DIY Rainbow Soap Foam Bubbles, fun for your Kids too!

This is one of those fun activities that’s quick, easy, and so open ended.  It took me around 10 minutes, in total, to whip up this huge batch of bubbly, puffy, rainbow soap foam fun.  We’ve played with soap foam before, but just plain white bubbles so our baby could play too.  

I decided it was time to add some color and feel the rainbow.  And since my kid is such a fan of bubbles, I decided to fill our entire sensory bin with the rainbow soap foam!

Don’t you just want to dive right in? You could make just two primary colors and make it into a color mixing lesson. You could make it just a sensory activity by itself.  Or you could add some cars, as my kid did, and transform it into a rainbow car wash.

However, you work it, there’s something that’s just so much fun about swirling a huge bunch of soap foam. S worked the sensory angle by swirling and mixing.  She made foam mountains and crushed them.  She washed six cars exceedingly well.

And then herself.  And shortly thereafter a designated small area of the deck.  All in all, a great time with things on hand!  To make your own super puffy fluffy soap foam, you will need:

2 Tbsp. of dish soap (we used Dawn Dish Soap) (I believe this is Washing Up Liquid in the UK?  Whatever soap you would use to wash your dishes)

1/4 cup water (please note if your tap water is especially hard or soft, you will need to substitute bottled water so that the soap will bubble well)

a mixer

food coloring or Colorations Liquid Watercolors

In a bowl, add 2 Tbsp of dish soap and 1/4 cup of water.  Add food coloring or Colorations Liquid Watercolors (we used Liquid Watercolors here) to the mix if desired.  Mix on the highest possible setting for 1-2 minutes.  Your foam should be able to form stiff peaks that hold their shape.  Scoop it out into your container and repeat as necessary until you have the desired amount of foam!

If your child has sensitive skin, you can substitute whatever bubble bath they use for the dish soap in the recipe above.

I do not recommend this activity for very young children who may put the soap in their mouths or eyes.  The soap is not meant to be ingested and will sting if rubbed into eyes.

**Please note that we used liquid watercolors and had no staining as liquid watercolors are washable.  If you use food coloring, you are very likely to have some staining as food coloring is not washable.