How to Make Bubbles on Paper

Magical looking bubbles make good art tools.

Bubbles fascinate children and adults and bubble art is entertaining to make and look at. Bubble paper art projects make nice refrigerator displays and keepsakes for parents and grandparents. Whether needing an activity to entertain one child or a group of seniors, making bubbles on paper is an interesting art project for anyone. Supplies for this craft are inexpensive and not difficult to find. Use your favorite colors to make bubble art.

Things You'll Need

• Clothesline
• Finger paint paper
• Clothesline pins
• Food coloring
• Bubble solution
• Smocks
• Water
• Liquid dish detergent
• Tempera paint
• Bubble wand
• Plastic bowl
• Metal whisk
• Straw
• Construction paper

Instructions

Blown Bubbles

1. Rig a clothesline low enough for any kids participating to reach.

2. Hang large legal size sheets of finger paint paper on the clothesline. Use one clothesline pin on each end of the paper to keep it in place.

3. Add seven or eight drops of food coloring into the bottle of bubble solution. If making your own bubble solution, mix 1 cup of water with 1/2 cup of liquid dish detergent. Alternatively, you can add tempera paint to the bubble solution instead of food coloring. Add about 1/3 cup of tempera paint to 1 cup of bubble solution.

4. Put the lid on the bubble solution and give it a good shake.

5. Put smocks on children and adults to keep the colored bubbles from damaging their clothing.

6. Put the bubble wand in the solution. Blow the bubbles toward the paper. As the bubbles pop, they will make bubble stains on the paper. Stand back 2 to 3 feet to get nice bubble art.

7. Allow the bubble art to dry completely before removing it from the clothesline.

Bowl Bubbles

1. Pour the bubble solution in a plastic bowl.

2. Add 1/3 cup of tempera paint to the mix, whisking it in with a small metal whisk.

3. Blow the bubble mix with a straw, bubbling up the mixture. When the bubbles reach the rim of the bowl, quickly place a sheet of white construction paper over the top of the bubble. The bubbles will leave images on the paper as the bubbles pop.

4. Try different-sized bowls and colored papers.

References

• Step By Step: Colored Bubble Art