AU G U S T 7, 2022
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Donna’s Day: Creative Family Fun
Have Fun With the Kids — Blow a Bubble Card By Donna Erickson Signal Contributing Writer
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f your young kids and grandkids like blowing bubbles, they’ll love this activity. When the colored bubbles dry on construction paper, they will become the eye-catching background for a one-of-a-kind work of art. Here’s the stuff you’ll need: Pie pan or wide-mouth cup
Liquid poster paint Liquid dishwashing detergent and water or commercial bubble-blowing solution Markers or crayons White or light-colored construction paper or cardstock Drinking straws Paper to cover work table Now, here’s the fun Cover your work surface with newspaper or butch-
Remember to keep your library card handy this summer. Five-year-old Joshua Adams creates a bubble-art greeting card.
er paper. In the pie pan or cup, stir together one cup water, two to three tablespoons of paint and one tablespoon of detergent. Or, add paint to the bubble-blowing solution.
Place a straw in the mixture and blow into the straw to create colored bubbles billowing over the edge of the container. Remove the straw. Fold a piece of construction paper
in half to form a card, or use the front of the card on top of the bubbles and hold it in place until several colored bubbles have popped and transferred their shapes onto the paper. Continue the process with different colors, if you wish. Set aside to dry. (If the bubble prints are not as dark as you’d like, add more paint to the mixture and blow again.) Use markers to add drawings to the dried bubble prints, such as a jet flying through the bubble “clouds” for a “Bon Voyage” card. Write a message inside the card and sign it. Tuck into an envelope for a unique greeting or summer thank-you note to a friend or relative. Note Remind children to be careful not to suck on the straw when blowing the bubble solution. If you clip two holes about halfway down the straw, children will be less able to suck in the bubbles. Donna Erickson’s award-winning series “Donna’s Day” is airing on public television nationwide. To find more of her creative family recipes and activities, visit www.donnasday.com and link to the Donna’s Day Facebook fan page. Her latest book is “Donna Erickson’s Fabulous Funstuff for Families.” © 2022 Donna Erickson Distributed by King Features Synd.
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