Why settle for dinky plastic bubble wands and store-bought bubble solution when you can make your own? What you really need to make any bubble-blowing session super special is your own personalized beaded diy bubble wand!
Our bubble wand instructions and recipe for homemade bubble solution will teach you how to make bubble wands that take summer bubble blowing to the next level.
Once you've made your bubble wands using the tutorial, you'll want to use them for all kinds of bubble activities, as well as spending a relaxing afternoon watching babble float against the sky.
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How to Make Bubble Wands
It's so easy to make and personalize these cute bubble wands!
Materials needed:
- Alphabet Beads, or other decorative beads
- Pipe Cleaners
- Enthusiastic children
- Big batch of bubble solution (see below for a recipe!)
Directions:
Twist the pipe cleaner into the shape you want. We had fun making hearts, circles, and squares.
Be sure to leave a good length of pipe cleaner for a long enough handle.
Thread the beads on the straight end and twist the end into a a small ball so that the beads won't fall off. Use the alphabet beads to personalize the wands with a child's name, a fun saying or cute word.
You can always add differently shaped and colored beads into the mix.
That's it! I wasn't sure if the pipe cleaners would really make good bubbles, but they did! We are all set for summer, now!
Extra ideas:
Personalized homemade bubble wands make great party favors or end of school year gifts for classmates.
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How to Make Bubble Soap
You'll need some bubble solution to dip your new homemade beaded bubble wands into!
Ingredients
- 2 TBSP dish soap, like Dawn dish soap
- 1 TBSP glycerin
- 1 cup water
Instructions:
Mix everything together in a bowl and pour into a bottle. Be sure the bottle is wide enough to fit your bubble wand. Alternatively, you can pour the bubble solution into a bowl for wand dipping.
Happy summer!
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MaryAnne says
Very cool!
Anna - Three Sneaky Bugs says
Yay! I'm glad you made them.
Christy says
Those are definitely very cool!
Raising a Happy Child says
Looks very pretty!
Joyce says
I found your post through the play linky. I love these bubble wands! I'm sure my son would love to make some of his own. Thank you so much for sharing!
Ellen says
love this!