Make Your Own Bubbles and Slime!
Do you like the Amazing Bubble Show? Would you like to make bubbles just like the ones at Omaha Children's Museum? Here's our recipe. Have fun making your own amazing bubbles!
- 5 cups (40 ounces) water
- ½ cup (4 ounces) corn syrup
- 3 cups (24 ounces) dish soap
Mix above ingredients and let sit overnight. Add more dish soap if bubbles seem to pop too easily. Solution will last about one week.
Why corn syrup? Corn syrup works to help thicken the bubble juice and keep the water from evaporating as quickly.Evaporation is what causes most bubbles to pop in mid air. If you want an even better “professional” strength bubble juice, replace the corn syrup with Kosher grade vegetable glycerin. Results will vary based on brand of soap (we recommend Ultra Dawn or Ultra Joy), water quality, and the humidity.
Have fun bubbling!
- Elmer’s School Glue
- Borax (or Tide powder detergent)
- Water
- Food coloring (careful – it can stain!)
Mix one cup of water with one cup of glue. Add food coloring to glue and water mixture. In a separate container, mix ½ cup water and ½ tsp. of Borax or Tide. Add detergent solution to glue mixture.
Congratulations! You’ve created a non-Newtonian solution AND a polymer!