Acvitity: Bubble Games

Want to make a bubble wonderland inside? Try this bubble mixture recipe to make the perfect bubbles, then try the activities in this post.

You Will Need:

• ½ cup Liquid dish soap/dishwashing liquid
• 2 teaspoons of sugar
• 1 ½ cups water
• A pie plate or tray
• Straw or bubble wand*

Instructions:

Step 1: Carefully pour ½ cup of dish soap into a large cup.

Step 2: Add 1 ½ cups of water to the dish soap in the cup.

Step 3: Add 2 teaspoons of sugar and add it to the mixture.

Step 4: Gently stir the mixture.

Step 5: Carefully pour the mixture into a pie plate or tray. Be careful not to spill it!

Step 6: Use your bubble wand* or a straw to blow bubbles.

*Need a bubble wand? Bend one pipe cleaner or piece of soft wire into a square or circle. Next, wrap another piece of pipe cleaner or soft wire to make a handle! Decorate it to make it your own.

BUBBLE ACTIVITIES

-Have a bubble race! Stand in a line, choose a finishing point, and try to blow your bubble over the finish line. Whoever’s bubble crosses the finish line first wins!

-Have a bubble contest! See who can blow the biggest bubble. Or, see who can blow the most bubbles at once!

-Play a fun game of tag! The kid who is “it” has to tag other players with bubbles.

-Play bubble catch! Have one person blow bubbles and have the others try and catch the bubbles with their wands.

-Play bubble clap! Have one person blow bubbles and the others try to clap on them to make them pop.

Feel free to take pictures of your kids enjoying this activity, and send us them in an email to clifchildren@gmail.com!  If your child is in the photo, please let us know if we have permission to post the photo publicly on the library's webpage or YouTube account.