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How to Make Your Own Bubble Solution

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Ingredients

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    • 6 cups hot (almost boiling) water

    • 2 tsp guar gum

    • 1 cup Dawn ultra soap

    • 1 cup of corn syrup (Glycerin makes better bubbles, but I prefer to use food-safe ingredients for my kids who like to eat the bubbles 🙂

    • 8 cups cold water

    • A clean bucket or large bowl or a gallon jug

Instructions

    1. In a large stockpot, bring 6 cups of water to a boil. Let cool for a minute. Adult supervision is a must, especially when handling hot water and mixing ingredients.
    2. This next step is important: Do not pour guar gum in all at once. Slowly sprinkle 2 tsp guar gum into hot water, stirring constantly with a whisk. Stir slowly and be careful not to burn yourself. The guar gum will thicken the water. If you pour it in all at once, you might end up with little gelatinous clumps, and nobody wants that! Make sure all small lumps are dissolved before adding more. The mixture will start to thicken. Don’t worry if some of the guar gum sticks to your whisk – that’s normal.
    3. Slowly add 1 cup of Dawn Ultra dish soap while stirring.
    4. Once that’s mixed in, slowly pour in the corn syrup.
    5. Add 8 cups cold water, stirring as the mix cools.
    6. When your mixture has reached room temperature, pour it into a covered container. You can find a few tupperware-type tubs with locking covers at the dollar store. You’ll want a container with a cover. This stuff is soapy and slick when it’s wet…and sticky and tacky when it dries.

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Notes

  • Be sure to gently stir this mixture together so you don’t create bubbles before you’re ready to use it.
  • Want to add some extra pizzazz? Toss in a few drops of liquid food coloring for colored bubbles. Your kids will be amazed!

  • Another tip (not that I could ever plan ahead for this), but this solution gets better with age. Make it a day or two before you plan to use it for the best bubble-blowing experience.

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