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Materials

Wire coat hangers Wire clippers

Duct tape Plastic straws

Dishpan or large plastic dish String

Instructions

Homemade Bubble Solution:2 cups (500 ml) dishwashing detergent1 1/2 quarts (1.

5 liters) water 3/4 cup (175 ml) white corn syrupMix all ingredients well. Cover and let settle overnight at room temperature.What to do1. The day before doing this activity, make up the bubble solution.

2. The next day, clip open the coat hangers and cut off the hooks. Twist the two ends together to make a handle, reinforcing with duct tape. Bend the bubble wands into unique shapes.

3. Attach string through plastic straws for a wiggly wand.

4. Bend and connect the straws into three-dimensional shapes for making unusual bubbles.

5. Pour solution in large pan. Set the pan outside and let the children experiment with the wands and with other common household items, such as rubber lid tops, wire whisk, plastic cookie cutters, plastic colander, plastic soft drink rings, sifters, funnels.

6. Children may categorize wands and bubble makers into groups of good wands/bad wands or best bubble makers.More to doMore science: Cut a long sheet of paper from a roll and lay it on the ground. Let the children blow bubbles onto the paper to observe splat patterns of different-sized bubbles. * Separate the bubble solution into smaller bowls. Add 1 teaspoon of liquid tempera paint to each bowl, using a variety of colors. Mix. Blow colored bubbles onto white or light-colored paper and observe splat patterns.

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