The Best Giant Bubble Recipe

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These giant bubbles are a staple in our outdoor bin. It is such a fun activity for kids of all ages, simple to make and a great way to get outdoors, have some fun sensory play and get some wiggles out!

These bubbles and our DIY giant bubble wands are a perfect pair for summer fun!

Whether you are looking for an outdoor activity to pass time with your kids, a fun birthday party activity or summer camp craft (with a little science added in) these bubbles are sure to give your kids hours of fun this summer.

Homemade Bubble Solution

There are so many different variations of mixtures you can find on the internet. Some include baking powder or vegetable oil. However the mix below is our tried and true mixture. We don’t deviate from it, because, well, why change something that works so well? 🙂 The ingredients are simple. It is easy to make. And it makes huge bubbles! 

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp baking powder
• 2 tablespoon glycine powder (you could also use 2 Tbsp of liquid glycerine as a substitute)
• ½ teaspoon of J-Lube
• 1 gallon water
• 1 cup Dawn dishwashing liquid soap

How to Make This Giant Bubble Solution

1. In a small mixing bowl combine the dry ingredients including 2 tbsp baking powder, 2 tbsp dry glycine and 1/2 teaspoon of J-Lube (if using liquid glycerine add it in step 5 with the dish soap)
2. Mix together
3. Take 1 gallon of water and add it to your bubble bucket
   • We use tap water but if you are struggling to get your bubbles to form it may be due to your tap water’s composition and we would recommend trying distilled water to see if it helps form your bubbles
4. Add the dry mix from step one to the tap water in the bubble bucket
5. Add 1 cup of Dawn dishwashing liquid soap to the bubble bucket and mix all ingredients together
6. Enjoy!

Tips for Making the Homemade Bubbles Solution

• We often will keep these ingredients on hand in the summer so we can easily make bubbles whenever my kids request them
• This is a great camping activity for kids (If you are looking for other awesome camping activities this post is for you!)
• Put the dry ingredients, pre measured, into a small baggie and all you need is a small container of Dawn for on-the-go fun
• J-lube. This stuff is magic. When you add the J-lube you get colossal bubbles
• You want your final solution to be like thin soup
• It is easiest to put this solution into a small tub, you want to be sure that your bubble wand can easily fit in and out of it without the rope touching the sides 

How Long Will the Bubble Mixture Last?

This solution will keep for multiple days. We sometimes find that our best results are when we use day old solution. The bubble solution seems to become stickier as the days go on, making great bubbles!

If you keep the solution over a few days you may notice a soap film on top, just brush off that film so that your cotton rope can get to the solution.

Other Fun Bubble Activities For Kids!

• How to Make Bouncing Bubbles
• Painting with Bubbles – Fun Bubble Art for Kids
• How to Make Frozen Bubbles