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How to Make Homemade Bubbles (Easy + Strong)

By Erika in Activities for Kids

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easy homemade bubble solution 3 ingredients without glycerin
easy homemade bubble solution 3 ingredients without glycerin

There are few things more fun to your kids than bubbles. I was SO excited when I realized just how easy it was to make homemade bubbles right at home…for just pennies!

Let’s be honest. Store-bought bubbles can get expensive quickly, especially when kids are always spilling them. Luckily, you can easily learn how to make a bubble solution! All you need are three simple ingredients (glycerin not required!) and you can mix up a large batch of DIY bubbles in 2-3 minutes.

Your children will LOVE this easy bubble recipe and you will too because it provides hours of inexpensive fun. We’ve found this homemade bubble recipe to be just as good as the ready-made versions; it’s strong and great for blowing big bubbles too!

A huge bubble made using homemade bubble solution with no glycerin. this idea now...

 

Why should you make homemade bubbles?

Children love blowing bubbles. Even older children enjoy getting in on “bubble fun.”

The issue with bubbles? Kids spill. A lot. Especially younger children.

You’ve been there, right? You find those little containers of bubbles on sale and buy one for each child, thinking how much fun they’ll have on a nice sunny afternoon. You hand them out, the kids go outside excitedly, and 5 minutes later, at least one child is inside crying because their bubbles spilled and are all gone.

Plus add in the fact that even on-sale bubbles can get expensive (especially if you have multiple children as I do)!

That’s where the homemade version comes in handy. Trust me, moms, keep this one in your repertoire!

A boy blowing homemade bubble solution through a wand; 2 bubbles float in the air.

Want to know another fantastic reason why?

You’ll save money with homemade bubble solution.

You can make 3 huge batches of homemade bubbles with this easy recipe and it costs around $4. It would cost me at least $30 to buy that much ready-made bubble solution!

Plus it’s super quick and easy to make DIY bubble solution. This can serve as a fantastic project for older kids too! My 10-year-old can mix up a batch by himself!

A kid blowing a bubble through a pipe cleaner wand, with a jar of DIY bubble solution in his other hand.
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And you can make some variations with homemade bubbles, like our colored homemade bubbles recipe! Your kids might want to try painting with bubbles too!

Homemade Bubble Recipe

First, let me make a disclaimer. Yes, homemade bubbles are non-toxic. However, you wouldn’t want your kids drinking it, of course! Make sure to always supervise your children to ensure the ingredients are safe to handle.

DIY Bubbles Ingredients

  • 5 cups of water
  • 2 cups dish soap, like Dawn or Joy
  • 3/4 cup corn syrup
  • container for mixing/storing*
  • small plastic containers for individual bubbles (you can even use plastic cups – just make sure your kids—or you—don’t accidentally drink it!)

In terms of containers, I found a large plastic container at Walmart for $2.50 – it’s the perfect size for making and storing homemade bubble solution. But you can use an old pitcher or whatever you have around the house.

Ingredients lined up on a table for making homemade bubbles; water, dish soap and corn syrup.

How to Make Bubbles at Home

1. Pour corn syrup into water

Measure out 3/4 cup of corn syrup…

Corn syrup being poured into a measuring cup.

…and pour into your container with 5 cups of water.

Measuring cup of corn syrup being poured into a large plastic container of water.

2. Stir well.

Just make sure the ingredients are combined well together.

A wooden spoon stirring homemade bubble recipe ingredients together in a large container.

3. Add the dish soap.

Measure 2 cups of dish soap…

Yellow dish soap being dispensed into a glass measuring cup.

…and pour into the corn syrup / water mixture.

A cup of dish soap being mixed with water and corn syrup.

4. Stir well.

DIY bubble ingredients combined together in a plastic container, being stirred with a large spoon.

Don’t shake it or you’ll end up with tons of foamy bubbles. We are going for the opposite of James Bond here…stirred, not shaken!

And your homemade bubbles are done!

A large bubble on the tip of a person's finger.

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How to Use the Homemade Bubbles

You’ll also need small containers to pour the bubbles into for each child. You can use a plastic Rubbermaid container or whatever you have around the house. I found these plastic mason-jar look alike containers on clearance for 25 cents each!

4 red plastic jars for bubble solution storage on an outdoor table.

All four of my children love these homemade bubbles, even my tween. They have spent 2-3 hours at a time playing together and having contests to see who can blow the largest, strongest bubble!

A child catching a single bubble outside amongst green trees.

And I had such fun watching them play and taking photos. Sometimes it’s hard to get the kids to slow down for me to snap a decent photo, but today I got lots of gems. (Except for my middle son who was in a mood and didn’t want to play.)

Emily had an idea to use her fingers as a wand too. It was messy but it worked well.

A child blowing homemade bubble solution with one hand, and a red jar of the bubbles in another.

I thought it was a pretty creative way to do something different with bubbles! They blew some really big bubbles this way! And you don’t need any extra “big bubble blowing” supplies!

A child blowing homemade bubbles, using their hand as a wand.

What’s your kids’ favorite way to enjoy blowing DIY bubbles?

More Fun Activities and DIYs for Kids

  • How to Make 2 Ingredient Finger paint
  • Homemade Gak Recipe in Less Than 5 Minutes
  • Fluffy Dish Soap “Slime” (Borax Free!)
  • How to Make Silly Putty (Just 2 Ingredients!)

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Recipe for Easy DIY Bubble Solution

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    About Erika

    Erika Bragdon is a second-generation homeschooling mom with 3 kids at home and 1 in college. She lives in the beautiful hills of New Hampshire on a small farm and loves writing, baking, nature, and sharing flower essences and more natural solutions with moms.

    Comments

    1. Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says

      June 8, 2015 at 10:11 am

      Bubbles are so much fun, aren’t they? My kids love them.

      Reply
    2. Danielle says

      June 8, 2015 at 10:19 am

      Great minds think alike! I was just thinking about making homemade bubbles the other day. My son loves playing with bubbles. Your idea for making wands is so cute too.

      Reply
    3. Jenna Wood says

      June 8, 2015 at 4:37 pm

      We did this often when I was a kid- then we’d pull out the slip and slide….You can put the rest of the story together. I know my niece would really get into this project.

      Reply
    4. Amy Desrosiers says

      June 8, 2015 at 6:47 pm

      This is such a creative DIY for the kiddos! My three love playing with bubbles so much!

      Reply
    5. Amber Edwards says

      June 8, 2015 at 8:11 pm

      I knew you could use dish soap, but had no idea that corn syrup helped make amazing bubbles! So brilliant! And I love those wands! So creative!

      Reply
    6. Valerie says

      June 8, 2015 at 8:20 pm

      I didn’t realize the recipe called for corn syrup but it makes sense. Thanks for the recipe for bubbles. I enjoy blowing them myself!

      Reply
    7. Aubrey says

      June 8, 2015 at 9:14 pm

      My kids really like bubbles too. Sometimes the bubbles you get from the store stink. Yours look like the bubbles work well.

      Reply
    8. Chelley @ AisForAdelaide says

      June 8, 2015 at 9:24 pm

      This is amazing! I love that you can use your hands- my toddler is going to love trying these bubbles!

      Reply
    9. Liz Mays says

      June 8, 2015 at 10:07 pm

      Ah I wish I knew this recipe when my kids were little. Those bubbles look perfect!

      Reply
    10. Felicita Moncada says

      June 8, 2015 at 10:29 pm

      Awesome! I need to make a huge jug of this! My 3 year old is obsessed!!

      Reply
    11. Ann Bacciaglia says

      June 8, 2015 at 10:43 pm

      My kids loved playing with bubbles when they were younger. I will have to share this with my friend. She has two little girls that will love this.

      Reply
    12. gingermommyrants says

      June 8, 2015 at 10:44 pm

      This looks like such an easy way to make bubbles for the kids. My kids love to make bubbles. I will have to try this with them on the weekend.

      Reply
    13. Shauna says

      June 8, 2015 at 10:54 pm

      I had no idea that you used corn syrup in it. I LOVE this and will be making some for my kids since they love bubbles and I never seem to be able to find good ones. Thanks so much for sharing.

      Reply
    14. SHELLEY R ZUREK says

      June 8, 2015 at 11:00 pm

      Fantastic! Truly. I think the pictures just show the process so well. And kids can do the whole process and have so much fun while doing.

      Reply
    15. Meagan says

      June 8, 2015 at 11:55 pm

      We go through so many bubbles at my house! Love the idea of making my own!

      Reply
    16. Autumn @Mamachallenge says

      June 9, 2015 at 12:39 am

      My kids always spill it everywhere. I will have to make our own soon!

      Reply
    17. Gabriel says

      June 9, 2015 at 9:33 am

      I’m actually planning to do this later this afternoon with the three little ones. They LOVE balloons and bubbles.

      Reply
    18. Lena Burkut says

      June 9, 2015 at 12:11 pm

      I don’t know what I am more excited about – the super pretty wand or the fact that we can make the bubbles that would actually fly

      Reply
    19. Debi- Lifestyle Blogger says

      June 9, 2015 at 9:38 pm

      Those are really cool. My kids love bubbles and we are always running out.

      Reply
    20. Erica Brooks says

      June 10, 2015 at 9:12 pm

      My kids love blowing bubbles. They’ll enjoy making the wands.

      Reply
    21. Sharon Rausch says

      May 30, 2019 at 11:45 am

      I learn so much from you as well! Thank you so much for sharing your helpful information. Keep it up.

      Reply
      • Erika says

        May 30, 2019 at 12:08 pm

        You’re welcome! thanks for the kind words, Sharon. 🙂

        Reply
        • Jackie says

          August 11, 2021 at 1:38 pm

          Love this recipe. I bought fly swatters for the toddlers. It work really well!

          Reply
          • Erika says

            August 23, 2021 at 12:40 pm

            That’s a great idea! Thanks for the tip. Glad you love the recipe! 🙂

            Reply
    22. Ally Rou says

      October 15, 2019 at 10:16 am

      I want to try making these for my class of preschoolers. We go through so many bubbles! It can be hard to find them in stores here unless it is the summer. Do they leave any sticky residue behind with the corn syrup?

      Reply
      • Erika says

        October 17, 2019 at 10:24 am

        We didn’t notice that it was sticky. There probably will be soap residue left on little fingers but we just washed in the sink easily. Hope everyone has fun!

        Reply
    23. elisa Moniz says

      November 16, 2019 at 9:26 am

      Hi i’m so excited to do this recipe for these amazing bubbles. When I was re writing the recipe there are two measurements for the soap quantities… In the ingriedients they ask for 2.5 cups though in the procedure they say measure out 2 cups of soap?? Which should I use??

      Reply
      • Erika says

        December 9, 2019 at 10:19 am

        You’re right. It’s 2 cups. Thanks for letting me know, I’ve fixed the post. Have fun!

        Reply
    24. Britt says

      July 5, 2020 at 11:20 am

      I think I may have done this wrong…I followed the measurements exactly but we’re having a hard time actually blowing bubbles… like it’s too watery? Maybe?

      Reply
      • Erika says

        July 6, 2020 at 11:12 am

        Hmm I wonder what brand of soap you used? I wonder if that might make the difference.

        Reply

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