Bubble Painting - Arts, Crafts and DIY

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Bubble Painting

Great for wrapping paper or just sunny afternoon fun!

Material

4 non toxic poster paints
4 750ml takeaway containers (eg Chinese)
4 Straws
4 teaspoons of dish washing liquid
4 cups of water
6 Sheets of A3 paper
1 Old newspaper

Method

Lay your old newspaper out ...this is going to get messy!
Fill each container with a cup of water, a teaspoon of dish-washing liquid and a generous squirt of paint, mix gently until combined.
Using a straw, get the kids to blow bubbles into the mix (like you tell them not to do in their drinks!) This will create a mountain of bubbles on top of the mix
Once your bubbles are bubbley, gently place your paper over the bubbles and remove quickly- you don't want your paper to get too wet, you only want to dip it in the bubbles not the water!
Lay on a flat surface to dry.

Notes

You can also dollop the bobbles onto the paper and blow them around with the straws!

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This project was posted by:

- mle00
- 02 Mar 2014
  2:24 pm

115 Comments
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- - meedee said
  - 08 Jul 2022
    9:54 am
Great for school holidays to keep them occupied.

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- - mom19782016 said
  - 16 Oct 2020
    5:02 pm
Mine were a bit washed out when we did it

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- - mom101628 said
  - 29 May 2020
    10:57 pm
This will keep the kids amused for ages and they then have their own personal wrapping paper for the gifts for dad on father’s day. Thanks for sharing.

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- - DaffyD said
  - 29 Apr 2020
    3:56 pm
Such a cool activity thanks for sharing

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- - mom290396 said
  - 30 Mar 2020
    8:39 pm
I did this and used it as wrapping paper a few yrs back. I also did a painting with a spray bottle and then used it for home made bookmarks. I printed off some colouring in bookmarks then glued them onto the painted paper before laminating them. Also a good idea for other things like cards etc

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- - MisChip said
  - 27 Mar 2020
    12:31 am
Great idea! Just gotta make sure the kids remember to blow into the straw….

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- - rovermum said
  - 26 Mar 2020
    10:27 am
I knew there was a reason I kept those takeaway containers!! Great idea for Mums with kids who need to be entertained.

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- - tessie said
  - 25 Mar 2020
    11:57 pm
This will certainly make a lovely wrapping paper design
- Ellen replied
  
  26 Mar 2020 , 8:51 am
  They do indeed !
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- - mom321515 said
  - 25 Mar 2020
    10:26 pm
Great idea. Thanks for sharing!

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- - LeeLee said
  - 25 Mar 2020
    10:22 pm
I remember doing this when I was in preschool! I’ll have to set this up for my 4 year old! Fantastic idea thank you

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- - mumma said
  - 25 Mar 2020
    9:15 pm
Oh my gosh this brings back great memories. Thanks for posting this!

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- - littlehandsofmine said
  - 25 Mar 2020
    8:44 pm
This looks so great!
- Ellen replied
  
  27 Mar 2020 , 8:38 am
  It does !
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- - mom81879 said
  - 29 Oct 2019
    10:25 am
What a great looking effect! And so super easy to make. This would be awesome for gift wrapping paper

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- - kjgarner said
  - 22 Jun 2018
    9:48 pm
I like the idea to make wrapping paper from it
- kjgarner replied
  
  28 Jun 2018 , 8:53 pm
  Great way to see what kind of patterns it would make
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- - mom111059 said
  - 20 Nov 2017
    11:21 am
Lots of fun to be had. Might get a bit messy but if your outside who cares? Thanks for a great idea.

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