Bubbles Play – Our Top 5 Tried and Tested Recipes
I don’t know about you bu I have spent a fortune on bubble mixture and bubble machines over the years. My kids are bubble crazy, so crazy that I regularly have to hide the bubbles!!!! Anyway, recently I said enough is enough and I am not buying bubble mixtures anymore, especially as they invariably get spilled within minutes of the fun starting! So, I went hunting in my favourite hang out – Pinterest and set about trying out the various recipes pinned and wow, some were absolutely amazing!!!
Our Top 5 Recipes:
1. Giant Bubbles from Busy Kids Happy Mom – these are amazing, really great fun!
2. Easy Homemade Bubbles Recipe from La Jolla Mom – 2 things about this recipe – 1) I love how they are presented in the dispenser and 2) I never thought of microwaving the cornflour and water first – actually makes a difference!!!
3. Bouncing Bubbles by Play At Home Mom LLC – The trick here is to leave the mixture overnight and then to wear gloves so that the bubbles don’t burst!
4. Simple & Fun Bubble Recipe from Red Ted Art – straight forward, easy to make and super fun!
5. Rainbow Bubble Snakes from Housing A Forest – these are super cool and I love the snakes that are created by blowing through the bottle and a sock – this is really worth trying!
3 things I have learned:
- Add glycerine
- Use fairly good quality washing up liquid
- Add cornflour/cornstarch!!!!!!
Have lots of bubble fun!
Ciara x
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29 Comments
ilovemummymost
This is great! My 2 love bubbles and like you we hide the bubble mixture :-)x
ciwin22
Thanks mil, hope you have fun! 🙂 x
jamieeb
Stopping by from the Linky Party at Fit Foodie Runs. I love these ideas! My boy certainly loves his bubbles. 🙂
ciwin22
Thanks for stopping by, bubbles really are so much fun 🙂
Dean B
Oh this is great! Will definitely try one of them, especially since my daughter just spilled half of her bubble mixture 🙂
ciwin22
Have fun! Don’t they ALWAYS spill a new bottle of bubbles?!?
Aedin
Great post-will definitely be trying some of these out in the summer!Mini loves bubbles.I’ve yet to meet a child who didnt!
ciwin22
Bubbles have to be the most universal all time fave for kids. Hope you guys have fun! 🙂
Clare Swindlehurst (@SuperMommyClub)
My kiddos are loving bubbles right now so I’m going to have to test some of these out! #supermommyclub
emilyatthenest
Another great post full of have-to-does!
ciwin22
Thanks Emily!
swood97
I will have to do this with my grandchildren! Pinned ! Stopping by from Family Fun Friday.
ciwin22
Hi there and thanks do much for stopping by! Have lots of fun with your grandchildren! Have a great weekend 🙂
Merlinda (@pixiedusk)
I love bubbles! My son loves them more! We always have a stash of it in our household. Its the best pick me upper for my son! Thanks for sharin these .. gives me more ideas on how to make it different everytime =) #pocolo
Caroline (Becoming a SAHM)
wow this is fab, I had no idea how to make bubble miture and loving the different ways to do it! Thanks! xx #pocolo
Bronwyn Joy @ Journeys Of The Fabulist
Where do you get glycerin? I’ve never seen it. Is it common to find it nestled between the castor sugar and the pine nuts at the grocery shop?
ciwin22
Hi there, I usually find it with baking goods, with food colouring, flavourings and essences, it usually comes in the same type if small bottle as those.
Bronwyn Joy @ Journeys Of The Fabulist
Ok, thanks – I’ll put it on the shopping list. I know the section you mean!
Katy Blevins
Yay! Can’t wait to try the bubble recipe. The boys would be so excited by those giant bubbles. Also LOVE the bubble container. Never thought of that and will be such a major win!
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Clare Swindlehurst (@SuperMommyClub)
Morning lovely – just wanted to let you know that this post was the most clicked at my party last week! Toot Toot! #supermommyclub http://goo.gl/tvVaud
ciwin22
Oh wow, that is fantastic to hear, thanks so much for that lovely news!
Victoria Welton
Bubble recipes?! What an absolutely awesome idea. Must give these a try. Thank you for linking to PoCoLo 🙂 x
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Billy B
Hi thanks for sharing thhis