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Simple Art Activity: Beautiful Bubble Art
- EI Editor Posted On Aug 8, 2020 | Learning Through Play
This simple activity requires a few simple ingredients and will have you and the kids creating beautiful art in no time. It's truly fun for all ages to create a masterpiece all your own!
Ages: 3-7
Grades: pre-K-2
Supplies:• Cup or jar• Water• Straw(s)• Food coloring (Tempera paint or watercolor paint are alternatives)• Liquid dish soap• Card stock or construction paper
Procedure:
1. Fill a cup or jar about 1/3 full of water.
2. Add a few drops of food coloring and stir. If you choose to use tempera paint, it may take some trial and error to get the right color saturation. My first attempt did not use nearly enough food coloring. I used watercolor paint on the second attempt and that gave much better results (see the final photo with blue bubbles).
3. Once the color is mixed evenly, insert the straw and gently blow bubbles. Be careful not to send bubbles flying all over the table!
4. Bubbles should rise up over the edge of the cup. Take your construction paper and press it to the top of the cup. This will leave a cool imprint on the paper.
5. Repeat blowing bubbles and pressing paper with other colors (or the same color!) for a fun pattern!
6. Try combining bubbles of different colors and see how the colors blend.