Bubble Art

A few weeks ago we checked out a ton of books on bubbles from the library.  We were so busy that we looked through a lot of the books, but never did any of the activities.  Today, I had some time alone with my three year old and since he loves to blow bubbles I decided to try some bubbles with food coloring.  I know I read this activity in a book and I just can't remember which one it was, but here are some of the bubble books I checked out...

Super Simple Things to do with Bubbles: Fun and Easy Science for Kids by Kelly Doudna

The Rainy Day Activity Book: How to Make Play Dough, Bubbles, Monster Spray, and More by Jennifer Rader

My three year old and I made some bubbles of our own using the Big Bubble recipe found here.

My little guy was anxious to add some color, so we divided up the bubbles and started with red and blue...very patriotic, but then he wanted to make some yellow and purple.

He couldn't stop smiling as he mixed the bubbles.

We headed outside and started blowing the bubbles.  He loved switching colors (even though he couldn't tell what color it was after we blew them). 

After trying all of the colors a few times we started trying to pop them and catch them on paper.  It was probably too hot for bubbles today, but my three year old and I really enjoyed some one and one time together during this activity.

When my six year old came home from his playdate he was anxious to try the colorful bubbles and blew them straight onto some paper to create some cool bubble art.

We were pretty impressed with the final product!  People may pay serious money for a piece of this contemporary art work :-)

Earlier in the day, when my three year old and I were done blowing bubbles outside, we came in, he crawled on my lap and we read, Bubble Trouble by Stephen Krensky.  Bubble Trouble is a Ready To Read Level One Book and is the story of a bubble bath that got out of hand.  My three year old loved following the bubbles around the house and through town until they all pop.  His favorite page was one of a picture of bubbles with money inside.  When I asked him what he would want to find inside a bubble he told me "a little elephant."  I don't know where his obsession with elephants came from, but every time I think that he has moved on to something else, he goes right back to elephants!