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SPILT · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:29 am Post subject: I'm forever blowing bubbles

Bubbles

everyday bubbles

materials
[2/5 parts] washing up liquid
[3/5 parts] water
bubble stick

these bubbles have low tension but really shiney crisp clean bubbles wich travel well on breezy days

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SPILT · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:35 am Post subject: the detergent

materials
1/3 cup of washing detergent
1/4 cup of water
2 tbs sugar or white corn syrup

these bubbles have a lot more elasticity about them due to the molecular structure of the sugar/syrup

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SPILT · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:38 am Post subject: Best Bubble Solution

Best Bubble Solution

1 Cup Water
2 Tablespoons Light Karo syrup or 2 Tablespoons Glycerin
4 Tablespoons Dishwashing liquid

Mix together and have fun!

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SPILT · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:38 am Post subject: Colored Bubbles

Colored Bubbles

1 Cup Granulated Soap or Soap Powder
1 Quart Warm Water
Liquid Food Coloring
Plastic Straws
Small Juice Cans

Dissolve soap in warm water. Stir in food coloring until desired color is attained. Give each child a can about 1/3 full of mix and a plastic straw to blow the bubbles.

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SPILT · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:39 am Post subject: Fancy Bubbles

Fancy Bubbles

1 Cup Water
2 Tablespoon Liquid Detergent
1 Tablespoon Glycerine
1 Teaspoon Sugar

Mix all ingredients together until sugar dissolves. Enjoy!

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SPILT · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:47 am Post subject: How to Make Bubbles

How to Make Bubbles

Code:

http://www.ehow.com/how_3775_make-bubbles.html

By ehow_hobbies-games-toys_writer

Things You’ll Need:

* Food Coloring (optional)
* Jars With Lids
* Wire Whisks
* Buckets Or Dishpan
* 4 tbsp. liquid dish soap
* 4 tbsp. glycerins
* 1 qt. water

Step 1:
Mix water, liquid dish soap and glycerin in a bucket or dishpan.

Step 2:
Stir with a wire whisk until blended.

Step 3:
Let mixture sit for 24 hours.

Step 4:
Pour bubble mixture into small bottles or large pans, depending on size of bubbles desired.

Step 5:
Store unused bubble mixture in a jar with a lid.

Tips & Warnings

* You can experiment by adding more or less glycerin or dish soap to achieve the desired consistency.
* If you don't have glycerin, try using the same amount of corn syrup instead.
* Use no-tears baby shampoo instead of liquid dish soap if you're worried about bubbles stinging children's eyes.
* If desired, add a drop of food coloring to the mixture to make colored bubbles.
* Blowing bubbles is always more successful if done outdoors.
*If you put glycerin in your mixture it will last longer. The more you put in, the longer it will last.

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SPILT · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:54 am Post subject: How to Make a Giant Bubble Wand

How to Make a Giant Bubble Wand
Things You’ll Need:

* Floral Wires
* Shaving Cream Or Liquid Soap
* Electrical Tapes

Step 1:
Bend a wire clothes hanger into a circle; for large bubbles, the more perfect the circle, the better it works.

Step 2:
Twist the hook opposite the circle to form a handle.

Step 3:
Wrap the handle with electrical tape, taking special care to cover the wire's two sharp ends with tape.

Step 4:
Wrap the circle with cotton twine to absorb more soap mixture so you can make bigger bubbles.

Tips & Warnings

* Use floral wire to make smaller wands with interesting shapes.
* Remember that you're going to need a larger tub of bubble mix to accommodate the larger wand.
* When using large rounds to make bubbles, it's sometimes hard to make them leave the round without bursting. So here's a trick: lift the round from your tray of bubble juice, draw it smoothly to fill with air, then make a gentle chopping motion to complete the bubble sphere and permit the bubble to fly free of the round.
*plastic or Styrofoam cup bottoms, anywhere from 1 to 3 inches from the bottom. Use the large cups for bigger bubbles.

Code:

http://www.ehow.com/how_2084_make-giant-bubble.html

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SPILT · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:07 pm Post subject: How To Make Bubbles

How To Make Bubbles

Code:

http://www.missico.com/personal/kids/make_bubbles.htm

10 cups of water

1 cup dish soap

Clycerine(?)

Clycerine makes bubbles last longer.
Beakman’s Bubble Formula

Better and Lots Cheaper

WHAT YOU NEED: Liquid dishwashing soap

Glycerine (from drug store),
Gallon jug, and
Dishpan or other large flat pan, like a big cake pan.

WHAT TO DO: Add 2/3 cup of soap to a gallon of water. Add the soap last so you don’t get a jug full of suds. Add one tablespoon of glycerine, which will help your bubbles last longer. Ask the people at the drug store for it. You may want to experiment by trying things like Jell-O, Certo or even sugar instead. Molasses works well.

IMPORTANT: The soap you use has to be clear or transparent. Do not use any lotion-type soaps. Also, the more expensive brands work better for bubbles. I use Dawn or Ajax, but YOU CAN try others. Soap for a dishwashing machine won’t work.

MORE STUFF TO DO: Stir it well and let the formula sit for a while. Pour several inches of it into your pan. When using the bubble tools you’re going to make, make sure your hands are really wet with the formula. Ditto of the bubble tools. The way you think and behave is important, too. Be gentle and slow while learning to work with your tools. Then it’s O.K. to get crazy and radical. If it’s windy, come inside and work at the sink.

When you’re done making bubbles, carefully pour your bubble formula back into the jug. YOU CAN use it over and over again

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SPILT · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:14 pm Post subject: Bubble_Recipe

Make your own bubble blowing mixture!
Summer wouldn't be summer without the chance to blow bubbles! Use our bubble recipe to make up your own batch of super bubble mixture. Store it in jars or bottles overnight for an even better mixture. Bubble recipe is here.

Make bubble wands
If you don't mind getting a bit soapy, you can blow surprisingly large bubbles by looping your thumb and first finger into a bubble blowing wand!

Or loop some wire (garden wire works particularly well and is easy to loop) into home-made bubble wands. You can made huge wands out of wire coat-hangers, but adult supervision is required because the ends can be sharp.

Drinking straws make lots and lots of sweet little bubbles.

If you have any scooby-doos in the house (the plastic strings used for making key fobs - not the cartoon dog!), you can easily twist these into excellent, colorful bubble wands. With a bit of practice you can make 3 or even 4 loops from one scooby-doo string.

Raid your kitchen drawers - look carefully and there are bound to be a few kitchen implements that have holes in them!

Code:

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/bubble_recipe.htm#Bubble_Recipe

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SPILT · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:36 pm Post subject: Bubble Links

Bubble Links

Code:

The science behind the bubbles
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/bubbles/bubbles.html

Make a bubble blowing tube
http://www.zurqui.co.cr/crinfocus/bubble/tube.html

Improve your bubble blowing skills
http://www.zurqui.co.cr/crinfocus/bubble/skil.html

Blowing bubbles - a poem
http://www.spiritisup.com/blowingbubbles.html

Lots more bubble ideas
http://www.childfun.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=158

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SPILT · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:39 pm Post subject: bubble_frame

Code:

http://www.thefamilycorner.com/family/kids/crafts/bubble_frame.shtml

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