Best Homemade Bubble Solution
1 cup water
2 tablespoons light karo syrup or 2 tablespoons glycerin
4 tablespoons dishwashing liquid
Mix together and have fun!
Homemade Coloured Bubbles
1 cup granulated soap or soap powder
1 quart warm water
Liquid food coloring
Plastic straws
Small juice cans
Dissolve soap in warm water. Stir in food coloring until desired color is attained. Give each child a can about 1/3 full of mix and a plastic straw to blow the bubbles.
Fancy Homemade Bubbles
1 cup water
2 tablespoons liquid detergent
1 tablespoon glycerin
1 teaspoon sugar
Mix all ingredients together until sugar dissolves. Enjoy!
Once you've gotten your bubble solution mixed up, have fun making homemade bubble wands.
How to make bubble wands
These bubble wands will work for a variety of bubble-blowers from the youngest toddlers to the adults who love them. Bubbles are cheap, easy entertainment that inspire wonder and a sense of playfulness. Start out with a good, homemade bubble solution. If you don't want to negate the frugality of bubbles, consider making some of these bubble wands with items you probably already have sitting around in your house.
1. Take a Look Around the House for Bubble Wands in Hiding
These diamonds in the rough will have handles or holes or be easily adaptable. Cut the bottom out of a foam coozie and you've got a great bubble blower. One end will be soaked in bubble solution and the other will fit perfectly around your toddler's mouth. Toddlers often have problems aiming their breath at those tiny, plastic bubble wands included in bottles of solution, so bubble blowers that remove that obstacle are a plus. The cans that frozen juice concentrate come in can be modified in the same way. Get creative as you look around the house. Try these items:
•a slotted spoon
•a bamboo carpet beater
•funnels
•fly swatters
•a potato ricer
•6-pack rings
•a silicone steaming basket
•mason jar lid rings
•cookie cutters
•a cocktail strainer
Most importantly remember to have loads of fun!
