How to make giant soap bubbles

Surely you have ever seen giant soap bubbles and have wondered how these bubbles are made so big. The truth is that although it seems like a child's play, soap bubbles are fun for both big and small and can make us have a wonderful time with your family.

In the following article we will explain in detail how to make giant soap bubbles, giving you some tricks, tips to do it safely and teaching you some of the games you can practice with giant soap bubbles.

You will need to:
  • Water, 12 cups
  • Concentrated liquid soap, 1 cup
  • Glycerin, 2 small spoons
  • Cornflower, 1 cup
  • Chemical yeast, 2 small spoons
Steps to follow:

one

Once in a lifetime, we have all played with those cans with liquid and a small ring to make soap bubbles. A strong and consistent bubbles that did not explode easily. Then we tested it at home and the results are disastrous; the bubbles burst before forming and are unable to float-that is if we manage to do them.

The problem is that we do not usually make a good mix, and most importantly, we do not use the right ingredients . Next we will explain what the liquid should carry to make giant soap bubbles.

two

To make giant soap bubbles you must first start preparing the liquid. Do you know how you should do it ? We explain it step by step:

  1. Pour 12 cups of water into a large enough bucket.
  2. Add a cup of cornstarch in the water and dissolve it gently stirring well.
  3. Add the rest of the ingredients; glycerin, soap and chemical yeast, stirring the water so that it is well mixed.
  4. Let the mixture stand for one hour. However, if you see that the cornstarch is sedimenting at the bottom of the bucket, you should gently stir it to keep dissolving.

Once that time has elapsed so that the ingredients are mixed and aposenten until you get the texture and composition necessary for good soap bubbles come out and you can start using it. You should know that you can make the bubbles without glycerin or chemical yeast, but by adding these two products you ensure that the bubbles will be giant and will not break.

3

From here the only thing you will need to have fun with your giant soap bubbles will be a good pompero or instrument to make the bubbles . You have many options, depending on how big you want them, but we'll explain two of the easiest and best results:

  • A good option is to use a tennis racquet or badminton without strings. The oval hollow of the racket and the comfortable handle will go great to go drawing huge soap bubbles in the air.
  • The other alternative is more homemade, but second that you also have a great time making it. It involves picking and cutting two sticks of wood or other material about 30 cm long each. Later, with a rope of wool or any other absorbent fabric 3 times longer than the sticks, we will tie it to the two sticks so that we have a hanging circle.

4

To make fantastic soap bubbles, simply submerge the fabric in the liquid and raise it in the air, moving the pompero gently so that it fills up and the bubble grows. In case the child is small it may not be enough coordination to make soap bubbles in this way, however, there are alternatives so you can have a great time.

The most typical is to use a straw, dipping a spoon in soap and blowing gently on the other until the pump grows. The other, with excellent results, is to use a funnel instead of a straw. By having a much larger surface, the funnel can make giant soap bubbles with which the child will hallucinate.

5

So that the fun does not end, then we give you some ideas of games that you can carry out with soap bubbles:

  • A classic in these cases is to make a competition of the greatest pomp . Obviously, it is about making bubbles and whoever wins the most.
  • The bubble races are also very entertaining and exciting. Once you have your bubbles made, try to push them up by blowing or moving a cardboard until it reaches a certain point.
  • Now that you know how to make giant soap bubbles you can start learning to make one bubble inside another . If you blow inside a pump without it exploding, you can create another pump inside it. A good game is to try to see who is the one who manages to introduce more bubbles inside another pomp.
Tips
  • When the giant soap bubbles explode they leave the floor wet, be careful not to slip.
  • Warn and watch the children so they do not swallow or drink the liquid to make the soap bubbles.
  • For bubbles to grow very large it is best to do it in a place without wind or too much sun.