Given his obsession with soapy spheres, I thought it would be fun to make our own bubble wands and bubble solution. These pipe cleaner and straw wands make larger bubbles than the wands you typically buy in the stores.
(Psst- Here's the recipe for the bubble solution that we used. I combined 5 C warm water, 1/2 C Dawn dish detergent, and 1/4 C glycerin. I gently mixed the liquids together and made sure not to create suds. Then, I let the solution sit overnight. Even though this recipe made fairly large bubbles, I really didn't like the way the Dawn smelled. Yuck. Plus, Chuck tried to rub his face with soapy hands, so I worried that the soap stung his eyes. Next time I'll find a recipe using baby shampoo. This way the solution won't smell so detergent-y and Chuck's eyes won't sting. )
Here are some photos from our first big bubble making adventure:
I found that the bubbles didn't pop as quickly if I made them by moving the wand through the air instead of blowing it. |
Another bubble created by the wind. |
All in all, not a bad start. We managed to make large bubbles, but they popped really easily. Hrmm... Next time we'll try a different solution and we'll make one of those giant bubble blowing wands. Oooh! I can't wait!