When the weather is nice and warm, it’s a good idea to have your birthday party outside. Despite of variety of outdoor activities, you may consider introducing giant bubbles as part of the entertainment. It will be a hit among kids of all ages and even your grown-up’ guests, for sure!
Here are the ingredients you will need to make the giant bubbles mixture:
- 1 cup dish detergent (I used Dawn)
- 1 tbsp Guar Gum
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp liquid glycerin (can be skipped)
- 16 cups of water
Some of those ingredients may sound unfamiliar and you are probably reading about them for the first time, but Guar Gum and liquid glycerin, for example, can be found in Bulk n Barn at really affordable price.
You will also need:
- Large container for bubble mix
- Two sticks for your wand (bases from an old hanger or other safe for the kids items can be used)
- Cotton string (I used leftover cotton yarn from my crochet)
- Something small and heavy like bolt or metal washer, for example
Directions
- Place Guar gum and baking soda in your container and mix.
- Add dish detergent and liquid glycerin and whisk really well. You don’t want any lumps in your mixture.
- Add water and again, whisk really well.
Now it’s time to prepare your magic wand. Tie string to one of the sticks, put your bolt on, and then tie it to another stick and to the first one again, as shown on the picture. For the larger bubbles you may want to do larger opening of the lower string.
Usage
Now, after everything is ready, take your container and wand outside, prepare camera and get ready to wow your guests! Bring two sticks together and slowly place your wand into container with solution until well saturated and not tangled. Take it out, open and move forward to form some bubbles, close the loop if you want to separate bubble from the wand. Here you go, you’ve reached your goal – your guests are amazed! Now your know that making giant bubbles is easy and fun.
Here is a really good and short 3 mins video with explanation and demonstration:
Video on How to Make Giant Bubbles
I’ve added glycerin to my bubble mixture, but according to this video it’s not required.
Enjoy!
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