Ever tired bubble painting ? I think it’s a classic kids’ art technique – and lots of fun! Here’s a step-by-step guide to making art with bubbles.
The process of making the art is the best thing here as the colourful bubbles grow and grow, but the end product is rather beautiful too. You could hang your finished picture up in your kid’s own art gallery, or you could cut it up to make gift cards or even bunting.
Bubble painting
{Before you start you need to make sure your child understands the concept of blowing not sucking through the straw!}
We started by getting our materials ready: some white paper, a plastic tray (big enough to hold our paper), paint, washing up liquid, drinking straws, water
We filled our tray with some water, paint and washing up liquid so it was about 1cm deep and mixed it all up. We made up two different trays so we could use two colours.
Then, using the drinking straw, we started blowing our bubbles. This bit was great fun!
We gently put a sheet of paper over the bubbles to make a print of them. Don’t press down too hard or leave in for too long or you will end up with soggy paper and the bubble print will be lost.
We let the first colour dry (which didn’t take very long) and then re-dipped in the other tray to produce our final picture.
Have you tried bubble painting with your kids?
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Again this si something the boys doing. I tend to do it outside, as my teo are super messy. I am doing a childrens craft showcase for painting tomorrow if you would like to link to it. I would love you too.
I shall be over to link up!
So fun! Love how that turned out. I can’t wait to give it a try!
Bubble painting is so much fun! I used to do this in my kindergarten class but I haven’t done it at home with my preschooler…too messy.
Hi! You’ve got a great blog here. I host a linky party every Tuesday called Tot Tuesdays. I’ve love it if you’d stop by and link up your great ideas for tots!
Cheers!
Jenn
http://www.mydeliciousambiguity.com/
Hi Jenn – I shall be over to link up – thanks for the invitation.
The last time I tried this my kids kept trying to drink the bubble solution! They’re a bit older now, so maybe it’s time to try again (during Lily’s naptime)?
i seriously think I need to try this before the kids do LOL
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For little ones to be able to participate in this activity, I use a straight pin to poke a small hole about 1/3 of the way up from the bottom of the straw. This will reduce the ability to suck the liquid up the straw while still being able to blow bubbles.
That’s a really great tip Pam – thanks!
We used safety goggles when we did this with the kids in the past. Our dishes weren’t as shallow as the ones you have pictured and the kids’ faces were closer to the popping bubbles. Plus the kids loved any chance to wear the safety goggles! About 1/2 of the kids weren’t even interested in making the prints. Just thebubble blowing process!