Bubble Trouble by Oakley Graham and Jennie Poh and published by Imagine That is a fab little book about a boy called Bodhi who loves bubbles. One day Bodhi adds more bubbles when his mum isn't looking and he floats off in a bubble and goes on an adventure. The story is fun to read, the pictures are fun to look at and it's exciting to see the different places that Bodhi floats over.
Activities
Bubble play
Washing things with bubbles
Painting with bubbles
Tapioca
Mousse
Bubbly potions
Bubbly bath time
Bubble wrap painting
Bubble drawing
Outdoor
The story starts off indoors but then ends up being outdoors as Bodhi floats away so I thought that we would start with outdoor activities first. Bubbles are fun and then can be enjoyed when babies are really young and by older children so the first activity could be to just blow some bubbles and let your child/children look at them or chase them. Older children could have a go at blowing the bubbles themselves but don't be surprised if they get tipped out. If you have a post available you could attach the bubble container to the post so that it can't get tipped by accident. If you run out of bubbles washing up liquid make good bubbles too so you could always refill the container with that instead. You can now get different sized bubble blowers so if you could get hold of some your child/children could experiment with different blowers. Another fun outdoor activity could be to fill a tub with washing up liquid and let your child/children wash their toys. This is a useful activity but your child/children will enjoy it and have lots of fun using the bubbles to clean something. If you wanted them to wash something bigger then they could do the garage door. My son loved washing the garage door when he was little and had lots of fun covering it in bubbles and then wiping them off. A final outdoor activity (for slightly older children) could be to add some paint to the bubbles and then using a straw to blow through your child/children could create some bubble pictures. Your child needs to be old enough to remember to blow and not suck through the straw or they could end up with a mouthful of paint. This activity could also be done indoors.
Cooking/Food
For a sweet dish your child/children could try some tapioca. This can be bought in a tin or there are recipes of how to make it available online. Tapioca (if you haven't seen it before) looks like little bubbles in a milk sauce, a bit like rice pudding so this would look to your child/children like they are eating bubbles. Another bubble inspired food dish could be to make a mousse with your child/children. There are also recipes for these available online and you could make a sweet or a savoury mousse with them. If you get hold of different fruit juices then your child/children could make their own potion and then add lemonade or soda to it to make it bubbly. This is lots of fun and they could try all different combinations of flavours to see which on they like the best. This is good for younger children to as it helps them become more confident in pouring liquids.
Indoor
As the story takes place in the bath it makes sense for the first activity to be bath time play with bubbles for your child/children (you could always have a lovely bubble bath too). I would let them add some bubbles to the water and leave a few extra for them to add in in a little container but then I would take the rest away or you may end up with bubbles everywhere. You could chat to your child/children about where they think they would float to if they were Bodhi and what different things they might end up seeing. Another fun activity could be to get hold of some bubble wrap and then your child/children could make some bubble wrap pictures. These are nice and simple but look effective. Your child/children could draw a picture, dip the bubble wrap (once it has been cut into smaller pieces) in to paint and then use it to paint their picture or they could cut the bubble wrap into shapes and use it as a bubble wrap stamp. Both look really effective. A final bubble inspired indoor activity could be to draw a bubble with them inside and then they could draw what they could see as they were floating around. This is a fun activity because your child/children can let their imagination run wild.
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