19+ Bubble Activities for Kids – Fun with Bubbles
Hello hello! Welcome back to another fab compilation of activities for kids. Today it is all about BUBBLE ACTIVITIES. Bubble activities for preschoolers, but also bubble science experiments for older kids and art bubble day experiments. Whether you giant bubble makers or simply want to have fun bubbles to play with these summer, you simply MUST read on. Fabulous bubble activities for toddlers and up. I think making your own Bubble Recipe and creating a Bubble Wands Station are the perfect combination for a summer party or street party. Get ready for 4th of July celebrations with some these bubble theme activities. Love love love.
And do check out our wonderful bubble themed ideas for infants and toddlers!
These Bubble Activities for kids were first published in April 2017 and have been updated and republished for your convenience!
Best Bubble Recipes
Any Bubble Activities for Kids must of course start with the bubbles themselves. We have two of the best and most fun bubble recipes for you to try out right now and today here:
- 3 Ingredient Bubble Recipe (also used by the Bubble Show at the London Science Museum)
- Unbreakable Bubble Solution (if you want to try something a little different.. but to be honest, never move away from the classic bubble solution!)
- Or have you tried this cool glow-in-the-dark bubbles tutorial?
DIY Bubble Wands & More Bubble Craft Ideas
Now you have your best bubble recipe under wraps (remember to make it “early” it works best if you let it rest a few days), you need to make yourself some BUBBLE WANDS. And this is where the fun begins. There are SO MANY lovely and fabulous bubble wand ideas to choose from. Our favourite of course are the two GIANT BUBBLE Wands on offer – one for big and one for little hands. As well as the gorgeously whimsical beaded bubble wands!
- Beaded Bubble Wands from Red Ted Art
- 2 Easy DIY Giant Bubble Wands from Red Ted Art
- Bubble wands are great for New Year’s Eve too – avoid all the noise and have some bubbles for both you and the kids: make cute New Year’s Eve Bubble Wands!
- Cookie Cutter Shaped Bubble Wands
- Why not create a Bubble Wand Making Station? Great for Summer Parties/ 4th July BBQs etc.
- Metal Shaped Bubble Wands from Bonnie and Pearl
- Similarly pretty Pipecleaner Bubble Wands
- How To Make Your Own Bubble Blower from A Sparkle of Genius
- Creative Bubble Wands from The Boy and Me
- Building Bubble Towers from Happy Hooligans
- DIY Bubble Shooter from Kids Activities Blog
- Bubble Snake Creatures from Twodaloo
- The Human Bubble (Standing Inside A Bubble) from from One Charming Party
- 3D Bubble Wands from Babble Dabble Do
Bubble Art Activities and Bubble Craft Ideas
Great. So you now have a big tick in the “made my own bubble solution” box, as well as “made our own bubble wands” box. Let’s start having FUN FUN FUN with our Bubbles. First lets focus on these fabulous bubble art activities. Many of these art activities make great bubble crafts for toddlers AND older kids.
- Bubble Art Butterflies (perfect for Preschoolers, and love the use of buttons)
- Bubble Paint Hydrangeas (gorgeous)
- How To Paint With Bubbles from Living Well Mom
- Soap Pump Painting: Painting With Bubbles from A Little Pinch of Perfection
- Foaming Scented Bubbling Paint from Two Daloo
- Make your own Bubble Favours
Science & Sensory Fun with Bubbles
Now let’s up the ante.. how can we turn bubbles into a fun with bubbles science experiment?? We have combined this list into Science and Sensory Fun with bubbles, simply because their is a fabulous cross over between the two! Explore and discover, whilst experiencing wonderful sensory fun!
- Blowing Slime Bubbles from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
- Bouncing Bubble from Little Bins For Little Hands
- Bubble Foam: A Squeaky Clean Tub of Fun from Busy Toddler
- We have always wanted to try How To Make Fascinating Frozen Bubbles from Fireflies and Mud Pies – but it just never gets cold enough here in the UK! Sigh.
- Rainbow Bubbles Sensory Bin from The Boy and Me
- Whisking Bubbles from Emma Owl
- Scented Bubbling Paint from Two Daloo
More on the Science Bubble Fun Side – lots of fun with bubbles
- Experiment with Shaped Bubble Wands – what will the bubbles look like?
- The Human Bubble (Standing Inside A Bubble) from from One Charming Party
- A Bubble Inside A Bubble from Kids R Cool
- How To Make Fascinating Frozen Bubbles from Fireflies and Mud Pies
- Poke A Bubble Without Popping It from RP Science
- STEM Project: Tensile Bubbles from Babble Dabble Do
- Make your own Bubble MACHINE
I do hope that this becomes you one stop Bubble Activity reference article. Remember we will be adding more bubble activities for kids over time. We aim to have ideas for bubble activities for preschoolers, as well as gentle bubble activities for infants and toddlers… right to bubble activities for first grade and beyond! Because you know what? You are NEVER to old to enjoy and play with bubbles!!!!
Need MORE ideas? Check out these wonderful Bubble themed idea for Infant and Toddlers
