Summer is right around the corner, which means that it is time to start storing up on some of the Cheng family summer staples: ice tea, popsicles, lemonade, and bubbles. I'm still searching for the perfect green or jasmine iced tea recipe (hopefully, more on this later!), but in the meantime, here is a recipe to kickoff some homemade summer fun.
One of our favorite summer activities is blowing bubbles. Homemade bubble solution is easy to make and will provide your kids with hours of creative fun.
I store my solution in clean gallon orange juice containers. I also write the recipe on the container with a permanent marker (a trick a friend showed me), so when I make a new batch of solution, I don't need to search for the recipe again.
There are many different recipes for bubble solution, but most of them use three basic ingredients: dish soap (some swear by Joy or Dawn brands), water, and glycerin. See http://bubbleblowers.com/homemade.html for a list of different recipes (I used the 'Homemade Bubbles' recipe from Kids Domain Craft Exchange).
Note: bubble solution should not be sudsy. I don't know what happened to my solution (pictured above). Next, store your bubble solution. The longer you store the solution, the better the bubbles (or so they say). When it's bubble time, get your wands out, and have fun!
Challenge older children by having them use their fingers as a bubble blower: make an "OK" sign with your thumb and index finger, dip the "O" into the solution, and blow gently to form a bubble.
Another fun challenge: dip the entire palm of your hand into the bubble solution, and using a plastic straw, blow gently into the solution on your hand. When a bubble begins to form, pull the straw up toward the top of the bubble and continue to blow air until your bubble grows.
What tools and tricks do you and your kids use to create bubble fun?
Bubbles
There are many different recipes for bubble solution, but most of them use three basic ingredients: dish soap (some swear by Joy or Dawn brands), water, and glycerin. See http://bubbleblowers.com/homemade.html for a list of different recipes (I used the 'Homemade Bubbles' recipe from Kids Domain Craft Exchange).
Note: bubble solution should not be sudsy. I don't know what happened to my solution (pictured above). Next, store your bubble solution. The longer you store the solution, the better the bubbles (or so they say). When it's bubble time, get your wands out, and have fun!
Challenge older children by having them use their fingers as a bubble blower: make an "OK" sign with your thumb and index finger, dip the "O" into the solution, and blow gently to form a bubble.
Another fun challenge: dip the entire palm of your hand into the bubble solution, and using a plastic straw, blow gently into the solution on your hand. When a bubble begins to form, pull the straw up toward the top of the bubble and continue to blow air until your bubble grows.
What tools and tricks do you and your kids use to create bubble fun?
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