Homemade Scented Bubble Recipes

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Rosie and Jewel love playing with bubbles, and I am always trying to come up with new recipes and activities for them. Today, I combined a few basic household ingredients to make homemade colored & scented bubbles.

Homemade Bubbles

What could make bubbles more fun than they already are? Adding color and scent of course! These bubbles are great for traditional bubble blowing, using as a paint, and for creating bubble prints & bubble art.

Homemade Colored Bubbles (affiliate links provided)

1 cup of hot water
2 Tbsp of karo syrup

4 Tbsp of dish soap
3-5 drops of food coloring or liquid watercolors
1-2 drops of extract or essential oil

Method

Combine the water and karo syrup in a bowl and mix well. Then add the remaining ingredients and gently mix. Add bubble wands, and the fun can begin

I made three different types of colored & scented bubbles. For scenting the bubbles I used vanilla, orange, and strawberry extract from my pantry. You could also use varying essential oils. This bubble recipe is great for traditional bubble blowing, and it also makes a fabulous paint

Kids can use brushes to paint their paper, or they can blow bubbles onto their paper to make bubble prints and bubble art. The bubbles will land on the paper and then pop to make neat effects & designs.