How to open blitz bubbles

Remove cap and seal from your Bubble Blitz™ bottle. Pour solution slowly into front opening, until level reaches just below drain holes on front panel. DO NOT OVERFILL.

Pour it in the front of the machine behind the panel on the lower half of the machine. Just be careful because there are holes about a quarter way up the panel, and the solution will leak out if you fill past the holes.

With the Blitz Bubbles products, from Imperial Toy, kids can summon endless bubbles with the push of a button. The Blitz Light-Up Bubble Blaster is designed for kids ages 5 and up.

Toxicity. Bubbles are minimally toxic, but may cause mild irritation to the stomach or intestines.

Homemade Bubble Solution

Measure 6 cups of water into one container, then pour 1 cup of dish soap into the water and slowly stir it until the soap is mixed in. Try not to let foam or bubbles form while you stir. Measure 1 tablespoon of glycerin or 1/4 cup of corn syrup and add it to the container.

Best Overall: Kidzlane Bubble Machine

Our top pick for bubble machines is the Kidzlane Bubble Machine, which can produce up to 500 bubbles per minute and features ten spinning wands.

The small bottle that comes with this (4 oz or so) lasts about 15 minutes. You can empty the entire small bottle into the unit’s reservoir, but at around 15 minutes, the unit will start to sputter as the wands no longer get fully immersed in the bubble solution.

Adding glycerin and sugar to the solution helps the bubbles last longer. The water in bubbles evaporates quickly, which makes them more fragile. Adding glycerin and sugar slows evaporation, which makes bubbles last longer.

The surface tension in plain water is just too strong for bubbles to last for any length of time. This separates the water molecules from each other. Since the surface tension forces become smaller as the distance between water molecules increases, the intervening soap molecules decrease the surface tension.

If you live in an area with hard water and are having difficulties making good bubbles, try using distilled water (available at the grocery store). Johnson’s® baby shampoo produces better bubbles than any of the dish soaps we tried, Dawn® dishwashing liquid (blue) was our soap of choice.

If you don’t have glycerin on hand, you can substitute with light corn syrup. Distilled water will provide best results but you can substitute with regular tap water if needed.

Getting the Biggest, Strongest Bubbles

If you blow bubbles and they don’t seem strong enough, you can add more glycerin and/or corn syrup. The best amount of glycerin or corn syrup depends on the dish soap you use, so the recipe is a starting point.

Mix 1 cup of dish detergent into 6 cups of water. Then add in either a few tablespoons of glycerine or 1/4 cup of corn syrup/cornstarch and stir. To modify regular store bought bubble solution into a giant bubble solution just add a little glycerine or corn syrup.

Glycerin makes stronger, longer-lasting bubbles, but corn syrup is often substituted in bubble solutions because it is cheaper.

A very hot dry day.

It’s primarily super dry weather that’s bad for big bubbles, because it causes the water in the bubble to evaporate too quickly which causes your bubbles to pop. Hot plus dry just emphasizes this evaporation problem, as does a bit of wind.

Body wash or shampoo. These may not be quite as sudsy as liquid dish soap, but they should still work fine for making bubbles. All natural laundry detergent. Stay away from commercially-produced detergent, which may not be safe for kids to use.