Paint with Bubbles
Discover the fun of painting with bubbles in this easy, colorful craft that kids will love! Using just a few simple ingredients, kids can create vibrant, colorful masterpieces while exploring creativity and science all at once.
Take an every day activity up a notch and add some color to your bubbles! Kids of all ages are going to love this bubble painting activity and you’re going to love that they are doing a painting craft that won’t leave a huge mess in the house. The colorful bubbles pop on the sheet of paper and create really unique artwork that your kiddos will be proud of. You don’t even need to get out the paintbrushes for these colorful bubble paintings.
Why You’ll Love This Activity
- This bubble painting method gives your kids the chance to get creative with colors and patterns.
- Bubble paint only takes about 5 minutes to put together and then let the real bubble fun begin!
- Kids get some outside time at the same time as they are doing a science experiment. That’s a win!
Supplies Needed
- Bubbles – Regular storebought bubbles are all you need.
- Food coloring – Liquid food coloring will mix best with the bubbles.
- Vegetable glycerin – This isn’t totally necessary but does make the bubbles a little stronger.
- Watercolor paper – Watercolor paper is sturdy enough to handle the heavy liquid bubbles so it doesn’t get soggy and rip. You could use cardstock if that’s what you have available to you.
Can I use homemade bubbles for this activity?
Yes, you can use your homemade bubbles to create bubble art.
Pro Tips
- Use a straw to blow the wet bubbles on the watercolor paper to make fun abstract art.
- You can totally give this a try in the winter on the snow for a fun outdoor activity.
- This is a great way to use up all of those half empty bottles of bubbles.
- If you don’t have small containers, put each differently colored bubble mixture into small bowls or plastic cups.
This is such a great daytime activity for the kids to do outside on a beautiful day! They will have so much fun playing with bubbles and making art at the same time.
Paint with Bubbles
Instructions
- Mix food coloring drops with the bubbles. My little bubble containers measured 0.6 fluid ounces, and I mixed in 20-25 drops of food coloring.
- Add in 1-2 drops of the vegetable glycerin, close and shake well to make sure everything is mixed thoroughly! The added glycerin isn’t necessary, but it does strengthen the bubbles. This is especially helpful if there is wind.
- Take your colorful bubbles and your watercolor paper outside to the grass and have fun creating your masterpiece!
More Great Outdoor Activities
- The perfect activity to cool off on a hot day is Reusable Sponge Water Balloons.
- Make your own giant Bubble Wand and Bubbles set this summer.
- Set out on an Alphabet Scavenger Hunt to work on letter recognition while you have an adventure.
- Frozen Bubbles are a totally fun outdoor winter science experiment.
