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Activities for Kids: Homemade Bubbles

{By Emily ~ January 7, 2009} 

January has been the perfect month to help spark my mommy creativity. Since it has been quite chilly outside, I have been looking for fun activities and projects to do indoors with my toddler. He loves bubbles and is easily entertained with them, so bubble-blowing has been a regular part of our day these last few weeks. How about you? What are a few of your favorite indoor activities to do with your kids?

Want a quick way to make your own solution? Here it is:

Bubble Solution

  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons light karo syrup or 2 tablespoons sugar (this thickens the mix)
  • 1/2 cup dishwashing liquid (Dawn or Joy) (you can even use baby shampoo too)

Mix the solution together in a bowl or shallow pan and if you have an empty bubble container and wand, simply reuse them and have fun! Tip: Letting the solution sit for a day may improve the bubble quality.

If you’re looking for creative bubble wand ideas, try some of these:

Bubble Wand ideas

  • Cookie Cutters - they are the perfect size for dipping and blowing bubbles.

  • Fly Swatter (unused of course) or a strawberry basket (one of the green plastic ones with the small holes on the sides) - just dip either of these into your mix and they will help you to make a lot of tiny bubbles. You can also cut these up into square pieces and make wands out of them (glue the pieces onto a straw or stick).
  • Pipe Cleaners - these are fun to use when you want to make a wand loop with cool shapes (hearts, stars, squares).

  • Wire hanger - straighten it out and turn one section into a bubble loop (just be sure to cover any sharp edges with strong tape so that it’s safe for everyone to use).

{top photo: ©iStockphoto.com/Carmen Martínez}

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Comments

6 Responses to “Activities for Kids: Homemade Bubbles”

  1. Teresa on January 7th, 2009 10:19 am

    What fun ideas, Emily - thanks! Would you believe that my almost 13 YO and 11 YO are still nuts about bubbles? I love their innocence!

  2. Jenna on January 7th, 2009 12:38 pm

    Kelsie LOVES bubbles! This is a great idea for us that I know she’d go nuts with!

  3. AJ @ A Little Bit Nutty on January 7th, 2009 1:45 pm

    My kids love blowing bubbles. I bought them some just this weekend.

  4. Anne Bradshaw on January 8th, 2009 8:00 am

    This is a wonderful blog! So glad I stumbled across it. And bubbles are always a favorite in our home when grandchildren visit.

    By the way, since you like contests, there’s a new book contest running on my blog today, if you’re interested in beating the cost of living. It’s a good one :-)

  5. Vanessa on January 11th, 2009 10:05 pm

    I had no idea you could use pipe cleaners, I dont know why I have billions of those in my house but I will have to use them up with this idea!

  6. Stefani on January 15th, 2009 11:26 am

    My daughter Hannah LOVES to blow bubbles. You have mentioned some great ideas for homemade bubble wands/makers.

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