Perhaps each of us remembers how in childhood years we loved to let the big and bright soap bubbles blown out of a tube.
How cool was it to run and catch them?
And then grieve that the bubbles ended so quickly?
Then we even tried to make them ourselves, but for some reason nothing worked out for us.
Why? Let's try to figure out how soap bubbles are made correctly, because sometimes you want to go back to childhood and so carefree enjoy all sorts of trivia.
How to make soap bubbles at home: tricks of rainbow bubbles
Of course, the main "ingredients" for cooking are the solution itself and the sticks through which we will release the soap bubbles. Below are the 5 most common recipes for their preparation, but they are not final, you can pick up a few moments to suit your capabilities and conditions. But for starters - some soap bubbles recommendations at home.
1. To create a better use of boiled water, and the best solution would be to use distilled water.
2. The end result will depend on the total number of impurities (perfumery, etc.), the less they are in soap or other means, the better.
3. To make the prepared solution denser and the bubbles better, it is recommended to use sugar or glycerin dissolved in warm water. It is important not to overdo them, as an excess of sugar or glycerin can prevent blowing bubbles.
4. If the solution is not sufficiently dense, the bubbles will also be less stable. But there is a positive point - they are easier to blow out, which is good for children.
5. To achieve the maximum end result, many people recommend holding the solution for about 12–20 hours before using it.
6. Before you start blowing bubbles, it is advisable to wait for a solid film (you will blow on it) without extra small bubbles at the edges that may appear periodically. Ideally, it would generally remove the foam: for this, the liquid must be insisted and cooled, this will help get rid of the foam formations as much as possible.
7. Blow bubbles in windy weather and dust in the air is very difficult, but if the humidity of the air is high, this is definitely a plus.
How to make the bubbles as strong as possible
For the best strengthening of the mixture you need mix water, glycerin and shampoo. For this will be enough two tablespoons of glycerin and 100 ml of water. Such a small amount will in no way prevent the creation of excellent bubbles, but, on the contrary, will strengthen them, and after blowing them for a long time will not burst.
Use the standard tube, which is in any home, for example, from a cocktail. Then dip the solution with soap or shampoo and blow a bubble. There is a great way to check if you did everything right. To do this, dip your finger in the solution and try to pierce the bubble. If you managed to do this, then the solution is not ready yet, and you still need to add soap to it.
How to make soap bubbles at home: what means to use
We have already dedicated you to some secrets of making cool soap bubbles, now we need to become familiar with the proper technique of blowing them. Actually, first take the most ordinary plate and some flower or statuette or any other small object, also prepare a watering can.
First you need to pour a little solution into the plate and put in the middle of any object, cover it with a watering can and try to blow out the bubble. So you get a beautiful soap hemisphere, in the center of which will be located the same object. Frankly, the spectacle is fascinating.
To create bubbles, you can use an ordinary ballpoint pen. If you want to surprise your baby, try to prepare "bulky" bubbles. So especially large bubbles are made.
To make a solution for such "sticky" bubbles, prepare the following ingredients: dish detergent, water, and one tablespoon of sugar. We'll talk about recipes a bit later, because these and other ingredients can be combined in various proportions depending on the desired end result.
Children for joy
If your house is always noisy and children regularly ask for new entertainment, you can arrange a little contest for them, who will blow the bubble faster and more. The inflating of soap bubbles has been pleasing children and their parents for many years, but not everyone can make them. In principle, the solution is made quite simple, and it is not expensive at all, so you can make your baby happy at least daily.
How to make soap bubbles at home: recipes
To blow the largest soap bubbles you will need to prepare special equipment. In our opinion, the best option would be the construction of a large circle of strong wire. Thus, it will be such a lasso, with which we can dip it in a bucket with a solution and inflate a large soap bubble.
In principle, you yourself can prepare the necessary adaptation to your taste. The only thing, be careful with soap bubbles, because they can easily get into your eyes. If this happens, immediately flush the eyes with water. In fact, there are a large number of devices with which you can create bubbles. But even with such a harmless way of fun, you need to be careful. Make sure the bubble does not get into your eyes. If this happens, simply rinse it with water.
So, here we come to the main point, directly to the recipes themselves. You can choose any one you like.
Recipe number 1. Take some detergent for dishes (for example, Fairy), glycerin (it is sold in all pharmacies) and water, preferably boiled. Detergent is needed in order to give our bubbles a brightness, and glycerin will make them stronger.
Manufacturing process: pour 200 g of detergent into the dishes, add 100 ml of glycerin to it and dilute it all in 600 ml of water. The resulting mixture should be mixed well and voila! ... you can inflate!
Recipe number 2. This recipe is quite simple, you need to take water and dishwashing detergent. Ingredients must be selected in this ratio: 30 ml of detergent per 100 ml of water. Then just mix the solution - and you're done!
Recipe number 3. This recipe is more complicated than the first 2, respectively, and you will have to tinker with it a bit more.
For its preparation you need: 300 ml of glycerin, 50 g of washing powder, 20 drops of ammonia and 600 ml of hot water. Pour all ingredients into one bowl, and even better into a jar and mix well. Next - an important point! The resulting mixture is left and insist for 48 hours, and more can be. Then we filter everything through cheesecloth and put in the fridge for 12 hours. Despite the time costs, the result will pleasantly surprise you - the process is complete!
Recipe number 4. This recipe is even more complicated than the previous one and all the others, although, in truth, the bubbles will not be better from this, they will be about the same quality. To prepare it, you need to take: laundry soap (1 pc.), Hot water (400 ml), sugar (2 teaspoons).
It is prepared as follows: take a piece of soap and rub it on a coarse grater. Then pour hot water over the shavings from the soap and put it to simmer and leave to dissolve, from time to time not forgetting to mix. The resulting solution should be cooled and refrigerated for 6-7 days. After a week, add sugar to the mixture and mix. After the sugar has dissolved, the soap bubbles are ready! To strengthen the bubbles, it is also recommended to add a couple of drops of glycerin.
Recipe number 5. One of the simplest options. For the preparation of this recipe will need only foam bath and boiled water. The strongest and most visually beautiful bubbles can come from Little Fairy Foam or other similarly-made products. All you need to do is to mix the bath foam and water in the ratio of 3 to 1 - and go ahead, make the kids happy!
And finally, we offer you a list of tools that can be used to blow soap bubbles.
A cocktail tube or a ballpoint pen, from which the rod and caps were previously removed. However, if you want to blow large bubbles, then these options are definitely not suitable.
For larger bubbles, make 4 small cuts of 3 cm from one of the ends on the cocktail tube. Next, expand the incisions in different directions to make it like on flower petals.
It is also a good option for using rigid wire, one end of which is bent in the form of a loop with a diameter of 4 cm.
However, if you want to get the largest bubbles, you just can not do without a funnel, through which you can blow bubbles up to 25-30 cm in diameter. However, do not forget that it will be necessary to blow the funnel several times, previously plugging the hole into which you will blow, otherwise it will not work. Such a funnel can also be made by hand from paper.
Soap bubbles are a very interesting game, and your child, no doubt, will be delighted! As you can see, there are very simple recipes for their preparation, all that is needed for this is a little time and some of the simplest ingredients. Make a little effort, and you will see the eyes of a happy child - what more do parents need to be happy?
