Bubble Painting

Bubble Painting is fun and cheap and totally addictive.  Make little cups- a ramekin or little yogurt cups will do fine, though something short is better for bubbling-purposes here.

Mix about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of water with a little squeeze of dish soap in each of your containers.  Add a LOT of food coloring.  Blow with a straw till you've got a nice dome of bubbles over the container.  Gently blot a piece of paper down on top of them to "catch" the bubbles.

This picture is dark but they do turn out very cool, I promise!

I recommend a smaller piece of paper (1/4 a sheet of printer paper) so you can catch your bubbles without worrying about picking up nearby bubbles.  Try layering one color on top of another!  Like the blow painting paper, this final product can be used to stationary, paper collages, etc.

These dry very quickly and will be touch-safe within a few minutes.

P.S.  My mom adds:  "for bubble painting, the adult who is not as familiar with the tendencies of participants might want to demonstrate/practice "blow" vs. "suck" and/or make a tiny pin prick in the straw, between the bend and the mouth!"