Thursday, January 10, 2019

How To Create Homemade Bubble Wands

By Daniel Ellis


Most likely we all remember the childhood games in the garden with our friends during sunny days, among which making and chasing bubbles. It is an activity that the entire family enjoys. If you miss doing that you can prepare yourself for a new round of fun by creating some bubble wands at home.

You can create them in a few different ways, and you can try making them all at a summer party in the garden, with the kids. Either big ones or small ones that can be held in hand, each of them can be unique and colorful.

One type involves getting some colored wire and shape it into a circle. The diameter differs based on how much you want it to be, how long is the wire and how big the jar with the bubble mix. Twist one end of the wire to close the circle and keep the other end straight, as that would be the handle.

For a bit of extra color and creativity, get all sorts of beads, for example, different shapes, colors, letters, and let the kids string them on the handle. Twist off the end of the wire to secure them and it is now ready to be dipped in the soap mixture.

If you want to create smaller wands, use colorful pipe cleaners. These can be bought from most of the craft stores and they come in various colors. Now you need to shape a circle with them, similar to how you did with the wire. The fun thing is that you can also shape it as a heart, triangle, flower, etc. Once you are done with the shaping, twist the end that sticks to the handle tightly.

After you are done with the wands, it is time to have fun creating the soap mixture. For this you need warm water, dish soaps and glycerin. Take a container and mix them all carefully, calculating the ingredients based on how big your container is. For one cup of water you need 2 tablespoons of soap and 1 of glycerin, so adjust the quantities accordingly to the container you have.

Another fun thing is to create one giant bubble wand and you may do this in two ways. You can use 2 sticks and about 2 meters of string and decorating beads, if you want. If you do not want to use sticks, maybe choose straws and string. Pull the string through the straws and form a square, but not with two straws side by side. The hole in the middle will be used to make bubbles.

If you plan to use the sticks to do this, you will create a smaller or bigger one, depending on the stick length. Get the string and cut it in half, then tie the ends to each of the sticks. Form an egg-shape hole and this will be used to form the bubbles. It is easy to make and to personalize and it is a fun activity for the whole family.




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