Do you have a bored child who doesn't know what to do? Build a quick and easy tool to make a soap bubble snake using simple items found around the house.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Build the Tool
Step 1. Cut the bottom of each bottle
Use scissors to cut the base of the bottles that will become the Soap Snake Shooting Machine. Remove only a quarter of the base of the bottle, so that your child has enough room to blow in through a cloth or piece of fabric.
Step 2. Create a circle on the fabric
Cut a circle large enough to fit on the base of the bottle and which you can close tightly using a rubber band. The fabric must overlap the bottle so that the elastic can hold it in place, then cut it out leaving plenty of edge.
If you don't want to cut out the fabric, just make sure it fits snugly (flat and not swollen) to the edge of the bottle and is easy to attach with the rubber band
Step 3. Cover the base of the bottle with the fabric
Secure it with a rubber band, considering whether to make two turns to ensure a tight grip; however, avoid crumpling the bottle.
Method 2 of 3: Make the Soap Bubble Blend
Step 1. Make your own bubble mix in a bowl
Consider using a small plastic bowl for each child (to decrease the possibility of fighting over who has to hold the soap bowl). A homemade soap bubble mixture is prepared like this:
- Mix two parts of ordinary liquid dish soap (don't use dishwasher soap) with one part of water. The water can be both hot and cold.
- Mix gently without creating foam or bubbles.
Method 3 of 3: Create the Bubble Snake
Step 1. Wet the end of the fabric in the soap and water mixture
Let the fabric absorb the soap and water without becoming soaked (in this case it would become too heavy and soaked to create bubbles).
Step 2. Blow into the other part of the bottle (in the mouth) and watch the snake of bubbles emerge
- Teach children to blow gently and steadily to achieve a consistent and continuous flow of bubbles.
- If the fabric becomes too saturated with the mixture, remove it, squeeze it and place it again.
Step 3. You are done
Blow and create as many bubbles as you like, adding new mixture as needed.
Advice
- Remind the children to blow outwards and not to inhale. Inhaling the soap and water mixture may reach the baby's throat and usually tastes unpleasant.
- Blow bubbles in a lawn or non-slippery area. Avoid areas where the floor could become slippery (soapy water spilled on a slippery floor creates the risk of falls and slips).
- You can also use a liquid dish soap and water to create the mixture for the bubbles. It will work the same way and you can also choose a scented dish soap to make a bubble snake with a good smell.
- It keeps the solution free of foam, as it weakens the structure of the bubbles themselves.
