Bubble Painting - A Fun Process Art for Kids

Bubble painting is such a fun art activity for kids. Little ones will love blowing colourful bubbles, and the bubbly paint mixture makes gorgeous patterns. This easy process art technique is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers, but older children will enjoy it too. 

Are you looking for more fun painting ideas for kids? Take a look at our puffy paint recipe, taste-safe ice painting, and painting on foil activities.

 

Bubble Painting

Bubble painting supplies:

• Paint
• Water
• Washing up liquid (dish soap)
• Small bowls
• Straws
• Paper

How to make bubble paint

To make the bubble paint combine kid's paint in the colours of your choice with water (1:1 ratio) in a small bowl and then squirt in a few drops of washing-up liquid. Mix the paint, water and washing-up liquid together, and then add a straw to each bowl of bubble paint. 

Bubble painting process art

Now you have your bubble paint mixture it is time to have fun creating your bubble painting. Blow through the straw that has been placed in the bubble mixture to create an explosion of bubbles. 

TIP - Make sure young children don't accidentally suck the mixture instead of blowing it. 

There are two ways to use your bubble paint. To 'paint' with your bubble mixture you can either spoon the bubbles onto your piece of paper.....

....or press your paper on top of the bubbles.

 

Either way, it creates a brilliant effect! As well as creating abstract patterns you can use the bubble painting technique to create fun backgrounds for other crafts or to make bubble painting flowers.

Bubble Painting Flowers

To make bubble painting flowers blow bubbles in cups or small bowls to create a mound of bubbles on top of the cup. Remove the straw and place the paper gently on top of the cup to make a bubble print. Repeat this process to create as many flowers as you want. 

Then cut out small leaves from green paper and glue them onto the paper with the bubble flowers. 

We hope that you have a great time bubble painting!