Looking for a fun summer activity for kids? You are going to love blowing colorful snake bubble. This sock bubbles activity is super simple and such an easy summer activity idea for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders too. It takes blowing backyard bubbles to a new level making long, colorful snakes with a simple technique using a sock and a plastic bottle. You’ve got to try this bubble snake experiment.
Snake Bubble
Kids will love this fun, creative bubble activity! Blowing snake bubbles is a quick and easy summer activity for preschoolers, toddlers, kindergartners, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3 students. In just 5 minutes with common household materials you will be making your own sock bubbles outside enjoying lazy summer days! Whether you are a parent looking for ideas to finish your summer bucket list, teacher looking for ideas for summer camp, or grandparents looking for ideas to enjoy with their grandkids.
All you need to try this easy summer activity are a few simple materials you probably already have on hand:
- plastic bottle (we used an empty water bottle)
- sock (we picked one of the ones laying around that had lost the other one to make a pair)
- dish detergent
- water
- rubberband or packing tape
- food coloring
Bubble snake experiment
Getting set-up to do this activity couldn’t be easier. Just grab a water bottle and cut off the bottom. Put a sock (probably one you don’t mind throwing out afterwards) over the cut end and use packing tape to make it stick to the bottle.
In a small bowl mix dawn dish detergent and a a couple TAB water.
Now drop food coloring on the sock (a grown up should supervise closely to ensure you don’t end up with food coloring on clothes!)
Dip the sock in bubble solution and blow into the bottle. Keep blowing to get super long clouds.
Bubble Activity
It was a little windy the day we did it so the bubbles kept breaking off when they reached about 18”. (probably why my kids though they looked like clouds).
If you did this on a non windy day I bet you could get the clouds to be a couple feet long at least!
Rainbow bubble snakes
Aren’t the colors beautiful in this diy bubble snake!
I do want to point out that the food coloring will probably get on your child’s hands. It washed right off later that night. But do be careful about how much food coloring you use, especially if you adore the swimsuit or play clothes your children are wearing.
My kids thought it was so much fun trying to create the longest bubble snake or make the most colorful bubble snake. This was such a quick and easy summer activity for all my kids to do together!
