SUMMER FUN SERIES
Bonker Bubbles
You will have lots of bubble, sudsy fun when you mix up a big batch of Bonker Bubbles!! It’s the perfect outdoor play activity.
Here is what you will need:
- 1 cup of dishwashing detergent – Joy or Dawn are the best brands to use
- 3 cups water
- 3/8 cup corn syrup
- spoon
- mixing bowl
- cake pan
- empty jar or a plastic container with a lid
- bubble blowers (plastic drinking straw, funnel, etc)
Here is How to Make It:
- Pour the water into a small mixing bowl.
- Add the dtergent and corn syrup to the water. Gently mix the liquids together.
- 3. Let the Bonker Bubbles mix sit for three to five hours before you begin to play with it.
- Now for some outdoors bubble action! Pour the bubbles into a cake pan or other shallow container. Dip any kind of bubble makers into the mix. Then blow through it or wave it around to make some bubbles!
- Many household items make great bubble makers or bubble blowers. Berry baskets dipped in the bubble mix make many small bubbles when dipped and then waved around. Funels, plastic drinking straws, and spools are great bubble pipes. Use your imagination and you’ll find lot of bubbe makers in the kitchen.
- Make your own bubble blowers from pipe cleaners. Twist in to a circle shape but leave room for a handle so that you can hold on to it. The larger the circle, the bigger the bubble. You can also try different shapes!
- Store your bubble mixture in a glass or plastic container with a lid. The Bonker Bubbles brew should last for weeks of bubble play!
{This great idea was taken from the book “Family Fun Activity Book” by Bob Keeshan}