How to Make Big Soap Bubbles

Make big soap bubbles for big fun.

A small bottle of bubbles with a wand tucked inside is an inexpensive distraction for many small children. As children grow, their fascination with bubbles may wane. Bring back the childish amazement in bubbles by showing children how to make big soap bubbles. Make your own homemade bubble solution and head outdoors with homemade bubble wands to create fun for children of all ages.

Things You'll Need

• 6 cups distilled water
• 2 cups liquid dishwashing detergent
• 3/4 cup light corn syrup
• Measuring cups
• Plastic dishwashing tub
• Large spoon
• Wire coat hangers
• Pliers

Instructions

1. Pour 6 cups distilled water (pure water makes better bubbles) into a plastic dishwashing tub. Add 2 cups liquid dishwashing detergent, such as Joy or Dawn, and 3/4 cup light corn syrup to the tub. Stir the ingredients with a large spoon until you blend them completely.

2. Untwist a wire coat hanger with pliers and straighten the coat hanger so it is a long, straight length of wire.

3. Bend the coat hanger into a loop shape with a handle to create a wand for the bubbles. Make the loop circular or oval and make it large to create large bubbles. Twist the end of the wire at the base of the loop with the pliers to finish the wand. Create several wands if you have more than one person making bubbles.

4. Go outside with the bubble solution and the bubble wands. Insert the loop portion of a wand into the bubble solution, draw the wand out of the solution and blow through the loop to make a bubble. Alternatively, insert the loop of the wand into the bubble solution, withdraw it and pull the wand through the air quickly to make big soap bubbles.

References

• American Chemical Society: Bubble Blowers