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Age range: 3-6

Theme Area: Making Bubbles

Related Episode: Up, Up & Away

Subjects/Skills: Science

Materials Needed:
6 cups water
2 cups regular strength liquid dish detergent
3/4 cups corn syrup
A large plastic container
Pipe cleaners
Strawberry basket
Straws

Directions:
Talk about how the gang had to work together to solve their problem when Ord got stuck in the giant bubble. Tell your child that you have a different problem. You need to find a way to make a really big bubble.

Together, gather the ingredients for the bubble solution and mix them together in a large plastic container. (You can store leftover solution, so you might want to use a container that can be sealed when you're done.)

Gather materials that you can use to blow bubbles. If you like, you can let your child search around the house to find materials that he thinks would be good for blowing bubbles. He can also twist pipe cleaners to make different shapes, or dip a strawberry basket in the solution.

When you've gathered all the materials, have a bubble-blowing contest. Try out each material, one at a time. You might decide to put them in categories, "Easiest to blow bubbles," "Makes the most bubbles," and, of course, the "Biggest bubble blower."

At another time, you might ask your child to experiment with the bubble recipe. What happens if you add more water? What if you add more dish detergent? What about more corn syrup?

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