It’s bubble season at our house. The snow clothes are put away, yet it’s not quite warm enough for the pool, so out comes the bubbles. We recently made homemade bubbles, then found household items to blow the bubbles through.
Recipe for Homemade Bubbles:
- 4 cups Water
- 1 cup Dish Soap – we had Palmolive, but I’ve seen Ajax, Joy, Dawn used.
- 1/4 cup Corn Syrup
- container – plastic tub, gallon jug
(I doubled this recipe to get what you see below in the gallon jug, but used less than half for what you see in the plastic container, a little goes a long way.)
Pour and mix all of the ingredients into a bowl or jug. I suggest using a funnel to help with the pouring if you’re using a plastic jug container. Using a jug is great so you can shake it up really good, but you could whisk it all together in a bowl too. Let the solution settle a little, then pour it into a flat container, like a plastic tub. This way it’s easier to dip your items into the solution.
Now it’s time to blow big beautiful bubbles! We used all kinds of items to blow our bubbles, things from around the house: rubber bands, metal rings, bubble wands, wiffle ball, even the top end of a salt shaker – our cousin got lots of great bubbles out of that! Anything item enclosed all the way around should work! Check out these Pipe Cleaner Bubble Wands!
We even had a heart shaped cookie cutter. My kids loved that circle bubbles came out of a heart shape.
Speaking of bubbles, Mom Advice poses this question: Is Homemade Better? Have fun this Spring making big beautiful bubbles!
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I’ve used dish soap before for bubbles when we ran out of the store bought ones and the kids wanted to blow bubbles. However, I’ve never put water or anything else in with it. I like that recipe though, because it will go so much farther, saving me money, than just using the dish soap by itself. Thanks for the bubble recipe.
oooh! Looks like fun! And I’ve been trying to figure out a way to use up my Karo syrup since I try to not to bake much anymore!
Is it sticky with the Karo’s syrup in there?????
What does Karo syrup do?
I love this blog! I have “Bubble solution in bulk” on my shopping list. Well, I did.
Cindy – With the amount of water and soap added to this mix, the sugar doesn’t get sticky. It pretty much the same solution from store bought bubbles.
Donna – The Corn Syrup is added in place of Glycerin or even plain ol’ sugar from some recipes. The Glycerin (or sugar substance) gives it a little extra strength. Here’s an answer from Wiki Answers.
Good question!
Oh my gosh homemade bubbles, why didn’t I think to google that? We go through bubbles like crazy around here!
How fun!! We just rinsed out another gallon jug to make a fresh batch for this year. The Easter Bunny happened to leave two new wands from the dollar store too :) I haven’t tried the Karo Syrup version, but the glycerin is AMAZING! I can’t believe how long the bubbles hold the shape.
We also discovered that if we use some fun scented dish soap that the leftovers can double as a mosquito catcher if left overnight :) Gotta love that!!
Oh, my son will definitely be doing this over the summer. So fun!
So much fun, I love this! Thanks for the idea, I’ll be linking.
Thanks for the great, EASY recipe! Love your site!!
Thanks for the recipe. We got out bubbles this weekend for the first time since my daughter’s first birthday (she’s 18 months now), and she LOVED it! She kept giggling and even fell off the couch (but landed safely on her bottom) trying to catch them. Because, yes, we were blowing bubbles inside – it was cold and rainy outside! :)
For bubble “wands,” we like to use those green plastic baskets you buy strawberries in- they make grape-like clusters of bubbles. Fun!
I going right now to gather supplies. Thanks.
I LOVE YOU. The bubbles my kids got in their Easter baskets is horrible. I’m going to make homemade bubbles for them this week. Just need a bit more dish soap. Seriously–I LOVE YOU.
(When are you going to write a book anyway?) :)
Thanks for the fun recipe. My kiddos are loving bubbles right now! Such a great form of entertainment. I like the idea of using odds and ends around the house to experiment with to make the bubbles.
I made homemade bubbles all the time when I was a kid. I just used water and dish soap though.
Fabulous idea Marie. Guess what we will be doing later in the week. Bubbles are always a huge hit with the twins.
BUBBLES ARE ALWAYS FUN AND SOOTHING FOR ANY AGE. EVEN GROWN UPS LOVE ENJOYING BLOWING BUBBLES FOR YOUR KIDS.
I am a sucker for things homemade – linked to this in my weekly roundup (link to my post is under my name). We discovered that doing bubbles in the wading pool makes for a much less messy toddler. :>) Thanks!
Marie, I FINALLY got a chance to make these for the kids…and they’re a hit! Thanks!!