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Bubble Wands & Solution |
These homemade bubble wands are perfect for fun in the summer sun!
This activity is appropriate for:
pre-k - 1st Grade / 4 - 6 years
You will need:
- (for the wands)
- Plastic drinking straw
- Plastic six-pack holder
- Wooden stick (about 10 inches long)
- Lightweight rope
- Tape
- (for the bubble solution)
- ½ cup dishwashing soap
- 1½ cups water
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- Large bowl or pan
Directions
- Six-At-Once Bubble Wand
- Use tape to attach a plastic six-pack holder to the end of a drinking straw. (You can also cut the six-pack holder into a few smaller pieces to create 4- or 2-ring wands.)
- Dip the rings into your bubble solution. Pull them out and wave the wand around to create lots of bubbles!
- Rope Wand
- Use tape to attach a short length of lightweight rope to the wooden stick. Attach the rope so that it forms a loop at the end of the stick.
- Dip the rope into your bubble solution.
- Run to open up the loop…and create giant-size bubbles!
- Bubble Solution
- Pour ½ cup of dish soap into a large bowl or pan.
- Add 1½ cups of water and 2 teaspoons of sugar to the soap. Gently stir the mixture.
- Once the ingredients are mixed, your solution is ready to use!
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