Bubble Magic Bubble Tubs > Reviews (4)

I recently bought a couple of tubs of Bubble Magic from a local shop for 25p each. These pots of bubble magic are available at many shops I think Tesco even sells them. These pots of bubbles are usually displayed in a card box which has pictures of bubbles across a pale blue background the stand up back has a picture of a rabbit standing in his top hat and tails smiling at you and waving a Magic bubble wand. These display boxes contain 24 pots of bubbles. You can buy these bubbles on line in bulk for a childrens party or event from http://www.charnwood-catalogue.co.uk where they cost £4.84 for a 4 packs of 6 boxes of 24 pots of bubbles they also sell some smaller packs too.
These bubbles are non toxic and CE approved.The bubble tubs containing 60 ml of bubble mix are a plastic cylinder measuring 9 cm tall x 4 cm in diameter. They have a twist screw of cap which you open after pulling away the plastic seal. There are several coloured bottles available in a display pack yellow, red, blue, orange or green. These all have labels on featuring that rabbit holding his bubble wand and a warning that the bottle holds small parts and is not suitable for children under 3 years old.
Now twist open the top and you will find a bubble wand attached. This bubble wand has one oval hole about 2 ½ cm long. Tap the drips of the bubble wand on the edge of your bottle place the oval hole loaded with bubble mix a few cms away from your mouth and blow gently. . That’s right not too hard just a gentle puff. Now I just did this and lots, about 30 small bubbles about 4 cm in diameter were blown (yes I caught one and measured it) slightly bigger bubbles can be blown if you control your blowing. The way my children enjoyed making some bubbles was to wave the bubble wand (after it was dipped in bubble solution) in the air.
The bubbles this solution produces are rainbow colours and travelled a few metres with my puff. When blown outside they travel a long way in the direction of air movement before popping. This bottle of magic bubbles contains a good bubble mixture not too thin the bubbles it produces are good.
I don’t think there is any child, or adult who does not like bubbles they are fascinating, they are fun. I often produce a bottle of bubbles at playtime the children love to blow them watch them floating across the playground, the children who are not blowing the bubbles will run-around and try to pop the bubbles.
I will for most of my children either hold the bottle for them while they dip and blow or use a bottle with only a tiny bit of bubble mix in it as I know how easily the bubble mix will get spilt / poured out.
Although the age these are suitable for according to the bottle is 3 a baby and toddler will love to watch the bubbles you blow for them. Watch and eye tracks the bubbles flight and laughs when the bubble goes pop and disappears.
As well as the fun my children have with these Magic bubbles these bubbles can be used as a tool in language development.
To blow bubbles you have to have a round lip shape, this lip shape is used for the sounds oo, o, and w.

if your child has problems producing this round shape gently squeeze their cheeks forward to get a round shape.
Blowing bubbles will help your child to strengthen and position their tongue for the sounds keg, and ng. It also helps strengthen the tongue for sounds produced at the back of the mouth.
Blowing exercises such as blowing bubbles position and strengthen the tongue for sounds produced in the back of the mouth.
Blowing will also strengthen abdominal muscles if you blow streams of bubbles rather than just one puff, this will help your child lengthen their sentences.
Working with special needs children or babies you can use bubbles to encourage eye contact. Have fun blowing bubbles, your child will show anticipation of more bubbles. If you wait for eye contact before blowing more bubbles your child is learning to look at people and get eye contact. Your child is making a request asking by looking at you for more bubbles.
Bubbles can also be used as a tool for language teaching them the word for more, again, please, want, finished, These can be oral words that you teach the child by saying them and your child repeating them or they can be sign language we use signs at our school to help the children understand and express themselves when they have language difficulties.
Turn taking is something important we try to teach our children, even if you are blowing bubbles with just your only child then take turns yourself teaching them my turn, your turn. I had a group of 3, 6 year old special needs children in the playground today turn taking blowing bubbles ,its not easy they all knew my turn, not so good on your turn .

So would I recommend bottles of Magic bubble mix? Yes it is a good bubble mix that produces good bubbles a good shaped blower. They make a good cheap treat , ideal for party goody bags. Go on blow a few bubbles you know its fun .