With this week being B week, bubble painting sounded like a spectacular idea. I haven't bubble painted in many years (like maybe 10 years!). I remember exactly two things about this activity: 1-the kids loved it and 2-blow, don't suck (the straw, that is)! Everything else I figured I could do on the fly! It went pretty well. I'm sure there is an exact recipe somewhere, but we just mixed a few things together and voila-we had bubble paint. 
I used approximately 1/2 tsp. dish soap, 2-3 tbsp. of one color paint, and maybe 1/4 cup water. Mix in a shallow container and stir with a straw. We made three different colors: purple, yellow (turned green by the blue dish soap-so a science lesson too-can't beat that!), and orange.
Technique: This is pretty easy. Once the mixture has been stirred, insert a straw into it and blow gently. Bubbles will start to form. Blow bubbles until they are standing well above the container. Then place paper over the bubble stack and let it drop or gently push it down. The bubbles will burst on the paper creating a fun effect. When you lift the paper, you can also pop the remaining bubbles, which the kids thought was great fun! Please stress the importance of not sucking the soap/paint up the straw. It does not taste good. The four year olds were good at it, but I blew the bubbles for the 3 year olds and younger. After my kid got a mouthful of orange paint, he was more than happy to let me do the blowing! LOL
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| A close up of the finished product. |
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