Blogger / 21 September, 2026 / Nanny Anita

Bubble Painting

There is also a risk when doing bubble pictures that your little one might end up with a mouth full of paint/bubble mix.  This is, therefore, an activity to do with children who can understand that they need to blow through the straw and not suck.

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To do your own bubble pictures you will need:

• Straw
• Kitchen paper
• Elastic band
• Paint
• Washing up liquid
• Water
• Card stock
• Paint pot

Mix together the washing up liquid, paint, and some water.  I don’t have any sort of ratio for you.  It is simply trial by error.  I was using a small paint palette for this, so the amounts I was using was rather small.

Tear off a square of kitchen paper and use the elastic band to attach it over the end of the straw.  I used some of NC’s hair ties to do this as they are much smaller.  Loom bands would also work well for this.  I did make one straw for each colour per person, that way nobody has to share straws.  Plus, it means the colours won’t get mixed together.  At least, that was my plan.  It didn’t quite turn out that way.  NC decided that with each new straw she picked up, she was going to dip into the orange.  Oh well, this would probably work better for children who were slightly older.  Or if you have a child that doesn’t want their paints to mix, you could give them their own paint mixtures.

To make the bubbles, dip the end of the straw with the kitchen paper into the paint, and then blow through the other end while holding it over your piece of paper.  It should create some lovely, coloured bubbles.

When we did this NC had been in an absolutely foul mood.  She had woken up from her nap grumpy and decided to choose violence.  Although she was calmer when we started this activity, the big breathes and slow blowing really helped to reset her nervous system.  She was a completely different child after she had finished painting about 40 minutes later.  So not only is this a fun activity to do, but it can also help with emotional regulation.

If you enjoyed this bubble painting, be sure to check out my giant bubble painting, bubble painting pics, and Autumn seed collage pictures.

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