Soon our children will be home for the summer and they will need something fun to keep them entertained. These Homemade Colored Bubbles will surely do the trick!
Bubbles can keep just about anyone busy for hours. Even our dog has a blast with bubbles (he tries to eat them). The problem is that although bubbles are relatively inexpensive, there never seems to be enough of them. Plus kids tend to spill them all over the place. So what happens when you run out? Luckily I have the solution!
You can make your own homemade bubbles. Better yet, you can make your own homemade colored bubbles! The best part is, you most likely already have all the necessary supplies on hand! You can make these in large quantities so you never run out of bubbles again!
I do want to point out that these can stain clothes depending on the amount of food coloring you use. So I highly suggest playing with these outdoors and having your children wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. 🙂
Homemade Colored Bubbles
Supplies needed:
- Clear dishwashing soap (I like Dawn Pure Essentials)
- Light corn syrup
- Food coloring
- Plastic straws
- Plastic cups
Other supplies needed:
- Measuring cup
- Large mixing bowl
- Container (with lid) for storing leftovers
Directions:
- In your large mixing bowl, pour 6 cups of hot water.
- Add 2 cups of your clear dishwashing soap to the bowl of water and stir well.
- Add 3/4 cup of corn syrup to the soapy water and stir well. You will notice bubbles forming at this point.
- If you are planning on making multiple colors of bubbles, separate the mixture into small cups (like we did). If you are doing all one color you can place food coloring directly into the large bowl.
- Add 3-5 drops of food coloring and stir well.
- Using your straw, dip one end into the bubble mixture and have your child blow. It will then create your colored bubbles!
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container for future use! Enjoy!
Tip: You can also use any leftover bubble wands you can find laying around. My son used one he found in his toy box and it worked great with the bubbles!
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Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says
I love this idea. My kids love playing with bubbles, so I will have to make these for them.
Dee Mauser says
What a cute idea. We purchased the Crayola brand colored bubbles for our grandson last year for Easter and although they’re messy, once the bubbles were in the air they really didn’t look colored as we had hoped.
Jennifer says
Well, that’s all kinds of fun! What kid doesn’t love bubbles?
Shauna says
What a fun idea. My kids love bubbles and would love these. Thanks so much for sharing…
Kelly Hutchinson says
My kids love bubbles and are old enough to make these for themselves. I am going to save so much money!
susan says
My daughter just loves bubbles! So to be able to make and color my own bubbles would be a fun craft, I am sure my daughter would love!
Kathy says
My daughters love to play with bubbles. We’ve always wanted to make our own. Every time we try, they never turn out right. We’ll be trying out these for sure. Thank you for sharing!
Brittany @ Mom. Wife. Busy Life. says
I’ll be doing this soon with our girls! They will love these bubbles!
Amy says
My kids go through a ton of bubbles! I bet they love an endless supply!
Vera Sweeney says
What a fun idea!! My kids love bubbles , I bet they would love the color of these bubbles!
Marcie W. says
What an awesome activity idea! I will be pinning this post and having some colorful summer fun with my three kids and my nephew!
Liz Mays says
Bubbles are guaranteed entertainment for the kids. This is a really cool idea!
Tammy Roy says
This is such a great idea. I will have to make some this weekend fro the kids. I am sure they will love it.
Aimee SMith says
This is the best idea! My kids will love these, I am totally putting on our summer list!
Jenny Temcio says
Who knew that you could do this? That’ really inventive! And I bet the kids do love it!
Autumn @Mamachallenge says
My kids would love this! I did not realize how easy it was to make your own bubbles!
Lena Burkut says
How cool is that? We have a huge yard and already kids are getting together to play. Love this idea and will try to use for sure
Debi says
My kids love bubbles and became obsessed with these type last year. But they were so expensive. I want to make them these instead
Gabriel says
Never thought of coloring them before, what a great twist. Does the corn syrup make them the really tough kind?
Wendy @ ABCs and Garden Peas says
Bubbles are always a hit, but colored bubbles? Once we try these, we may never go back to regular old bubbles again!
Stefani Tolson says
I didn’t know it was that easy to make colored bubbles. I am going to try this!
Emily says
Those are really cute!! My son would love making these with me!
Nancy @ Whispered Inspirations says
My kiddos would go gaga for this! Especially the color possibilities!
Sharon Hancock says
I love this idea! I was trying to create colored bubbles but my way didn’t work. I will have to try this out. My kids love playing with bubbles. This would be a really fun activity to entertain the kiddos with.
valerie g says
that looks like a really fun craft! i will have to pass this along to a few friends.
katrina g says
oh i know my daughters would love this. I’m going to have to make it with them soon.
Tiffany says
Thank you so much for sharing! We are going to a Paint-Out Picnic and I am so excited to try this out!
Erika says
That sounds like fun, Tiffany!
Linnhe Thomson says
What a great idea! I would love to try this with my preschool class! To avoid staining clothes I love using liquid watercolor as a food coloring substitute. It’s a bit more expensive but lasts awhile and you don’t have to scrub hands or clothes after 🙂
Beth says
Did this work with the liquid watercolor?
Elizabeth says
i love this information really helps for my science fair research. Thank you!
Emily says
My kids have been asking about colored bubbles! They will have so much fun with these, and they might even make the neighborhood brighter! There are many other kids in our neighborhood and they will be so excited to try them as well!
Christine says
So true! We could all use a little cheer. Thank you!
John says
This is cool, thank you. but I was looking for colored bubble, looks like that is not possible as bubbles are always a very thin film and you can’t really see colors