While Daddy-O and New Kid were hanging out together I spent some time with Kiddo while he took his bath and we did some bubble experiments.It's easy and free: poke a hole in the bottom of a plastic container. Holding your finger on the hole, submerge the container open side down until it touches the bottom of the tub. Holding the container down, take your finger off the hole and watch the bubbles escape. If you want, you can talk about how air escapes and rises.... so forth. You can also demonstrate suction by lifting the container slowly out of the water. You can feel the pull of the suction-action as you remove the container from the water.
We had lots of fun seeing whose container would make the most bubbles, whose lasted longer, etc. You can make different size containers to test how many bubbles each size makes, the strength of the suction and so forth. This was so much fun for Kiddo he was pretty disappointed when it was time to get out of the bath. But really, the water was stone cold by then!
I should also let you know he added some of his own homegrown bubbles to the mix.
We make "bubble fish", which are jelly fish made with a wet washcloth, Sort of lay it on the water with a hand underneath holding the middle up to make a bubble, then pull all the edges under water to make a balloon... it's not as complicated as it sounds! Then you can squeeze it or hit it to release lots of tiny bubbles!
ReplyDeleteBubbles - something infinitely fascinating for my daughter. She can seriously play in the bath for 30 minutes - about the only time when I get to take a break during her evening routine. I liked the suction portion of your experiment a lot.
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Very nice on the all-natural, organic bubble-making from Kiddo! :)
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Well, I'm certainly behind in my reading. I couple comments - maps, love them. This bubble projects - certainly doing it during Seth's next bath. Your blog - always remember, it's your space. Never feel silly about it and don't put pressure on yourself. The more you like your posts, the more others will. Daily posts are not necessary. I like the urban family theme.
ReplyDeleteOK, there was more I was going to say, but have forgotten now because it's too early in the morning.
great idea! I can't wait to try this out :) my daughter will love it!
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