My three year old loves blowing bubbles, but I simply can't run to the shop everytime. Can someone tell me how to make bubble solution? I tried dishwashing soap, but it doesn't work.
2007-07-31 10:24:47 · 9 answers · asked by Starjumper the R&S Cow 7 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
My kids go through that stuff like crazy too. Dawn liquid dish soap works best. Just add a little water until you get the consistency that gives you the best bubbles. Trust me on this one.
Bubbles away! Have fun!
*edit*
A couple of drops of glycerin in the bubble solution does make for better bubbles, but it can sting your children's eyes if the bubbles pop too close to their smiling little faces.
2007-07-31 10:30:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 2⤋
How To Make Bubbles
10 cups of water
1 cup dish soap
Clycerine(?)
Clycerine makes bubbles last longer.
Better and Lots Cheaper
WHAT YOU NEED: Liquid dishwashing soap
Glycerine (from drug store),
Gallon jug, and
Dishpan or other large flat pan, like a big cake pan.
WHAT TO DO: Add 2/3 cup of soap to a gallon of water. Add the soap last so you don’t get a jug full of suds. Add one tablespoon of glycerine, which will help your bubbles last longer. Ask the people at the drug store for it. You may want to experiment by trying things like Jell-O, Certo or even sugar instead. Molasses works well.
IMPORTANT: The soap you use has to be clear or transparent. Do not use any lotion-type soaps. Also, the more expensive brands work better for bubbles. I use Dawn or Ajax, but YOU CAN try others. Soap for a dishwashing machine won’t work.
MORE STUFF TO DO: Stir it well and let the formula sit for a while. Pour several inches of it into your pan. When using the bubble tools you’re going to make, make sure your hands are really wet with the formula. Ditto of the bubble tools. The way you think and behave is important, too. Be gentle and slow while learning to work with your tools. Then it’s O.K. to get crazy and radical. If it’s windy, come inside and work at the sink.
When you’re done making bubbles, carefully pour your bubble formula back into the jug. YOU CAN use it over and over again.
2007-07-31 10:34:33 · answer #2 · answered by Wondering Mind 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
These are good recipes, but instead of other lathering agents like dish soap, I would go with baby care products like baby shampoo or childrens body wash. Kids and bubbles is a clean mess but still it gets all over and it can get in their eyes. With tear free ingredients, your finished product will be safe. It will be a kid friendly smell too.
The glycerine is the key to strong shiny bubbles.
2007-07-31 10:47:04 · answer #3 · answered by musicimprovedme 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I myself used to blow baubles in my childhood. If you want big bubbles that last long you first take liquid soap than add water and glycerin in 3:1 ratio mix until you get a good constancy, You
are now good to go with your solution. If you not use glycerin your bubbles would be smaller and vanish early.
try this and you'll agree with me.
2007-07-31 15:31:38 · answer #4 · answered by Wasim 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hand washing dish soap you just have to get the consistency right...Like Serafim said, I do believe we have also used Dawn. Or even bubble bath liquid soap.
The part I always hate is when soap bubbles plop all over the patio floor and puddles...well, at least it's clean lol.
2007-07-31 10:45:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
In addition to the answers above, also try adding a dash of food coloring to clear dishwashing liquid to make colored bubbles.
2007-07-31 15:11:42 · answer #6 · answered by Jack B, sinistral 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try the dollar store, you can get a HUGE bottle for one buck- maybe even two. ♥
2007-07-31 16:39:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you did the right thing just add water. but not too much and it should work.
2007-07-31 10:33:31 · answer #8 · answered by k 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Fart in the tub
2007-07-31 13:53:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋