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Thursday, July 14, 2011

{Summer Camp} Giant Bubbles Kit Tutorial With Free Printables

Here's the complete tutorial on how to make a Super Giant Bubbles Kit with bubble recipe,  how-to instructions and free printable labels.

Super giant bubbles are addicting to young and old.  Kids would love to receive this as a gift or even help make the kit.  I made the simple drawstring sack to hold the bubble kit supplies.  The bubble recipe is shown below and I share the **secret** ingredient to help make the giant bubbles last longer.


My teenage daughter enjoyed herself while making these super giant bubbles in our backyard. Like I said, "fun for all ages"! The colors and shapes produced are mesmerizing!




This is what the bubble wand stick looks like when dipped in bubble solution and "opened up" to make bubbles. Notice the washer at the bottom of the string this helps "weigh" down the string and doesn't interfere with the bubbles. Look closely and you'll see the bubble solution inside the entire area of the "triangle" shaped string and another smaller bubble forming.


Tutorial how-to make your own Super Giant Bubbles Kit...

Bubble Kit Supplies:

1 bowl - purchased at the dollar store
1 bottle of "Super Giant Bubble Solution" (recipe below). I used an empty bubble bottle and poured in my secret recipe and attached the label.
1 Set of Bubble Wand Sticks
Bubble Label (free printable below)
Cloth sack to keep everything together



Bubble Wand Sticks



Bubble Wand Sticks:

2 wood dowels 3 feet in length
2 eye screws
1 washer (heavy enough to weigh down cord)
12 feet cotton piping cord (can be found in sewing stores)
cut into two lengths one 8 feet and one 4 feet





Super Giant Bubble Recipe...

I used Dawn (blue) dish washing soap.  The recipe is cloudy at first but gets clear after a day or so. Stir occasionally to help dissolve the cornstarch. If  you want your bubbles to have a little more staying power, here is the secret ingredient mix a tube (3 oz.) of personal lubricant (yes, that is correct) with 1 cup of very warm water - mix well. After it cooled I added the water/lubricant to the above recipe. The lubricant was purchased at the dollar store. This recipe is the exact solution we used to make the giant bubbles including the addition of personal lubricant.


Free printable: SUPER cute bubble kit labels and coordinating "instructions" label.


Print the "Super Giant Bubbles Kit" label onto 4x6 photo paper for the perfect looking label. Punch a hole in the corner, thread with heavy duty string and tie onto the cloth sack.


Super Giant Bubble Kit labels - 4" x 6" in size.
To download the free printable click on the color of your choice...


Instructions on how to use the Super Giant Bubbles Kit.
Instructions label download printable here.

Label for bubbles bottle.
Download printable here.

A big thank you to Jenny from PrintablePartyPacks for creating the darling bubble labels.



Tips to help make super giant bubbles: Weather is very important. Extremely hot days and hot sun will pop bubbles quicker. The higher the humidity the longer lasting the bubble. Mornings and late evenings are a great time to try to create super giant bubbles.

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16 comments:

Jennifer said...

how in the world did you figure out that lube would make bubbles last longer? thank you for sharing this, because we have some that we've never used ha!

designdazzle.blogspot.com said...

Jennifer,
That's funny! I was at an outdoor fair and there was a guy making giant bubbles. I asked him for his recipe but the only thing I remembered was the ky jelly. I thought he was pulling my leg! Sure enough after googling it - it's a great addition to the bubble solution. I experimented making the bubble solution with and without the personal lube and it really does make a difference!

Cocanour Family said...

WOW that is so fun! Thanks for a great recipe and a fun craft to put together.

Sue Johnson said...

I made the bubble solution according to the directions, but could never get the cornstarch to dissolve. Has anyone else had this problem or am I doing something wrong? Love this idea and hope I can get it to work for my grand daughters!

The Family Circus said...

Sue - use one of the 12 cups of water to dissolve the corn starch in before mixing it all together.

Anonymous said...

You can just make it with Dawn and glycerin. No embarrassing purchase needed.

Sue Johnson said...

Thank you, Family Circus, for the great advice! Does the corn starch dissolve completely? I'm excited to try it tomorrow! Thanks again!

designdazzle.blogspot.com said...

Sue - The cornstarch dissolves after a day or two. Stir well! I used the bubble solution while there was still a little cornstarch settled at the bottom of the bowl -didn't seem to hurt the bubbles.

Anonymous - Glycerin can also be used instead of the *personal lube*. However, glycerin is much harder to find and it is very expensive - $8 for a bottle. The *personal lube* was purchased for $1 at the dollar store - much, much cheaper! : )

Christine said...

This looks like so much fun! I will try it out with my grandchildren, I know my granddaughter in particular will love it!

Sara Fitzjarrald said...

This looks like so much fun! I tried making the bubbles, and I think I'm having trouble. I halved the recipe, though I wouldn't think that would cause a problem. I stir it all up and it looks milky blue (I used blue Dawn), but after it sits for a bit the cornstarch settles to the bottom and is VERY thick (similar to taffy) leaving the bright blue liquid on top. Any ideas on what I can do to fix it? I've stirred and stirred and stirred and it keeps happening!

Kriston Johnson said...

This worked perfect for me. It provided hours of fun for everyone. One of the bubbles stretched of 30 feet.

Own A Dollar Store said...

Very creative ! It's nice to know that you can do a lot amazing stuff just by purchasing on the right resources which won't always break your wallet.

Anonymous said...

Here another recipe for GIANT bubbles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ElKJjrXQLI

Anonymous said...

Mineral oil or water based personal lubricant? I'm assuming water based?

DesignDazzle.blogspot.com said...

the liquid solution should be a milky opaque blue when stirred. the cornstarch seems to dissolve after a while - but some cornstarch settles at the bottom don't worry about it. mine did and it still worked great.

as far as the personal lubricant - i think it was water based. I picked it up at the dollar store.

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