Blogger / 10 February, 2025 / Nanny Anita

Bubble Heart Valentine’s Cards

Painting with bubbles is always fun.  Normally I add paint to the soapy water and get the kids to blow through a straw to create coloured bubbles, which they then print onto paper.  This time to create bubble heart Valentine’s cards I am doing it slightly differently.

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To make your own bubble heart Valentine’s cards you will need:

• Card stock*
• Washing up liquid
• Tall glass
• Straw
• Spoon
• Water colour paints
• Paint brush
• Pens

*You will want to have thick card stock for this.  Normal paper is too thin and will simply break apart.

In a tall glass add a decent amount of washing up liquid with a little water.  Then mix it together to create your bubble foam.  There is a bit of trail by error here.  You don’t want too much water, but if you add too much washing up liquid you will get small bubbles.

When you are satisfied with your bubble mixture, use the straw to put them onto your card in a heart(ish) shape.

Using your paint covered paintbrush, touch it onto the surface of the bubbles.  It is quite fascinating to watch the paint move through the bubbles.

After you have finished doing all your hearts, put the paper onto a radiator to dry quickly.  I tried leaving the to dry on the table, but this meant you didn’t get a very well-defined bubble patter when it dried.  The quick drying on the radiator leaves you with a lovely pattern.

Once everything has completely dry, use your pens to finish decorating your cards.  This could be outlining your hearts or adding a message.

If you enjoyed making these bubble heart Valentine’s cards, be sure to check out my Valentine’s sugar writing tray, and wax resistant heart painting.

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