Big Bubbles 09 November 2010

Yesterday Amanda made a bubble solution and was making big bubbles outside! They were so cool but the bubbles were popping too quickly. We wondered if there was a bubble solution that would last longer. We looked in the Childspace Space magazine for a bubble mixture recipe because Kirsty remembered an article about big bubbles.
We found one and decided to give it a go but it did recommend to sit the bubbles overnight.
This morning the bubble mixture was ready so we went out onto the deck to give it a go and see if this mixture was any better.
The bubbles did last fractionally longer but seemed to pop once they had separated from the bubble wand. We wondered if it was our technique so we swished and flicked (just like Harry Potter and his wand). That worked a little better but not as successful as we hoped. Kirsty then slowed the action right down and the bubbles stayed formed for longer. Fantastic!
Jay, Enzo and Amelia loved watching the bubbles and reaching up to pop them! We saw lots of different colours in the bubbles and they didn't always form perfect round shapes either. They laughed when the bubbles popped and asked "where gone?"





Bubbles challenge the children's knowledge about things in their environment, especially as bubbles look solid but easily pop when touched. Bubbles help children develop working theories about the properties of bubbles and how they are formed.