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Here are some recipes for making homemade bubble mixture and bubble wands.

Small quantity in a disposable cup.

• 20mls washing up liquid
• 150mls water
• 1 teaspoon glycerine

Large quantity for bigger bubble making.

• 1 cup washing up liquid
• 8 cups water
• 2-3 tablespoons glycerine

Homemade Bubble Wand

You’ll need 2 drinking straws per bubble blower, string or wool, baking tray

1. Drop the string down through each straw.
2. Tie the ends of the straw together.
3. Pull the knot into one of the straws so the frame has four smooth sides (two strings, two straws).
4. Hold the bubble frame by the straws. Dip the wand (both straws and string) and your thumbs and fingers into the bubble mixture. Dry hands burst bubbles!
5. Bring the straws together and make sure that the string is totally submerged.
6. Lift the wand slowly from the baking tray. Pull your hands apart until the string is taut. Let extra solution drip back into the tray.

You can use the bubble frame to make:

• Small Bubbles – hold the bubble frame by opposite sides of the loop of string and stretch it out. This will make a very long, narrow film of soap. Blow gently while moving the film from right to left in front of your mouth.
• Medium Bubbles – holding the frame as a square, blow into the middle of the soap film.
• Large Bubbles – hold your arms apart and swing the bubble frame through the air. A bubble starts to form out the back end of the bubble frame. To set it free, bring your hands together.

Photo Credit: Glenn Loos – Austin