![]() Yet I persisted so that my boys could get the full experience. Find an area that is sheltered from the wind. So, yes, in 9 degrees, my hands were wet. Tips for creating a frozen bubble: The colder the temperature the better. With all the failed attempts to capture the bubbles, a lot of the liquid solution found its way onto my hands. When that happens, the ice covering breaks and falls like an outer skin on the bubble. You’ll know once the bubble pops from the ice coverage. Squiggly lines crawl around the bubble, and reflective spots appear that could be reflection on the water OR could be ice forming. But, in 9 degrees, it takes about 30 seconds, and you don’t see ice extremely well like in the video I posted from youtube of someone doing the experiment. Depending on HOW cold it is, I assume it happens faster and maybe more visibly. Once your elusive bubbly prey has finally been caught, you can watch the bubbles freeze. All of this equals more gloveless time in the 9 degree freezing cold. Many of the few that stuck close by popped when I tried to catch them on the wand. So, bare-handed, armed with a bubble-blowing wand, I blew the bubbles. Well, you have to blow bubbles to do this experiment, right? So, big thick gloves are kind of out. ![]() How to Make Frozen Bubbles What You'll Need: Measuring cup Soap powder Sugar Hot water Bowl Spoon or whisk Bubble wand This is an activity for a cold, cold (below freezing) day when there is no wind in the air. Using soap bubbles, you'll turn them into frozen bubbles. This morning, however, I rousted them awake and hurried them along so that I could do the experiment with them AND get to work on time.ĩ degrees. Try this winter experiment for soapy fun. Last night, at our house, it got down to 12…but my kids had already crashed out before it reached that temperature, so I didn’t wake them to do the experiment. Now, when I say FREEZING cold, it really only works when it’s 12 degrees or lower outside. Blow a bubble and catch it on the bubble wand. Find a place outside that is cold and protected from the wind. Allow your bubble solution to cool before blowing bubbles. If you’re wondering “what experiment is he talking about?” It’s on the “Project Ideas” page of and is basically where you take a bubble solution (homemade or actual bubbles from the store works too) out into the FREEZING cold, blow bubbles, and they freeze. How to Blow Frozen Bubbles Go outside when the temperatures are below freezing 32 degrees F. Ok, I did the frozen bubble experiment with my kids this morning.
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