Learning how to make super strong bubbles has been on our list of summer things to do for way too long! I love this post showing how to make bubbles and this one for how to make bubble solution for huge bubbles.
We've made all sorts of different kinds of bubbles while taking advantage of Minnesota's warm summers, but somehow we've missed super strong bubbles!
You might be asking: what's the point of super strong bubbles? Or, what should we do with them? is this a super bubbles recipe? I have answers for you!
The point of super strong bubbles is to make longer-lasting bubbles that are more resistant to popping. AKA super bubbles.
What to do with super strong bubbles?
Super strong bubbles are fun because you can do more with them than you can with a regular bubbles.
Like it says in the super strong bubbles recipe below, you should wear gloves if you want to touch them!
- Hold them in your hand.
- Bounce the bubbles to another person
- See how many times you can play catch with them.
- Blow the bubbles onto various surfaces (grass, rocks, patio furniture) and see where they last the longest.
- Juggle the bubbles
- Test how hard you can squeeze the bubbles.
- See how many bubbles you can hold at one time.
- Use a straw to blow a bubble. Stick the straw inside it and blow a bubble inside a bubble!
How to Make Super Strong Bubbles
Scroll down for a printable super strong bubbles recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 cup distilled water
- 2 tablespoons dish soap. Dawn dish soap truly works the best for homemade bubbles!
- 1 tablespoon glycerin (see where to buy glycerin below)
- 1 tablespoon white corn syrup
Directions:
- Mix the water, dish soap, glycerin and corn syrup in a bowl or an empty bottle.
- Cover and let sit in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours.
- Play with your super strong bubbles!
How to Make Super Strong Bubbles
Materials
- 1 cup distilled water
- 2 tablespoons dish soap. Dawn dish soap works the best for homemade bubbles!
- 1 tablespoon glycerin (see where to buy glycerin below)
- 1 tablespoon white corn syrup
Tools
- 1 empty bottle or jar with lid
Instructions
- Pour the water, dish soap, glycerin and corn syrup in your jar.
- Stir until well combined
- Cover the mixture with the lid.
- Let the mixture sit in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours.
- Play with your super strong bubbles!
Where to buy glycerin for this super bubbles recipe?
Glycerin can be found in the cake decorating area of most craft stores.
If you're near a Michael's, you can find it with the cake and candy-making supplies or with soap-making products. If you want to order it online you can find several options on Amazon:
- Essential Depot Kosher Vegetable Glycerin: This is Amazon's bestselling glycerin. Reviews show that it's the best for making homemade bubble solution!
- Wilton glycerin
- Now Solutions 100% pure vegetable glycerine
- Yaley Soapsations liquid glycerine
These are the varieties of glycerin you should look at for your own homemade bubbles:
>Vegetable Kosher Glycerin, 1 Quart
NOW Solutions Vegetable Glycerine, 16-OunceYaley Soapsations Liquid Glycerine, 8-OunceWilton Glycerin, 2 Ounces
Be sure to pin this recipe for super strong bubbles on Pinterest to remember it and share it with your friends!
Penny says
This worked so well!
Katie says
I made these today – they were amazing!
Kelli says
Love this idea! A bent wire or pipe cleaner, a drinking straw, or a piece of cotton twine tied in a loop all make great bubble blowing tools.
Tina says
Hi Kelli,
I am planning to try this experiment today, will this the bubbles work if I use a string bubble wand? Best of luck on your future bubble endeavours!
Sharon Shapira says
Will this work if I use regular water?
Kelly says
You can distill your tap water by boiling it for 10 minutes then take it off of the heat and let it cool down. I learned that several years agi. Good luck!
Marybeth Hamilton says
Boiling water kills bacteria and purifies it, but it doesn’t distill it. Distilled water is water with the minerals removed.
Tina says
Hi Marybeth,
After reading your comments, I must say, I’m quite confused in your logic. On one hand you’ve told dear Sharon here that you can’t use tap water because boiling the water will not purify it. Yet alternatively, you’ve said that you yourself use tap water in your bubble solution. In order to prevent further confusion about this important subject, I suggest you make up your damn mind about the water you may use. Best of luck on your future bubble endeavours!
Sincerely, Tina Truman
Rebecca McConnell says
Simply boiling water does not distill it. If you boil water the dissolved salts and ions remain in the water. To distill water you would need to boil the water, have a way to capture the steam which does not contain any dissolved ions, then condense it. The water that results from distilling is simply water (H2O), whereas tap water or even bottled drinking water, contain certain amounts of calcium, iron, magnesium, chlorine, fluorine, carbonate etc. Tap water will differ from place to place, so someone’s water that does not contain many of these ions may work to make bubbles and distilled is not necessary. If you have “hard water” your water contains a lot of ions and may alter the ability to make bubbles properly. If that is the case, a local grocery store likely sells gallon jugs of distilled water. Just make sure it says “distilled.”
Marybeth Hamilton says
I always use tap water. Distilled water is just more purified if the minerals in your tap water don’t “agree” with the bubbles. So you can definitely try tap water first.
Tina says
Hi Sharon,
I’ve tried making these bubble with regular water but it didn’t work. Best of luck on your future bubble adventures!
Tina says
Hi Sharon,
I’ve just realized that I wished you best of luck on your future bubble adventures rather than on your bubble endeavours. I am extremely sorry about this and hope you will forgive me. Best of luck on your bubble ENDEAVOURS
Sincerely, Tina Truman
Heather says
Hi Marybeth,
I see that in your recipe for strong bubbles it says refrigerate for 24 hours. If all of the solution is not used within 1 setting do you need to keep them refrigerated?
Sincerely
Heather