubble makers from around the house. Let the kids use their imagination. Will a tennis racket make a million bubbles? Try it and see!
Help the kids make some of their own big wands by turning wire hangers into giant bubble wands. First, bend a hanger into a circle. (The more perfect the circle, the better the bubbles.)
Then, straighten out the hook and wrap it in duct tape. Make sure you cover any pointy edges with the duct tape to protect the bubbles from popping.
Finally, wrap the edge of the circle with cotton twine to make it more absorbent (find the twine at your local hardware store).
Pour the bubble solution into the bottom of the kiddie pool—otherwise known as the biggest bubble container on earth!
Have you kid dip the various bubble makers into the pool and blow (or move your arm and let the wind do the blowing!).
Bubble-blowing experts recommend holding the wand at a 45° angle for the best results.
Challenge each other to blow the biggest bubble, the smallest bubble or the most bubbles.
- Bubble Solution:
6 cups Water
4 cups Joy liquid detergent
1 cup Karo syrup - Combine the ingredients in a bucket and allow them to sit in the open container for a day. The longer they stand, the better. This recipe will make enough bubbles to cover the bottom of a small kiddie pool.
- Play it safe: Never leave children unattended around water. Even a few inches can be dangerous.
Thanks to Karen Baicker
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