The men in my life have gone bubbelicious!
How cool are these bubbles?
Wanna try?
Mix 1 pinch (1 kryddmått) Baking powder with 1 3/4 cups (4 dl) of tepid water until baking powder is completely dissolved. Add 3 1/2 table spoons (0.5 dl) of washing up liquid (Yes/Fairy is a good bet) and 7 table spoons of soft soap (1 dl såpa).
The bubble wands are made by bending wire and twisting some cooking string around the frame.
Bubble away! Have to warn you though, it's very addictive!
The only thing keeping me away from making one right now is the fact that I don't have a balcony, let alone a garden. It would have been so much fun to make this with my little cousin last saturday! I wanted to photograph her but she ended up bored and we didn't get any good shots. I bet this would make a great photography prop!
Posted by: Gracia Fraile | July 13, 2009 at 04:03 AM
Japp! Det här ska vi prova!
Vad är TEPID?
Vad är COOKING STRINGS?
Tack. Mvh Susanne
Posted by: Susanne | July 13, 2009 at 04:27 AM
Haha, I'm definitely going to try that with my men!! Those bubbles look awesome. Thanks!
Posted by: Nina | July 13, 2009 at 04:32 AM
the bubbles look like great fun - could be just the thing for our school's out party on friday which will be in the garden weather permitting. I'm not sure what soft soap is though?
Posted by: Michelle | July 13, 2009 at 06:14 AM
Great photos.
Posted by: ana v. | July 13, 2009 at 08:03 AM
How fun! And such wonderful photos. :-)
Posted by: honeybee | July 13, 2009 at 08:16 AM
what do you mean by soft soap? and washing up liquid, you mean, dish washing liquid?
Posted by: sol | July 13, 2009 at 10:56 AM
According to the dictionary what we call SÅPA is translated into SOFT SOAP... It's a liquid type of soap which is used for cleaning your home. And yes I mean dish washing liquid :).hmmessage P
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Posted by: Carlos | July 13, 2009 at 12:14 PM
According to typepad they've fixed the weird commenting I've been experiencing.... hmmmm.... still looks weird to me. The message is in there somewhere though :)
Posted by: Carlos | July 13, 2009 at 12:16 PM
The pictures are definitely cool!
Posted by: Cherry@NewburghRestoration | July 13, 2009 at 12:16 PM
Acording to my dictionary soft soap is the correct translation to our "såpa". It's an environmentally friendly home cleaner made from something inside of pine trees. I'm sure there are other recipes that can be used. Try googeling "huge soap bubbles" or similar.
Posted by: Carlos | July 13, 2009 at 12:19 PM
tepid = ljummet
cooking string = steksnöre
Sååååååååå kul!
Posted by: Carlos | July 13, 2009 at 12:19 PM
I wrote this after your 7/9 post... Is there somewhere I can buy those round labels with the cool looking numbers? Wille looks so much like you...
Dear Miracle Girl: Where are the number labels on the file folders from? LOVE them!!!
Posted by: Sara | July 13, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Sorry, I've been away for a few days. Just returned. I've forwarded your question to Aby as the basket is hers and will get back to you a s a p!
Posted by: Carlos | July 13, 2009 at 12:57 PM
You're the best! Thank you... Sara
Posted by: Sara | July 13, 2009 at 02:46 PM
seems that the story that men always stay kids is true ;) but I have to admit I like to bubble also... :)
Posted by: Franziska | July 13, 2009 at 04:17 PM
Det ser helkul ut. JAg har provat en del recept på såpbubblevatten men aldrig riktigt lyckats. Bakpulver var dock en nyhet som måste provas. Tack för en inspirerande, snygg och läsvärd blogg.
Posted by: Peter | July 13, 2009 at 05:48 PM
What fun! In North America, soft soap is a brand name for a hand washing liquid soap. It is not as harsh as a dish washing detergent. We have added glycerine to bubble mixes in the past to make them more "durable". They don't pop as readily and you can generally blow bigger bubbles. Glycerine is available at drug stores or pharmacies.
I have yet to try winter crystal bubbles but it something that I keep meaning to try with my kids. It is from the book, Science Arts by Maryann Kohl and Jean Potter. You mix together 3 - 4 T (45 60 ml) of soap flakes or soap powder (Fels or Ivory) with 4 cups of hot water. Let stand for several days. Stir in a large spoonful of sugar.
1. Go outside on a very cold day (32 F or 0 C.) when there is no wind.
2. Dip a bubble blower in the soap mixture and gently blow a large bubble. Try not to let the bubble blow away.
3. The bubble should begin to freeze with tiny crystals forming over the surface.
4. The bubble will freeze completely into an ice crystal ball.
The scientific explanation is the at room temp. the soap is a liquid, but if you cool it enough or freeze it, it will become a solid. In the right conditions crystals will form when a bubble freezes and the molecules in the bubble arrange themselves in a pattern. If the bubble is cooled slowly, the molecules have time to line up just right and form crystals.
How cool is that!
Posted by: Nancy | July 13, 2009 at 09:19 PM
GREAT photos!
Posted by: Julie | July 14, 2009 at 01:55 AM
thanks benita! I think this will save my day while babysitting 4 kids...
Posted by: sol | July 14, 2009 at 03:44 AM
OMG!!! We HAVE to try that! Martin showed Wille your comment and he now wants winter temperatures :) I'll be printing this and as soon as the thermometer hits 0 C we are going outside! Thank you so much!
Posted by: Carlos | July 14, 2009 at 01:32 PM
ooh excellent! My two kittens love chasing bubbles, so i can't wait to see what they think of these big ones! =)
Posted by: kuka | July 14, 2009 at 11:33 PM
They are great photos, and your garden looks so lovely!
Posted by: Michelle | July 15, 2009 at 09:36 PM
Looks like so much fun :)
Posted by: Dorm Bedding | July 20, 2009 at 12:25 AM
uhm is it baking powder or baking soda?
Posted by: crista | August 21, 2009 at 04:52 AM
I double checked a dictionary and it says baking powder.
Posted by: Carlos | August 21, 2009 at 10:33 AM