Here is an easy and inexpensive way to entertain children on a warm summer day. It not only keeps them busy but exercises their bodies and their brains.

Steps

  1. Obtain the necessary materials. Many of these items are sold at stores for around a dollar. Thrift Stores are also a possible source for them.
  2. Put approximately 3 gallons of water in your container.
  3. Add one half of a bottle of the liquid soap you bought.
  4. Put the soap bottle out of reach of the children as it is toxic.
  5. Watch the children so that no one falls into the container.
  6. Put one of the nets in the water and remove slowly so there is soap film in the holes in the net.
  7. Move the net though the air so the air passing through the holes in the net forms a bubble. It may take several tries to learn the best speed to the net.
  8. Make sure the children stand away from each other so they do not get soap in their eyes.

Things You'll Need

  • Liquid dish soap, Dawn and Joy work best
  • A large plastic container for the soap and water mixture
  • An assortment of nets such as fish nets, pieces of nets used in ball games such as tennis and badminton, hand held hoops with nets attached.