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23 Homemade Bubble Solutions and Surefire Tips to Create GIANT Bubbles

May 30, 2014 By Jelli 26 Comments

Summertime is peak season for play clothes, flip flops, sunscreen, and all kinds of outdoor activities for kids. Making bubbles at home is cheap, easy, and tons of fun for all ages. Bubbles are a great way to entertain a whole rally of children at barbecues and birthday parties too! Today we’re learning tips for how to make bubbles that go the extra mile and how to make bubble solutions that produce big long-lasting bubbles.

23 Bubble Solutions and Tips for Creating GIANT Bubbles! at Jellibeanjournals.com

Surefire Tips to Create Giant Bubbles

Check your forecast

The weather plays a big role in creating big bubbles. Moist air with a gentle breeze is ideal. The higher the humidity, the better. Try making bubbles in the morning when the dew is still on the grass, during mist or fog, or at dusk.

Sleep on it

Maximize the size and longevity of your bubbles, mix up the bubble solution and let it sit overnight before you use it. Bubble solutions get better with time.

Skim it

Foam is the enemy of successful bubbles. Use a large spoon to skim the foam off of your bubble solution as you’re using it.

Quality Counts

Use the best soap available to make top-notch soar-to-the-top-floor bubbles. David Stein, author of How to Make Monstrous, Huge, Unbelievably Big Bubbles recommends Joy dish soap. Dawn rated second, followed by Ivory. In European markets, he recommends Fairy wash up liquid and in Australia Morning Fresh. We’ve got his book and love the included giant “bubble thing.”

Bubble Solution Recipes

Not all bubbles are created equal! Check out some of the best homemade bubble solutions you can make with ingredients you’ve already got on hand. While you gear up for bubble play, be sure to use this great idea for dispensing and storing bubble solution too.

23 Bubble Solutions and Tips for Creating GIANT Bubbles! at Jellibeanjournals.com

Super Duper Non-Toxic  Homemade Bubbles and Wands from Honestly

7 Recipes for Amazing Bubbles from BabySavers 23 Bubble Solutions and Tips for Creating GIANT Bubbles! at Jellibeanjournals.com

Jello Bubbles from Salt Tree

Giant Bubble Recipe from Busy Kids Happy Mom 23 Bubble Solutions and Tips for Creating GIANT Bubbles! at Jellibeanjournals.com

Wedding Bubbles in a Jar from Emmaline Bride

Sugar Sweet Bubble Soap Recipe from Blogging While Nursing 23 Bubble Solutions and Tips for Creating GIANT Bubbles! at Jellibeanjournals.com

Homemade Bubble Solution from Pantry Ingredients from Pretty Providence

Kool-Aid Bubbles from Growing a Jeweled Rose

9 Backyard Bubble Solutions from Apartment Therapy

Note: For those of you who don’t have time to stir together some bubble juice, this bubble solution has great ratings on Amazon.

Test out these bubble recipes and let me know which one’s your family’s favorite! Stay tuned for lots more bubble fun coming your way in the next few weeks. Follow me on Twitter so you don’t miss a thing!


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Filed Under: mommyhood Tagged With: kids, kids activities, playtime activity

About Jelli

Jelli is a blogging veteran and avid baker who’s been selling sweets to feed her chocolate addiction for 8+ years. When the polka dotted apron’s hanging up, she’s a full-time mama to three kidlets enjoying the crazy days of motherhood and pumping out brownie recipes from her sunny Costa Rican kitchen.

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Comments

  1. Carrie @Frugal Foodie Mama says

    May 30, 2014 at 4:42 pm

    This is such a fun post! Koolaid bubbles? Jello bubbles? Can’t wait to try those! 🙂 Pinned & sharing!

    Reply
    • Jelli says

      May 30, 2014 at 8:36 pm

      Thanks, Carrie! I know, I think I’d be crazy about those yummy smelling Kool-Aid bubbles. I can’t wait to try a bunch of these myself. My kids love bubbles!! In fact a couple of weeks ago a friend whipped out a bottle of bubbles when our babies were getting antsy in the nursery. It was a genius move that kept them enthralled until the sermon was over and later inspired this bubble series.

      Reply
  2. Madaline says

    May 31, 2014 at 1:12 pm

    Ok. You are going to laugh. But it was only very recently that I figure out that foam =bad in bubbles. These are awesome tips and I’m def going to make my one year old more bubbles!
    Found via SitsSaturday

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    • Jelli says

      May 31, 2014 at 1:27 pm

      Madaline, I never knew that until recently either. I had such a hard time trying to figure out why my two year-old’s recycled wedding bubbles container just would NOT work when I refilled it. Turns out I wasn’t using the right formula and all we were getting was foam. So glad you stopped by today! Hope to see you around again soon.

      Reply
  3. Jennifer | The Deliberate Mom says

    June 1, 2014 at 7:50 am

    Bubbles are like the cornerstone of summer fun (along with sidewalk chalk). Speaking of which… I did the sidewalk painting with the girls… so glad you reminded me of that activity.

    What a fun round up of bubble solution recipes/ideas! Kool-Aid bubbles?! No way!

    Thanks for sharing Jelli.

    Wishing you a lovely day.
    xoxo

    Reply
  4. Katie Adams says

    June 7, 2014 at 9:10 am

    Thanks for linking to Create Link Inspire at The Crafty Blog Stalker. You have been featured and pinned! Thank you for sharing.
    –Katie, TheCraftyBlogStalker.com

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    • Jelli says

      June 7, 2014 at 9:52 am

      Thank you so much, Katie! What an honor. Glad you liked the bubbles!

      Reply
  5. Mrs. AOK says

    June 7, 2014 at 11:13 am

    This is such a fun post, I will have to add this to our summer activities list. Thanks for sharing via Mommy Monday.
    XOXO

    Reply
    • Jelli says

      June 7, 2014 at 11:56 am

      Glad you liked it! Hope you find time to try out a few of these solutions to see which works best for you. Thank you for taking the time to stop by!

      Reply
  6. The Happy Creations says

    June 8, 2014 at 8:16 am

    Hi Jelli,
    So many bubble ideas!!!We all love bubbles:):)
    Thanks for sharing!!!

    Reply
    • Jelli says

      June 8, 2014 at 9:15 am

      You bet! Bubbles are so much fun and when done outside there’s absolutely no clean up required. Gotta love that! Thank you so much for visiting this weekend.

      Reply
  7. Shae says

    June 10, 2014 at 6:44 am

    You know I don’t even have kids but I still love a good time outside with some bubbles. I wonder if that makes me look funny? But I also know I don’t care, you are only as old as you feel!

    Reply
    • Jelli says

      June 10, 2014 at 8:01 am

      Nope, not strange at all. I love bubbles too! At the science museums, the hands-on bubble areas are my faves! Thanks for stopping by, Shae.

      Reply
  8. Alexis @ Persia Lou says

    June 12, 2014 at 2:10 pm

    Great tips! I had no idea that letting the solution sit overnight would help!

    Reply
    • Jelli says

      June 12, 2014 at 2:38 pm

      That was all new information to me too, Alexis! Just one of the fun bubble facts in this book. Aside from including the giant bubble wand, it’s got all kinds of bubble science info that I really enjoyed reading. (Yes, that’s an affiliate link 😉 Thank you so much for stopping by this week. Hope to see you around again soon!

      Reply
  9. Shana Sutton says

    June 13, 2014 at 11:14 pm

    I love this!!! I’m definitely pinning it. What a great, comprehensive Bubble how-to! thanks!!!

    Reply
    • Jelli says

      June 14, 2014 at 2:14 pm

      Thank you so much for sharing, Shana! I hope that you and your family have a great time testing out these bubble recipes. Hope to see you around again soon.

      Reply
  10. Amy Greene says

    June 25, 2014 at 8:35 am

    I love this idea for homemade bubbles. Thanks for sharing at Mom’s Library on Pounds4Pennies. I have featured this amazing post this week. Please stop by to link up more summer fun activities!

    Reply
    • Jelli says

      June 25, 2014 at 9:32 am

      So glad you liked it, Amy. Hope you give a few of these recipes a try. I’d love to know which is your favorite! Thank you for the feature this week. I’m a big fan of Mom’s Library and have been linking up since Janine first started it ages ago. Have a great week.

      Reply
  11. Aiswarya R M says

    December 23, 2014 at 3:20 am

    Hey do you have any recipie for long lasting bubbles for bubble rafts?

    Reply
    • Jelli says

      December 23, 2014 at 1:49 pm

      Hi Aiswarya, I don’t even know what bubble rafts are. Could you send a link?

      Reply
      • Aiswarya R M says

        December 24, 2014 at 12:00 am

        http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~stone/bubble%20raft%20movies.htm
        This is for an experiment.I want to make bubbles that can last really long like 2-3 days.
        Thanks for the reply.Merry Christmas 🙂

        Reply
        • Jelli says

          December 27, 2014 at 12:05 pm

          Aiswarya, that sounds so cool! Unfortunately, I don’t have any bubble recipes that meet your needs. I’d sure love to hear about your findings though!

          Reply
  12. Aiswarya R M says

    December 28, 2014 at 11:38 am

    It’s okay.Almost figured it out.Thank You.I will be glad to share my observations :).
    Thanks You.New year Wishes!!

    Reply
  13. Shirley Wood says

    June 13, 2015 at 8:49 am

    Stopping by from Friday Favorites. Pinning this for some summer fun with the Grands!

    Reply
    • Jelli says

      June 14, 2015 at 9:17 am

      Sure is nice to meet you, Shirley! Be prepared, your grandkids are gonna love these bubbles (even I do!) You’ll have to shoo them in one by one for lunch once they get started. Hope you have a fabulous summer

      Reply

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