Bubbles are lots of fun and can be educational too! Take your learning outdoors and explore the wonderful world of bubbles. Bubbles intrigue both young and old. Here are my top picks to make the most of your bubble exploration.
1. Bubble Builder Kit
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Mix the best bubble solution. Learn about the love-hate relationship between soap and water. Blow giant bubbles, mini-bubbles, bubbles within bubbles, chains of bubbles and bubble blankets. Discover how a bubble's color can reveal when it will pop. Build soap film domes, roofs and bridges. Investigate the theroy of minimal surfaces with geometrically shaped bubbles. Make a soap bubble last all day. Challenge your friends to a bubble tennis match. A full-color, 48-page experiment manual guides you through 35 fun experiments.
2. The Bubble Thing & Unbelievable Bubble Book
The Unbelievable Bubble Book comes with a "Bubble Thing" to create six-foot rainbow bubbles. Learn all about bubbles and make some incredible bubbles of your own. 81 pages, black and white.
3. No-Spill Big Bubble Bucket
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Lets three kids play without spilling all of their bubble liquid! Wide base improves stability, and the patented No-Spill design eliminates bubble spills. Beach bucket style handle flips down during use, then snaps into an upright position for take-along fun! Holds up to 32 oz. of bubble solution (sold separately). (for ages 3 and up)
4. No Spill Bubble Tumbler Minis
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Each No-Spill Bubble Tumbler Mini is shrink-wrapped to a 2 oz. bottle of Little Kids No Stain, No Dye, Non-Toxic Bubble Liquid and can be found in an eye-catching counter display. Great for party bags or a special treat!
5. Soap Bubbles
Consists of dozens of experiments, explanations of the principles they demonstrate, and detailed discussions of the color and thickness of soap bubbles.6. Bubble-ology
An exploration of important concepts in chemistry and physics through imaginative experiments with soap bubbles. Investigations include: devising bubble-blowing instruments; employing the Bernoulli principle to keep bubbles aloft; creating bubbles that last for days; and using color patterns to predict when bubbles will pop. (for grades 5-9)7. Bubble Trouble
An adorable, rhyming picture book about a boy who makes bubbles all day long until he makes a mess and it's time to clean up. Includes punch-out flash cards and skill-building activities.8. POP!: A Book About Bubbles
Simple text explains how soap bubbles are made, why they are always round, and why they pop. A recipe for bubble solution and suggested activities will let readers conduct their own experiments in the science of soap bubbles. (for preschool to grade 1)9. Bubble Festival
What joy of discovery sparkles in the iridescence, surface tension, buoyancy, and shape of bubbles! In hugely entertaining learning-station format, this delightful unit uses 12 tabletop activities to present exploratory lessons in math and science.10. Experiments with Bubbles
A collection of experiments using bubbles to illustrate scientific principles and properties. (for grades 4-7)