This is the best bubble recipe for kids we have found to make great quality and quantity of homemade bubbles. This soap bubble solution is an easy recipe that uses just 3 simple non-toxic ingredients you already have in your kitchen. Kids of all ages will have a ball making homemade bubbles from scratch and then blowing bubbles together.
Homemade Bubbles for Endless Fun
Summer fun = Bubbles! Save yourself a trip to the store, time and money by making the best homemade bubbles recipe at home.
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Blowing bubbles is an essential childhood memory of summer! The only problem is that bubbles disappear quicker than you can use them.
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This DIY bubble recipe is such a simple recipe that you will never buy a container of bubble solution from the store again!
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Why you will love this Bubble Recipe
Playing with bubbles is the perfect activity to keep kids of all different ages busy. It’s perfect for outside play, which cuts down on clean up. Speaking of cleanup, it’s just soap! Hose them down after, and you are all set!Â
Everything you need to make Homemade Bubble Solution
- 6 tablespoons light corn syrup <–our secret ingredient!
- 3 cups of water (can be tap water)
- 1 cup of dish soap or dishwashing liquid
- Large plastic container or cup
- Large spoon
- Bubble wandsÂ
This Bubble Recipe makes 4 cups of soap solution and takes only 5 minutes!
How to make Bubble Solution
Step 1
Add the corn syrup and the water together in a large bowl and stir.
Step 2
Add the dish soap to the water and corn syrup mixture.
Gently stir in the dish soap without creating bubbles or foam!
Step 3
Cover and store for later use or let’s head outside with our bubble wand to blow some bubbles!
Storing this Bubble Solution Recipe
Separate the easy bubble recipe big batch into small containers so each child can have their own bubble solution.
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Use plastic bubble wands or make your own bubble wands with pipe cleaners.
Our favorite toys for the Best Bubble Solution
Here are some of our favorite bubble toys, and items used to make your homemade bubbles:
- How cool is this bubble wand assortment?! It comes with the little an to pour your bubble solution into, so that kids can dip their wands into it. We love all of the fun shapes and sizes of bubbles from large bubbles to small bubbles.
- Little bubbles are fun but try super sizing your bubbles with a giant bubble kit!
- To make homemade bubbles, you need: light corn syrup and dish soap.
- Don’t forget the classic bubble lawn mower! I loved mine when I was a kid!
CAN YOU USE HOMEMADE BUBBLE Solution IN A BUBBLE MACHINE?
Yes! And you’ll save money, too, since you need quite a bit of bubble solution to run a bubble machine. So, bonus! {giggle}
Best Homemade Bubble Solution Fun Tip: Standing inside a big bubble
When I was a kid, one of my FAVORITE booths at my elementary school science fair was the BIG bubble booth!
- Two teachers operated it, using a baby wading pool about 1/4 of the way full of bubbles, with a stable stool in the middle of for the child to stand on, so the kiddo’s feet don’t get all sudsy. *Be sure to supervise and spot the stool so the child doesn’t slip and consider having the child wear safety goggles (or swimming goggles) so that they don’t get suds in their eyes when the bubble pops.
- A child would stand on the stool and the teachers pulled a hula hoop up from the bottom of the wading pool, with the child and the stool in the middle.
- The hula hoop acted like a huge bubble wand, and the child would actually get to stand INSIDE a bubble while the biggest bubbles enveloped them!
It was the coolest thing, ever and so much fun. This would be so fun for a cookout or summer birthday party!
Bubble Solution Recipe
This is the easiest and best homemade bubbles solution that uses just three common household ingredients you already have at home: water, corn syrup and dish soap. Kids of all ages will love playing together blowing bubbles after this simple solution is made at home.
Materials
- 6 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup dish soap
Tools
- Large plastic container or cup
- Large spoon
- Bubble wands
Instructions
- Add corn syrup and water to container and stir.
- Gently stir in dish soap trying not to create bubbles or foam.
- Cover and store for later use or use immediately with bubble wand.
MORE Bubble & OUTDOOR FUN FOR KIDS
- Let’s do some bubble painting!
- Here are 25 ideas to make outside play fun!
- I don’t know a kid who never dreamed about having an epic playhouse or treehouse!
- Level up on family game night with 15 DIY outdoor games that are fun for the whole family! Bust these out during your next cookout!
- Cool off with 23 ways your entire family can play with water this summer.
- Or try this giant bubble recipe!
What is the first thing you are going to try with this homemade bubble recipe?
So happy to find a bubble recipe that is non-toxic– thank you!!!
The countless amount of money I have spent on store-bought bubbles over the years (only to have the bottle accidentally get knocked over, LOL!!!). This bubbles recipe is so simple and inexpensive to make!
I can’t wait to try this bubble recipe with my boys! This is amazing – and I love that its easy enough for my boys to help with.
I’ve never thought to add corn syrup to a bubble recipe before!
I was thrilled to find a bubble recipe! Every time I buy bubbles, half of them end up on the pavement. Lol! It is a lot cheaper to just make them.
We love making bubbles at home! This is so fun!!!