Your first really big bubbles

Before you pick up the equipment

Gather your BubbleStix kit, the actual pouch directions, water, your own dish soap and a clean mixing container. The water, dish soap and container are additional supplies. Choose a container that allows the ropes to become completely submerged. Prepare the mix exactly as directed on the pouch. Keep those directions with the supplies so the next person helping can follow the same recipe.

Give the movement its own space

Set the container on stable, level ground with room to stand comfortably beside it. Look up for overhead branches and around you for room to lift high and open your arms wide. Leave a clear path behind you if you will walk backwards. Keep spectators outside the wand area. An adult should supervise children and check the space before the first turn.

Learn the sequence, in order

Read the four instructions below before starting. First prepare the mix. Then dip until the ropes are completely submerged. Keep the sticks together as you lift, and raise them high before opening. Finally open wide with the wind at your back, or walk backwards slowly on a clear path. The order is useful: each movement leads naturally into the next.

1. 01

   Mix

   Mix BubbleStix Bubble Mix with 1 gallon of water as directed on the pouch.

2. 02

   Dip

   Dip the BubbleStix so the ropes are completely submerged.

3. 03

   Lift high

   Keep the sticks together and raise them high.

4. 04

   Open wide

   Open wide with the wind at your back, or walk backwards slowly on a clear path.

Put one complete turn together

Begin beside the container. Dip fully, lift high with the sticks together, then open wide. Notice the room your arms need and where the bubbles travel. When you are ready for another turn, bring the equipment back to the dipping container with plenty of space around you. Follow the supplied care instructions. This is a movement to enjoy learning together; there is no need to rush from one turn to the next.

Teach by showing, then share the set

For a child’s first turn, an adult can demonstrate the complete movement while the child watches from a separate clear place. Say the same short sequence aloud: mix, dip, lift high, open wide. Pass the whole set to the next person rather than pulling on the equipment together. Other people can enjoy watching and photographing from outside the working space. One Original Kit equips one person at a time; a Double Pack equips two people with separate spaces.