How to Make Bubbles !

John posted pictures of Jaiden blowing bubbles on line and several people ask him how to make them. It really is easy ! I searched the internet and saw all sorts of concoctions... And I am not saying they work or don't work. But you do not need an elaborate concoction to make bubbles, even big bubbles!

Water bubbles don't last very long because the forces between water molecules tears the bubbles apart. However liquid dish soap is excellent at reducing the forces between water molecules and letting bubbles form. Molecules from dish soap will cover the surface of a bubble and let it expand without breaking. A soap bubble is a sandwich of air on the inside, a layer of detergent molecules, a layer of water and finally another layer of detergent molecules. The inner and outer layers of detergent can stretch a great deal and the water helps hold the bubble together.


Have you ever notice that bubbles have swirling colors and reflections? The colors and the reflection are because light is bouncing off both the inside and outside surface of the bubble.

Just before the bubble bursts the top part of the bubble will look like it has lots of black swirls on it. As the black swirls grow the bubble will bust.

Have you ever used different shaped bubble wands? Bubbles can only be round. No matter what shape of item you use the bubble will almost always be round.

Just before the bubble bursts the top part of the bubble will look like it has lots of black swirls on it. As the black swirls grow the bubble will bust.

Making your own solution is really a lot simpler and cheaper than buying bubbles. Go to the dollar store and buy a bottle of NON-Ultra Joy or Non-Ultra Ivory and mix it 1 cup of soap to 10 cups of water. Now this makes a good amount of bubble potion. We used a small tub with a lid so we could close the solution up. I have only had this solution for a week so I don't know how long it lasts.


To make a bubble Wand that will make the big bubbles like the ones in my pictures you will need to straight straws, not the bendable kind and about 56 inches of yarn or string. Slide 2 straws onto the piece of string and tie a knot in 0-the end. Using the straws as "handles" dip the wand into your tub of bubbles or load a cookie sheet with bubble solution. Holding the straws in your hands close the rectangle up and immerse into the bubble solution then slowing bring the frame out of the solution and open the frame carefully as you up life it out of the solution. As you pull it back towards you slowly flip the frame up or down to release the bubble. Or walk backward and pull the rectangle towards you. It does take practice but a 5 year old can master it in no time.