Preschool Project: Blowing Bubbles to make Art

This is a great way to discuss hyperbolic pressure… or to just enjoy making a mess creating cards with your kiddos.

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Ingredients needed:

• 1 T Dish Soap
• 3 T Water
• water soluble food coloring (10 drops)
• straws
• cardstock paper (You can use computer paper or construction paper but they disintegrate more when wet).

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Mix the water and soap with the food coloring.  Blow into the solution until bubbles form.  Gently lay your cardstock over the bubbles.  As the bubbles pop they will leave an imprint on the paper.  Repeat the process until your page is covered.  We used this as a color lesson as well.  We originally made three batches, blue, yellow and red.  My kids then helped mix blue and yellow or red and blue to create “new colors”.

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This activity was part of the unit where we studied “Air”.  For more activity ideas see our learning themes page.