Simple Bubble Recipes

Recipe 1:

What you need:

1 cup washing-up liquid or shampoo

5–6 cups water

If you have it (optional): 1 spoon sugar, honey, or syrup

How to make it: Gently mix everything together. Try not to whisk or shake too much — bubbles in the mix make it harder to use.

Leave it for 10–20 minutes if you can. (If you can’t, it will still work.)

How to use it: Dip your loop or wand in. Lift slowly.

Blow gently or let the air do the work. What helps:

Slow hands = bigger bubbles

What to expect: These bubbles might be small. They might pop quickly.

That’s OK :)

Recipe 2:

What you need:

To use with high quality washing up liquid (Fairy/Dawn/Dreft/Yes)

Measure using a small cup, a teacup, a tablespoon – basically one standard measuring utensil.  

To a bowl, add: 

1 part (cup) Washing-up liquid 

1 part (cup)  glycerine 

10 parts (cups) water 

SUPER EASY to remember too! 1:1:10 :D  

Mix. Leave 10 mins if you can

Use with any small bubble wand

Recipe 3:

What you need:

To use for bigger bubbles.

Method: 

To a bowl, or bucket, add:  

2 tbsp Corn Flour (should again be in the cake aisle in your supermarket.  Used for thickening sauces etc – this is also known as Corn Starch)

1tbsp baking powder, add  

1 cup hot water.  Mix to dissolve Corn Flour and then add 

5 cups (rest of) water.  

Mix thoroughly (the corn flour may never fully dissolve and leave you with a powdery residue – this will not affect the bubbles).  Then add:  

½ cup Washing up liquid (good quality if possible)

1 tbsp Glycerine