Did you know you can blow bubbles with just a simple single serving water bottle? We played with 3 different variations using just water bottles and a dish soap/water solution. Try using a water bottle to make bubbles and you can explore all kinds of sizes and bubble fun.

You Will Need

• Empty water bottle
• Washing up liquid

Making bubble solution:

Add about 1/4 water to 1 table spoon of washing up liquid in a small container. Make sure the container has a flat bottom and is bigger in diameter than the water bottle you will be using. Mix together. Do not over mix, this could cause bubbles in the solution which makes it more difficult to use for blowing bubbles.

Bottle Bubble Blowing Method 1

Dip the mouth opening of a standard plastic water bottle into the bubble solution. remove and squeeze bottle gently. The air from inside the water bottle will push through the top and soap creating a bubble. You can then blow the formed bubble off the top of the bottle. If you squeeze quickly enough, sometimes the bubbles will detach and float away.

Bottle Bubble blowing Method 2

Cut off the bottom of the water bottle, making sure the cut is clean and even. Dip cut end of bottle in bubble solution. Blow through the mouth of the bottle to create bubbles at the end of the bottle. This method of bubble blowing does not allow for bubbles to float/fly away, they usually pop off the end of the bottle.

Method 3

Cut a small hole at the bottom edge of the water bottle, this will become a mouthpiece for blowing bubbles. Dip the bottle mouth into the bubble solution and then blow through the hole you created.

We only tried these bubble blowing methods with a single serving sized water bottle. However, they should work with larger bottles such as 1 litre soda bottles, creating even bigger bubbles!

For more fun, decorate your water bottle bubble blower, personalising it for your very own.