Super Bubbles

My kids and I do these "Super Bubbles" every year.  It's one of our favorite Summer activities.  I didn't come up with this, but I'm glad somebody did.  I've been doing it since I was a kid.  I thought I'd share the recipe on here, maybe you will try it out.  I know you'll love it!

You can see 2 things happening in this last picture.  1- even I'm having fun, and 2- my house still needs painted...it's a work in progress!

So here's the recipe...it's very cheap and really simple to do!

For the bubbles you will need:

• 1 bottle of dawn dish liquid soap (the plain-old school kind only..the new ones with added crap do not work nearly as well) (costs about $1)
• 1 bottle of glycerin it will probably say skin protectant somewhere on it (found in the pharmacy section--wal-mart is where I get mine)  (costs $3-4)
• water

The basic recipe calls for 1 gallon water, 1 cup dawn, 4 tablespoons glycerin.  I usually end up adding all the dawn and glycerin to my gallon of water, but you can mess around with the recipe.  Just combine these ingredients in a tub of some kind. 

I use a dishpan.  Stir them together gently, creating to many suds kind of ruins what it can do.

As you can see, there is plenty leftover, which I save in an empty jug for the next time.

The next step is making your bubble wands.  There are plenty of ways to do this, you can be creative.  Bend coat hangers, use fly swatters, etc.  I prefer yarn and straws for 2 reasons.  I always have both on hand, and you can make all different sizes.  All you do is cut yarn to any length desired, stick 2 straws on the yarn, then tie the ends of the yarn together. 

Your straws are your handles...dip these in your tub of super bubbles..and have fun!  Oh, and something I haven't tried yet but want to..is adding food coloring.  Enjoy!!!