Bubble Day!!

Today we tried our hand at different ways to play with bubbles! First, I decided to try making our own bubble solution. It was much easier then I thought it would be!

Needed:
12 cups water
1 cup light corn syrup
2 cups of dish soap

I found a great container on sale at the grocery store which was perfect for being a bubble dispenser. Aiden was able to help me with every step of the project. First, add in the 12 cups of water.

Next, stir in 1 cup of light corn syrup.

Finally, GENTLY in 2 cups of liquid dish soap.

That's it! You have bubbles!

Water Bottle Bubbles

Next, we tried out a few experiments of ways to use a water bottle to make bubbles. The first way to use the water bottle is to cut off the bottom of a water bottle, and blow through the neck of the bottle. 

This made big bubbles, but they didn't do very good at detaching from the bottle. So, we tried a second way of using the bottle, this time, by squeezing the bottle and pushing the air out. Once the bubble was formed, blow it gently off the bottle. This worked a little bit better, but the bottle broke down quickly. Maybe if we had a thicker bottle it would have worked better.

The last way we tried worked the best. Using a bottle, poke a hole towards the bottom of the bottle. Dip the mouth into the bubble solution, then blow through the hole. 

Aiden was a trooper through all of our experimenting, but after awhile we went back to our fan-powered bubble maker. Then we could see our home made bubbles really fly!