Dear Reader,
Today we made Bubble Snakes. My kids have always loved bubbles. I think most kids do. Most kids seem to be fascinated with them from an early age, which is why this is a good activity for all toddlers and older.
My youngest toddler did not get to experience this yet, but to be fair he is only just in the toddler stage. We did this while baby was napping.
All you need is an old sock, water, soap, a bowl, and some sort of bottle top. The original place I saw this had water bottles that they cut up, but I don’t have those plastic water bottles lying around. I did however have water bottle lids from a kids water bottle (I also wonder if a sippy-cup lid would work. If you try it out, let us know how it works for you!).
One recommendation I have is to make sure the sock’s heel is all the way on your lid. The bubble snake came out like a blob when I let the heel be off the lid… but it worked like a charm when it was on.
So, once you get the sock situated all that is left is making your bubble solution. Put dish soap in a bowl (I didn’t measure, I just poured a little in) and add water. Mix up your solution and then take it and your kids outside.
While my toddler loved this, it was definitely over her head on the blowing part. Since she is just barely figuring out how to blow regular bubbles I guess this shouldn’t be too much a surprise. She did however love the bubble snakes and would giggle with glee every time.
As your kids get older you will have to be less involved and be able to let them enjoy themselves, but even after they figure out how to blow the bubbles you may want to be the bubble station if you want it to last more than 5 minutes. My kiddos always end up tipping the bowl.
Hope you enjoy!
