How do you make bubble liquid without glycerin?

When I was a kid, summers at our house were the best. My mother would frequently prepare her “secret” bubble recipe and break out a variety of bizarre tools to create bubbles. The neighborhood kids would all show up to participate in the fun. Of course, the favorite were always the giant bubbles. A competition to see who could blow the largest, longest bubble was ongoing.

Here are some ideas for bubble wands and a homemade bubble solution recipe to get you started creating summertime memories with your children:

The fun of making bubbles can include experimenting with various tools and shapes. Here are some that we have tried:

While all types of bubbles are entertaining, giant bubbles are undoubtedly a family favorite. We had a large bubble wand when I was a kid that lasted for more than eight years. Rinse out the soap solution from your giant wand and let it air dry before storing it to extend its lifespan.

The recipe for giant bubbles needs to be at least four times larger. For giant bubbles, we typically hold the bubble solution in a sizable cooking pot.

The best thing about bubbles is how many different things you can do with them. Bubbles can amuse babies, kids love popping them, and even adults enjoy seeing how big they can make them. When you’ve completed a lot of generic bubbles, try these suggestions to mix things up a bit:

You should also include breaking a glow stick and putting the glowing liquid into the bubble solution under “Extend Play,” as it looks pretty cool.

I replaced it with one of the other brands because I made it myself and think it’s pretty good.

Glycerin is added to the mixture to strengthen and prolong the bubbles’ lifespan. To give them some body if you don’t want to buy glycerin, try substituting corn syrup.

Since most people are aware of how much I enjoy photographing bubbles, I am constantly intrigued to discover new uses for bubble solutions. I enjoy incorporating liquid glycerin into my bubble solution. Interesting Hub, thank you very much.

I’ve never created my own remedy, but I will give this a shot because it sounds so easy and affordable, and my family also enjoys bubbles and they make for great pictures. My kids will adore this, and I like the idea of adding food coloring. Thanks for sharing, voted up and pinned :).

good hub. I also enjoy blowing bubbles, but when the solution runs out, I just throw my bubble gun away.

I had never heard of incorporating vegetable oil, but what fun! though food coloring and scenting I had. What a great list of items to experiment with making bubbles with. It’s also all about the monster bubbles in my family. Ill have to try the dip stix wand. sounds awesome! Thanks for writing.

Instructions to Make Bouncing Bubbles without Glycerin

Pour the dish soap into a small bowl after adding the water.

When the sugar is added, gently stir it until it dissolves. Now that your bubble solution is prepared, the fun can begin!

Put on the winter gloves and use the bubble wand to gently blow bubbles.

The bubbles can be caught and even bounced with gloved hands!

How to Make Bubbles With Corn Syrup Instead of Glycerine

You only need three common household items to make this bubble recipe. Organic food stores, stocked supermarkets, and drugstores all carry corn syrup. Drugstores and supermarkets also sell distilled water and dish soap. Or you could use homemade dish soap.

For your homemade soap bubbles, you’ll need the following:

1 1/4 cups of distilled water

2/5 cups of dish soap

2 3/4 tbsps. of corn syrup

Here’s how to make your own DIY bubble solution:

Mix the ingredients and let the mixture rest for at least an hour.

Stir once more before you use it.

How to Make Homemade Bubbles

INGREDIENTS

4 cups warm water

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup blue Dawn dish soap

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine the sugar and water Whisk the sugar into the warm water until the sugar dissolves.

Whisk in the soap Add the dish soap and whisk to combine.

Let sit This step is only if you have some patience or think to make the solution ahead of time. Letting the homemade bubbles sit for a couple of hours or even overnight helps them work a bit better but is not strictly necessary.

Blow bubbles! Now it’s time to blow bubbles with your new bubble solution!

Easy peasy, don’t you think?

You can also add 1/4 cup of vegetable glycerin to your homemade bubble solution if you like. Or 1/2 cup of corn starch. Or 1 tablespoon of baking powder. Each of those ingredients make the bubbles work just a tad bit better. But this is the basic recipe, and it works just fine on its own.

We usually have a big bowl or two of the bubble solution out and available to the kids. You can also fill individual mason jars with bubble solution for each kid. Or re-use one of those no-spill bubble cups for your homemade bubbles.

We occasionally blow bubbles, occasionally let the wind create the bubbles, and occasionally spin around while carrying a bubble-filled wand.

We recently discovered bubble wands with two handles that make really big bubbles, and we can’t get enough of them!

Make 3D geometric bubble wands by stringing pipe cleaners through pieces of cut straw to create a pyramid or a cube. Then, dunk the entire form in your bubble solution to view the appearance of geometric bubbles!

Have you ever created your own bubble solution? Do you have a go-to recipe? How about you?

How to Make Bubble Solution at Home without Glycerin