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Bubble Delivery Service

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Grades K-225-35 minSource: Creative Dad Company

Kids invent tools to catch and carry a soap bubble across the room without popping it, learning through trial, error, and a lot of giggles. A simple, low-mess challenge that rewards gentle hands and careful thinking.

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Prep: 12 minActivity: 30 min1 session~$1/groupOne table or a small area of floor spaceBeginner-friendly

Setup

Gather bubble solution, pipe cleaners, straws and clear a small work surface. Read the Bubble Delivery Service mission aloud, then place the supplies where children can choose and compare them safely.

Activity

  1. Blow a few test bubbles and predict what kind of tool might carry a bubble from one spot to another without popping it.
  2. Build a bubble-catching tool using a bent pipe-cleaner loop, straw, or damp paper cup.
  3. Try delivering a bubble across the room and notice it pops on a dry surface, then dampen the catching tool before trying again.
  4. Deliver a bubble successfully to a customer and explain which tool worked best and why.

Done when: Children complete the core mission and a bubble successfully to a customer and explain which tool worked best and why.

Materials

bubble solution, straws, pipe cleaners, small paper cups, yarn

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Steps

  1. Blow a few test bubbles and predict what kind of tool might carry a bubble from one spot to another without popping it.
  2. Build a bubble-catching tool using a bent pipe-cleaner loop, straw, or damp paper cup.
  3. Try delivering a bubble across the room and notice it pops on a dry surface, then dampen the catching tool before trying again.
  4. Deliver a bubble successfully to a customer and explain which tool worked best and why.