Bubble Painting
In this blog, we’re going to learn how to make beautiful bubble art. Remember sitting at a restaurant waiting for your food to arrive whilst blowing bubbles into your drink with a straw? Keeping that in mind, let’s now turn this scientific exploration into a fascinating art project for you and your child. With just a few drops of washing-up liquid and food colouring, together you’ll create artwork with a fascinating and unique pattern.
Materials needed:
- Paper (or plastic) straws
- Liquid food colouring
- washing-up liquid
- Plain stationery or printer paper
- Stickers (optional)
Instructions:
- Add a couple of drops of food colouring, about 20mls of water, and several drops of washing up liquid to a wide-rimmed cup or bowl (disposable ones are recommended for easy clean up).
- Using a drinking straw blow until the bubbles rise just above the container rim.
- With your paper in hand, gently lower down on top of the bubbles, then lift off slowly. The bubbles will pop from the weight of the paper leaving a unique circular transfer.
- For a more intricate pattern repeat steps 2 and 3, until you’re happy with the results. For more variety in the pattern, we recommend using more than one colour mixture.
- Optional: Add fish stickers or have your child draw their own to create an interactive underwater seascape (glue to secure if required).
Pro Parent Trick: To prevent your child from sucking up bubbles, near the top of the straw cut out a small notch in a triangle shape and throw it away to avoid a choking hazard.
Why is bubble art important for early development?
Bubbles are an excellent way for your toddler to practise visual tracking skills in their early years. As we are not born with these skills it’s important to introduce them to allow for development over time. Other skills that need to be taught include the ability to fix, follow, track, focus, and so on.
