Beautiful Bubbles

Shiny and colorful there’s nothing like the fun of floating bubbles. The simplest bubbles are made from just soap and water but there are many other ingredients that can be added to make the bubbles stronger and last longer. A soap bubble is a very thin film of soap water that forms a sphere with an iridescent surface. Bubbles exist because the surface behaves like a balloon (this is due to surface tension). Soap bubbles are round because this is the shape that has the least amount of surface area — but by following the instructions below you might just get the hang of a bubble cube if you keep practicing! Have fun!

Bubble Art

You will need:

baking tray/pie tin/Tupperware container — something with a short edge

straw (bendable is better than straight)

bubble wand — if you don’t have one make one from a pipe cleaner

a large towel to place under the tray and catch any drips