Delighting Kids with DIY Bubble Wands Using Straws

Hey guys, so it's always nice when you can delight your kids with stuff you already have around your house, and these bubble wands using straws made some of the most amazing bubbles we've ever seen. Let's dive into how we made them.

To start, we made our bubble solution using Brook's amazing four-ingredient recipes. We began with 16 cups of water, good job! Next, we added eight ounces of liquid dish soap - you know, the kind that makes your hands squeaky clean? We had to like "tip it" and say "boom!" when adding it, just for fun. Then, we added a tablespoon of guava gum, which is a thickening agent used in gluten-free foods that you can find in most grocery stores. Finally, we whisked in a tablespoon of baking soda to really get the whole mixture going.

Because we had a big bin, we did this recipe four times, so we could make plenty of bubble solution. With our DIY solution ready, let's move on to making our bubble wands. We started by putting string or twine through two straws - we're using paper straws here, but you can use any type of straw you like. Once the string is through the straws, we tied a knot and then hot-glued two skewer sticks into the straws as handles.

Our next step was to head outside and dip our string into the solution. And that's it! The kids were so amazed by how easy it was to make these bubble wands using straws. This DIY wand is definitely better than store-bought ones, and you can wave the wand or blow into it to create amazing bubbles. We also found that our little one Presley tried to get her head into the wand - talk about enthusiasm! It's a great way to have fun with your kids outside.

However, we did notice that the floor got pretty slippery after some bubble-blowing, so I would recommend wearing shoes near the end of playtime. We also discovered that the paper straws started getting really flimsy and even breaking, which might not be ideal for a long time of play. But then, our clever mom thought of using glass straws instead.

It was amazing to see how these glass straws produced the most incredible long bubbles we'd ever seen - giant bubbles! We were so excited that we could hardly contain ourselves, and it seems like the solution sitting and gelling longer might have had something to do with the magic happening. Anyway, I highly recommend trying this DIY bubble wand project at home with your kids.

As a final note, don't drop the wand, or you'll lose all your hard work - trust me, we learned that one the hard way! But if you do happen to lose the wand while blowing bubbles, just know that it's all part of the fun. And as we celebrated our little bubba's birthday with these amazing bubble wands, I couldn't help but feel grateful for this simple yet wonderful DIY project.

So there you have it - a fun and easy way to create some amazing bubble wands using straws. Give it a try next time you want to delight your kids with something they'll never forget!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys so it's always nice when you can delight your kids with stuff you already have around your house and these bubble wands using straws made some of the most amazing bubbles we've ever seen here's how we made them okay so first we made the bubble solution using brooks amazing four ingredient recipes starting with 16 cups of water good job eight ounces of liquid dish soap we gotta like tip it like boom like it's clean right what that's my boy nice buddy okay a tablespoon of guava gum this is a thickening agent used in gluten-free foods you can find in most grocery stores a tablespoon of baking soda and then whisk it all together really get the whole thing for it really bat it out and because we had this nice big bin we did this four times so next up we're gonna make our bubble wands starting with string or twine that you put through two straws we're using paper straws so once you get that through you tie a knot and then we hot glued two skewer sticks i'm sure popsicle sticks would also work into the straws as handles and then we headed outside and all you have to do is dip the string into the solution it's that easy and the kids were so amazed this is definitely better than your store-bought wand you can either wave the one 40. or blow into it oh my god presley was trying to get her head into it and it's nice because there are candles but for some reason the kids still got super soapy i should probably change and the floor did too which can get slippery so i'd recommend shoes towards the end the paper straws did start getting really flimsy and even breaking so when tess went down for her nap all of a sudden i was like glass straws we have to try this i don't know why i didn't think of it but oh my goodness that produced the most amazing long bubbles i've ever seen oh my gosh giant bubbles okay just don't drop the wand whoa happy birthday bubba it may also have had to do with the solution sitting and gelling longer but whatever the case i highly recommend it and hope you try it thank you so much for watching i will see you guys next week byehey guys so it's always nice when you can delight your kids with stuff you already have around your house and these bubble wands using straws made some of the most amazing bubbles we've ever seen here's how we made them okay so first we made the bubble solution using brooks amazing four ingredient recipes starting with 16 cups of water good job eight ounces of liquid dish soap we gotta like tip it like boom like it's clean right what that's my boy nice buddy okay a tablespoon of guava gum this is a thickening agent used in gluten-free foods you can find in most grocery stores a tablespoon of baking soda and then whisk it all together really get the whole thing for it really bat it out and because we had this nice big bin we did this four times so next up we're gonna make our bubble wands starting with string or twine that you put through two straws we're using paper straws so once you get that through you tie a knot and then we hot glued two skewer sticks i'm sure popsicle sticks would also work into the straws as handles and then we headed outside and all you have to do is dip the string into the solution it's that easy and the kids were so amazed this is definitely better than your store-bought wand you can either wave the one 40. or blow into it oh my god presley was trying to get her head into it and it's nice because there are candles but for some reason the kids still got super soapy i should probably change and the floor did too which can get slippery so i'd recommend shoes towards the end the paper straws did start getting really flimsy and even breaking so when tess went down for her nap all of a sudden i was like glass straws we have to try this i don't know why i didn't think of it but oh my goodness that produced the most amazing long bubbles i've ever seen oh my gosh giant bubbles okay just don't drop the wand whoa happy birthday bubba it may also have had to do with the solution sitting and gelling longer but whatever the case i highly recommend it and hope you try it thank you so much for watching i will see you guys next week bye\n"