Bubbles can provide a great visual experience as well as a hand-eye exercise. Some participants might be able to actually blow the bubbles but many will not. The use of a small counter-top fan makes it possible to have many bubbles very quickly.
Encourage participants to touch the bubbles or pop them with their finger. There is a type of bubble liquid that makes longer lasting bubbles. Outdoors, a shallow pan of soap and water mixture and some plastic six-pack rings make great bubbles and the visual experience will last longer as participants watch the bubbles drift off into the sky. The sun shining off the bubbles adds to the sensory experience.
Bubble Solution:
1 Cup warm water
2 Tablespoons liquid dish soap
1 Tablespoon glycerin (from a drug store)
1 Teaspoon white sugar
Mix all together, store in an air tight container.
You can make stronger bubbles by using this recipe:
1 Package unflavored gelatin
1 Cup of just boiled water
1 1/2 to 2 Ounces of glycerin (drug store)
8 1/2 Ounces of Johnson’s Baby Shampoo
Mix gelatin into warm water until completely dissolved. Slowly add glycerin and shampoo. Solution will gel when it cools.
