How To Make Bubbles

10 cups of water

1 cup dish soap

Clycerine(?)

Clycerine makes bubbles last longer.

Beakman’s Bubble Formula

Better and Lots Cheaper

WHAT YOU NEED: Liquid dishwashing soap

Glycerine (from drug store),
Gallon jug, and
Dishpan or other large flat pan, like a big cake pan.

WHAT TO DO: Add 2/3 cup of soap to a gallon of water. Add the soap last so you don’t get a jug full of suds. Add one tablespoon of glycerine, which will help your bubbles last longer. Ask the people at the drug store for it. You may want to experiment by trying things like Jell-O, Certo or even sugar instead. Molasses works well.

IMPORTANT: The soap you use has to be clear or transparent. Do not use any lotion-type soaps. Also, the more expensive brands work better for bubbles. I use Dawn or Ajax, but YOU CAN try others. Soap for a dishwashing machine won’t work.

MORE STUFF TO DO: Stir it well and let the formula sit for a while. Pour several inches of it into your pan. When using the bubble tools you’re going to make, make sure your hands are really wet with the formula. Ditto of the bubble tools. The way you think and behave is important, too. Be gentle and slow while learning to work with your tools. Then it’s O.K. to get crazy and radical. If it’s windy, come inside and work at the sink.

When you’re done making bubbles, carefully pour your bubble formula back into the jug. YOU CAN use it over and over again.

©1992 Universal Press Syndicate 7-5-92, You Can with Beakman & Jax