Learn how to make homemade bubbles for summer! All you need is two ingredients plus water for this easy activity. Plus, directions on how to make your own bubble wand out of straws and yarn that makes huge bubbles!

Child making huge bubble with homemade bubble wand

It’s summer, it’s hot and the kids are bored! It’s the perfect time to make your own homemade bubbles and bubble wands to beat the boredom during the summer.

With only 2 ingredients in the bubble mix, 3 if you count water, it’s so easy to make. Plus, they are all pantry staples that I bet you already have!

You can also make your own huge bubble wand with just yarn and straws. Of course, the kids can use bubble wands they already have, but this bubble wand makes massive bubbles they will love.

If you want, you can make it a science lesson by teaching them about measuring the solutions themselves and what happens when you mix different things together.

We all know it’s easy to go through a whole entire container of bubbles in an afternoon, so these inexpensive ones are perfect.

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Supplies for Bubbles

That’s it! I bet you already have all the supplies in your house to make bubbles, plus it’s way cheaper than buying them at the store.

Pouring mixture in green bowl for bubbles

How to Make Bubbles

In a large bowl gently stir water and corn syrup together.
Add dishwashing soap and mix gently.

You can store any leftovers in a glass jar with a top!

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Supplies for Bubble Wand

That’s it! I bet those supplies are hiding out at home and you can make this quick and easy giant bubble wand today or head to the dollar store and grab the supplies!

How to Make Bubble Wand

Measure the yarn to be at least 6 times longer than one straw.
Loop the yarn through both straws and tie together to secure.
Dip the wand in the bubble mixture using the straws as handles.
Do not stir the bubble mixture when you did the wand.

Expert Tips

Don’t shake or stir you bubbles to much.
Experiment blowing your bubbles with different things! Anything that forms a plastic hole can be used.
Use an old jar to hold an extra bubble mixture you have.
Have kids experiment with what happens when they use large breaths vs small quick bursts of breath when they blow the bubbles.
This solution can be used with regular bubble wands if you don’t want to make your own.

Make it a Game

Have an adult or game leader call out different body parts and pop the bubbles with that body part.
Play a game of Simon Says where the game leader calls out how to blow the bubble. You can do things like blow 5 bubbles, blow a tiny bubble, etc.
Who can blow the BIGGEST bubble ever?

Kid making a bubble from homemade bubbles

More Summer Activities for Kids!

Need a fun way to cool off this summer? Learn how to make reusable sponge water bombs! They are inexpensive and easy to make.
Turn your leftover, broken sidewalk chalk into this fun Sidewalk Chalk Paint! The kids will love using their imagination to paint pictures on the driveway.
Keep the kids cool this summer with this fun Ice Block Treasure Hunt with a pirate theme. Just buy plastic toys at the dollar store, put them in a pan of water, freeze and then let them have fun chipping away the ice to find their treasures!

If you take a picture using these Water Bombs and share them on Instagram make sure to #kidsactivityzone or tag us @kidsactivityzoneblog so we can see them!