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ave a bubbly good time with these bubble-themed activities and crafts for an entertaining way to spend the day. Recipes for Bubble-Mania Make your own bubbles with these easy recipes. Basic Bubbles: Mix two tablespoons of dish soap with one cup of water. Ultra Dawn detergent seems to work best. Magic Bubbles: To create larger bubbles, mix one tablespoon of glycerin with two tablespoons of dish soap. Add nine ounces of water. Color Bubbles: Add one cup of liquid tempera paint to two tablespoons of dish detergent. Mix in one tablespoon of liquid starch. Be sure to use paints that easily wash out of clothes. Recipes from creativekidsathome.com Create Your Own Wands A Wand for Big Bubbles: Create giant bubbles at home with this simple trick. Cut two straws in half, making each section six inches long. Cut a string 25 inches long. Pull the string through the straws, tie the string in a knot and hide the knot inside a straw. Place your hands on the straws and pull, creating a square or rectangle shape. Dip the shape into a pan of bubble solution and gently draw it through the air. Budget-Friendly Wands • Bend a paper clip into a fun shape and dip in bubble solution. • Use a fly swatter to produce lots of tiny bubbles or bend a coat hanger into a circle to make one large bubble. • Hula-hoops are a good way to make large bubbles by simply dipping one in a baby pool filled with bubble solution. A Book Break • Learn the science behind bubbles with “Pop! A Book About Bubbles” by Kimberly Bradley and illustrated by Margaret Miller. • Yerbert, Froofle and Wumpus conquer their fear of bubbles in “Big Bad Bubble” by Adam Rubin and illustrated by Daniel Salmieri. • “Curly’s Fun With Bubbles” by Sherry Boddie and illustrated by Sara Sanchez follows a young boy whose favorite thing is blowing bubbles.
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Have a Bubble Blast by Sarah E. King and Emily Webb Science Experiments Bubbles are the perfect opportunity to explore scientific concepts. Check SteveSpanglerScience.com for experiments and explanations of the science behind creating bubbles. With instructions from the site you can create a bubble inside a bubble, make a giant bubble, create snake bubbles, bounce bubbles and turn a bubble into a square. Bubble Painting Turn bubbles into art with bubble painting. You’ll need: • colored bubbles, which you can make yourself or add food coloring or tempera paint to storebought bubbles • disposable containers • straws • paper or card stock Store different colored bubbles in different containers. The more food coloring you use, the brighter the colors will appear. Blow the bubbles onto the paper with straws, instead of using wands.
Mr. Bubbles Foamy Slime • One bottle (4 oz) of white glue • One bottle of saline solution (the same stuff you store contact in) • One can (8 oz) of Mr. Bubbles Foam Soap – also found here • Medium mixing bowl • Plastic mixing spoon • Container to store the slime in Pour the entire bottle of glue inside the mixing bowl. Fill the rest of the mixing bowl with Mr. Bubbles foam soap until it reaches the top of the bowl. Mix the foam soap and glue until fully combined. Add 1.5 – 2 tablespoons of saline contact solution. Mix thoroughly. Start with 1.5 tablespoons and add more as necessary. Don’t add too much–when you mix it in, you’ll see that it becomes the slime activator. Mix just enough in so that the slime isn’t overly sticky when you touch it. It shouldn’t stick all over your hands but slime does have a tacky texture. Once it become too hard to mix with the spoon, pull it out of the bowl and get ready to be amazed. Mr. Bubbles slime lasts for several days. MONTEREY BAY PARENT • May 2020
