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Bubble Printing

Materials

  • Plastic/aluminum containers – the Museum uses disposable lasagna pans.
    • You will need 1-6 pans (1 pan for each color – red, yellow, blue, green, orange, and purple).
  • Soap
  • Water
  • Paint – any paint should be fine, the Museum uses non-toxic acrylic paint.
  • Straws – plastic is better than paper for this project.
  • Paper – the sturdier the better as the paper will get quite wet.
    • The Museum uses watercolor paper.

Instructions

  • Pour small amounts of paint and soap into a container.
    • Remember to use one color per container.
    • Start with a small amount of each. You can always add more.
  • Add water and mix together.
  • Using a straw, blow bubbles.
    • Remember to blow out! Do not drink the mixture, it will not taste good.
  • Cover the bubbles with the paper. Don’t put the paper into the water, just cover the bubbles. They will make a cool pattern on the paper.
  • Repeat for however many colors you want to use.
  • Leave to dry.
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