Pink Soap Bubbles Sensory Play

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching my kids are all about pink, red and hearts lately. We decided to combine their love of Valentine’s Day Activities with a fun sensory experience to create our Shades of Pink Soap Bubbles Sensory Play. Inspired by the Rainbow Soap Foam created by Fun at Home with Kids I transformed our large sensory table into a sea of pink foam. So much fun!

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WHAT YOU NEED FOR PINK SOAP BUBBLES SENSORY PLAY

dish soap
water
liquid watercolors or food coloring (liquid watercolors are washable, food coloring is not so it may cause temporary staining of skin)
sensory table or large plastic bin

AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT

sensory exploration
fine motor development
color exploration
mathematics (measurement)
scientific exploration (what happens when bubbles and water are whipped together)
language development
social development (sharing space with other children)

HOW TO MAKE PINK SOAP BUBBLES SENSORY PLAY

We made six batches of the soap foam adding different amounts of red liquid watercolor to create varying hues of pink. Fun at Home with Kids describes a genius way to create large amounts of bubbles really fast. Using their technique we had a full table of bubbles in less than 10 minutes! Including children in the process of making the bubbles will aid their mathematics skills while supporting scientific exploration.

I started by creating the darkest pink soap bubbles. With each batch I would make the color of pink lighter so that when placed in the sensory table the bubbles were transformed into a gorgeous pink ombre effect perfect for some Valentine’s Day fun.