Looking for a fun new way to do art? This bubble art is fun and silly! A great summer activity.

Hello, I’m Amy and I blog at amylanham.com. I love crafting and I love crafting with my kids too.

A red straw in the left side of the frame, a white paper below it with colorful bubble splatters on the paper

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I’m always looking for fun crafts to do to keep my kids busy. Especially during the summer. They’re home from school and I need productive things for them to do to get their creative juices flowing.

This bubble art craft is fun and keeps them engaged. They both loved it and now we can display or use as wrapping paper.

How To Make Bubble Art

This bubble art craft has the simplest set up! It’s sure to be a summer favorite.

What You Need:

Here’s what you’ll need from the store. The exact amounts are in the printable craft card at the bottom of this post.

All the supplies for bubble art. Bubble solution, straws, food coloring, paper, cups

Craft Tools Needed:

Cups

Supplies Needed:

Colorful bubble splatters in blue and red

Bubble Art Tips

What kind of paper should I use to make bubble art?

A thick white paper works best. The bubble solution is obviously wet, and will saturate thin paper.

dropping food coloring in a cup with bubble solution

We used watercolor paper, which is perfect because it’s made to get wet and won’t rip or tear easily.

a child holding a red straw blowing bubbles on a piece of paper

If you don’t have watercolor paper, a thick white card stock will work as well.

The Bubbles don’t seem to have enough color to make Bubble Art

If the bubbles aren’t colorful enough, then add more food coloring. Start with 2 to 3 drops and then add more if needed.

A red straw in the left side of the frame, blowing blue bubbles onto a white paper below it with colorful bubble splatters on the paper

Cover your Surface

This craft is very messy. The bubbles splatter everywhere and it will get food coloring specks all over.

two bubble art papers sitting on a white table with food coloring and a red cup sitting above the papers. There are splatters of food coloring all over the table.

Thankfully food coloring is fairly washable. So if the colors splatter while making bubble art it should be easily to clean up.

I use vinegar and water to clean up and it got all the colors up off my white table. But it’s probably best to cover all the surfaces so you don’t have to worry about the food coloring staining.

A red straw in the left side of the frame blowing blue bubbles, a white paper below it with colorful bubble splatters on the paper

Ideally, this would be a great art project for outside. But since we live in Arizona and the high the last couple days has been 110, we did this inside.

If it’s cooler where you are, definitely do this craft outside in a grassy area, and you won’t have to cover your surfaces as much.

Use a Bubble Wand

Don’t limit yourself just to the straw! It can be a little tricky to blow the bubbles on the paper with the straw. But the straw works great for making bubbles in the cup.

A child blowing through a red straw into a cup with bubble solution, creating bubbles that are coming up over the cup.

If you’re have a hard time use a bubble wand. It will be easier to blow bubbles and the effect will be the same.

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Bubble Art

Looking for a fun new way to do art? This bubble art is fun and silly! A great summer activity.

Prep Time2

Total Time22

Keyword: art, bubble, crafts

Cost: $3

Equipment

4 Cups one for each color
1 Straw or one for each child

Ingredients

Bubble Solution
4 Food Coloring
1 White Paper

Instructions

Fill 4 cups with some bubble solution. A little goes a long way.
Add one food coloring color to each of the cups with the bubble solution. 5-8 drops should be enough. Mix well.
Dip the straw into the colored bubble solution mixture and blow like you would a bubble wand over a white piece of paper.
Or put the straw into the cup and blow until the bubbles tower over the cup. Then flip your paper upside down and set it on the cup.
Repeat either blowing bubbles on the paper or on the cup until the page is full.

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In the background, a child blowing through a red straw into a cup with bubble solution, creating bubbles that are coming up over the cup. With bubble art paper in the forground

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And if you need ideas for storing your kid’s artwork, then I suggest getting some craft room labels and storing them in totes.