There are more things you can do with bubbles than just watching them float and pop.You can make bubble art with a little bubble solution and food coloring.Different techniques can be used to create art.
Step 1: It is easy to clean up a place that is messy.
Colored bubbles can stain as well as sticky bubbles.You can cover your table and floor with newspapers.It's a good idea to wear an old shirt or smock.
Step 2: The table has a sheet of paper on it.
You can use plain printer paper if you want to use thick paper.The paper can be any size you want, but it needs to be white, otherwise the colors won't show up.
Step 3: A bubble wand can be used to mix bubble solution and food coloring.
First, pour the bubble solution into the bowl.Stir in 1 to 3 drops of liquid food coloring with a bubble wand.If you want to make more than one color, use a new bowl and wand.You can make your own bubble solution.If you don't have food coloring, use a 1/2 cup of bubble solution and a small amount of paint.
Step 4: Attach the bubble wand to your paper.
When the bubble hits the paper, it will pop.A ring will be created with a splatter effect.You can poke the bubble with your finger if it doesn't pop.
Step 5: At different distances, blow more bubbles.
You will get a bigger splatter effect if you blow the bubbles close to the paper.The splatter effect will be smaller if you blow the bubbles further away.
Step 6: If you want to, repeat the process with more colors.
A different color of food coloring can be mixed with a new bubble solution.You can either use a new bubble wand or rinse the one you just finished using.To make a colorful piece of art, blow more bubbles on the paper.
Step 7: Wait 10 minutes for the painting to dry.
Allow the painting to sit on the table until it dries.How long this takes depends on the weather.It will take at least 10 minutes for the paper to dry.
Step 8: A crafting station can get messy.
It would be the best outside.If you can't go outside, cover your floor and table with newspapers.It's a good idea to wear a smock or old t-shirt so that your clothes don't get stained.
Step 9: The solution should include water, dish soap, corn syrup, and food coloring.
You can use a store-bought bubble solution, but this homemade recipe will give you stronger bubbles.In order to make this solution, mix together 1 cup of water, 1/2 cup clear dish soap, 3 cups of white corn syrup, and 1 to 3 drops of food coloring.The solution should be made in a shallow bowl.You can use a store-bought bubble solution and a small amount of paint, but the bubbles may not be as strong.All of the paints work great for this.
Step 10: You can make a bubble blower by taping drinking straws together.
If you don't have a lot of straws, you can cut 2 to 3 straws in half and tape them together.The bubble blower is still effective despite being shorter.If you don't have tape, use a piece of string or tape to hold the straws together.It may take longer to get a good amount of bubbles if you use just 1 straw.
Step 11: exhale after dipping the bubble blower into the bowl.
Put your mouth over the straws and take a deep breath.When the bubbles fill the bowl, they will start to climb up over the edge.There is a small mound of bubbles over the rim of the bowl.Pull your mouth away from the straws.It's like blowing bubbles through a straw into a glass of milk.
Step 12: There is a sheet of paper over the bubbles.
To get the bubbles to touch the paper, lower it just enough.You may not get the effect you want if you smoosh the bubbles.The bubbles should hold their shape if you used the recipe.You can use any type of paper.The thicker the paper, the better it will work.
Step 13: Lift the paper and flip it over.
Pull the paper straight up when the bubbles touch it.The paper should be flipped over to show your artwork.Don't slide or drag the paper across the bubbles.
Step 14: The process can be repeated with a different color.
The bubble solution should be mixed with a different color.Use a new bubble blower to blow into the solution.Pull the paper away from the bubbles to reveal your new design.If you don't have enough materials to make a second bubble blower, rinse your first one.
Step 15: The paper should be dried before being displayed.
Wait for the paper to dry before putting it down.You can either pop the bubbles with your finger or wait for them to pop on their own.The paper should be dry after 10 minutes, but it could take longer if you use a lot of bubbles or it is cold outside.
Step 16: There is a place that can get messy.
It would be great to be outside.You can cover the floor with a newspaper if you can't play outside.Put on an art smock or an old shirt to keep your clothes clean.
Step 17: If you want to keep the top part of the bottle, cut it in half.
A craft blade is needed to punch a hole in a plastic water bottle.To cut it in half, use the knife to saw around it.The top half should be kept with the cap.You don't have to remove the label.The grooves on the water bottle can be used as a cutting guide.Adult supervision is needed for this step.
Step 18: Put a rubber band over the cut end of the bottle.
Scrunch a sock over the cut end of the bottle to make it taut.To hold it in place, slip a rubber band over it.If you don't have rubber bands, you can twist a pipe cleaner around the bottle.You can use duct tape to wrap it.
Step 19: Food coloring can be placed on the drum part of the sock.
The same color can be used for both drops.Think about how they will mix if you use different colors.Blue and pink will make purple, but purple and orange will be brown.You can get a tie dye effect or a solid color if you use 2 different colors.This is dependent on how the bubbles come out of the bubble blower.
Step 20: The end should be dipped into a bowl of bubble solution.
You can either use a homemade solution or a store-bought one.Make sure the solution is clear and odorless.
Step 21: Remove the bottle cap and blow it up.
First, remove the bottle cap.Take a deep breath and exhale into the bubble blower.A long "snake" made from foamy bubbles will come out of the bubble blower when you blow it.
Step 22: There is a sheet of paper.
You should knock the snake off the paper by sticking it to the bubble blower.If it falls off before that, just catch it with the paper.The thicker the paper, the better it will work for this.
Step 23: Blow the bubble snake off, then dry it.
You can either blow on the snake or remove it with a thin piece of cardboard.You can leave the snake on the paper until the bubbles pop.You may ruin your print if you remove it with your hand.The amount of time it takes for bubble art to dry depends on the weather.Bubble art can take a long time to dry.