Making Soap Bubbles

🎂 6 + years ⏱️ 30 min 📍 At home ⭐ active

Making soap bubbles is so much fun! The bubbles float beautifully in the wind and look amazing. The best part is that you can easily make soap bubbles yourself. You only need water and a little dish soap. If you want, you can also try adding other things to the mix. This way, you'll discover what makes the best soap bubbles! Now grab your ingredients and give it a try! Create your own super soap bubbles!

What you'll need

2 cups dish soap
20 cups water
10 tablespoons glue
Optional: wooden sticks, string, beads
Optional: wire or pipe cleaners
whisk
cup

How it works

There are many recipes for soap bubbles. Here’s one you can try: Mix 20 cups of water with 2 cups of dish soap in a container. Then add 10 tablespoons of glue and stir everything well with a whisk.
Let the bubble solution sit for a moment. Now you can create bubble shapes with different materials. You can use sticks, wooden skewers with string, or wire (like pipe cleaners) to bend into creative shapes.
Dip the ring or shape completely into the bubble solution and then gently swing or blow through the middle to create a soap bubble. The bubble solution forms a 'thin skin' that traps the air inside, creating a soap bubble.
Now you can experiment with your soap bubbles and play different games. Who can blow the biggest or smallest bubble? Who can catch the most bubbles? Bubbles pop because their 'thin skin' is very sensitive and bursts immediately upon contact with something.
Experiment with different types of soap and additives to see how the properties of the bubbles change. Which soap creates the most stable bubbles? How do the bubbles behave at different temperatures? Have fun and get creative!