After experimenting with several ways of doing bubble prints, I think I found a way that works well. I poured some kids bubbles into small containers. Then, I mixed a few drops of food coloring into the containers. The bubbles were cheapo and weren’t really bubbly, so I added some dish soap as well. Then, I blew bubbles just as you normally would blow bubbles and let them land on the paper. When they popped, they left these splatters and circle prints. I think they’re cool. These would be cool backgrounds for further art or drawing. Before I found this way, I tried using tempera paints in bubbles and blowing with a straw and those ways were not very successful.
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Thanks for sharing this. I just finished doing it with my little ones and they loved it. I started out using a regular straw but soon changed to those little coffee stirrers which limited the air flow and minimized the big splashes. Thanks!
Looks like a good project for my Kinders, I have them for the first time this year and have overestimated their ablities! Did you use regular bubble wand things or did you use straws when you were successful? Thanks!
We used the bubble wands. The straws did not work well.
I tried this today with my little neighbor kids, and it didn't work well at all. I wonder what we were doing wrong? Or maybe it had something to do with the weather? We used bubble wands.
hmm.. I don't know? Did you add a bit of dish soap to the bubbles? Sometimes if you add too much of the color, it dilutes the bubbliness too much.
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Very very very nice idea! Thanks for sharing!
Great Idea, I'll try with my pupils soontalketa
Thank you for sharing your experience! We're planning to try this at a b-day party on Saturday!!
Good luck! Caroline, I would test it out before the party because some bubbles work differently then others and you need to experiment to find a good ratio. have fun!
What a great idea… Going to try this with my students..
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Thanks so much! Can't wait to try this!
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Warm Regards
Trudy
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Thanks so much! I will definitely check out your blog too. 🙂