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Soapy hand bubbles

May 16, 2016 By Kate 6 Comments

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Today I’m sharing one of Miss K’s favourite tricks: Making bubbles with the liquid hand soap in our bathroom. I’m not sure if she discovered this trick herself or if she learned it from a friend, but it first happened one day at school pick-up time when I was waiting and waiting for her to come out of class. This is nothing new because my kids are often the last ones to come out of their classrooms – incidentally we are usually one of the last to arrive in the mornings too. On this particular day though she was just not coming out at all, and when I checked her classroom she was not there either. Eventually I found her in the toilets with one of her friends giggling and making huge bubbles from the liquid soap. You might think a lecture was in order, but instead I couldn’t help admiring her awesome new trick. Those bubbles looked very cool and I felt like making some myself, but unfortunately I’m allergic to almost all kinds of squirty soap so I haven’t actually tried this. Miss K has no such allergies and is attracted to sensory play, so she’s happy to make hand soap bubbles for quite a while.

Here is a quick run-down on how to make the bubbles as demonstrated by my daughter. All you need is a container of liquid hand soap in a pump pack, we used the Aldi brand which is cheap and works great. It’s best to go outside to avoid getting a soapy mess all over the bathroom too (speaking from experience here).

How To make liquid hand soap bubbles

Squirt some soap onto a dry pair of hands (wetting them, I’m told, doesn’t help).

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Rub the soap into a lather until the beginning of bubbles appear in between your fingers and hands when you stretch them apart. 

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You might need to add more soap if it doesn’t seem to be working. Miss K used a generous amount and it took her 5-10 minutes of trying to get good bubbles, but she had plenty of “almost got one” attempts and once she got the knack of it they kept on coming.

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Gently and slowly but using a steady, strong stream of air blow into the stretched soap.

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As a bonus, using soapy hands you can catch the bubbles and hold them for a moment before they pop.

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Just like magic.

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So there you have a simple, inexpensive and fun activity for a sunny day.

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Comments

  1. 1

    Alison B says

    May 17, 2016 at 11:15 am

    Your photos are stunning! I had no idea you could do this with hand soap, I’ll be remembering this to try it out one day!

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      Kate says

      May 17, 2016 at 12:18 pm

      Thanks Alison! Bubbles are fun to take pictures of, almost as fun as making them I think

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    kate says

    May 18, 2016 at 1:46 am

    Wow! They are some impressive bubbles!!!!

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    Anna @ Kids Play Space says

    May 18, 2016 at 10:30 pm

    seriously love these – and the photos are so clear – just showed my son and I think we’re both inspired!! [email protected] Kids Play Space

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      Kate says

      May 19, 2016 at 11:19 am

      Thanks Anna, they are definitely fun!

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    Kelly says

    May 23, 2016 at 3:30 am

    That is so cool! I’d not though to play with bubbles like this! Kids have the best ides

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