Hobbies And Interests
Bubble Float
Teams compete to keep bubbles floating in the air in Bubble Float. A leader designates a blowing area and divides kids into teams. One kid from each team blows as many bubbles as she can above her team members' heads for 10 seconds (the leader may adjust the time limit) while her teammates blow upward to keep the bubbles floating. As one team blows, the other team watches and counts how long their opponents can keep their bubbles in the air without bursting. When a team's final bubble bursts, the next team takes a turn. Whichever team keeps its bubbles floating the longest wins.
Bubble Blowing Competition
Kids compete to see who can blow the biggest bubble, using either bubble gum or bubble solution and a wand. If using bubble gum, kids should have some time to chew the gum and soften it before trying to blow bubbles. Kids get three tries to blow the biggest bubble. After each child has had his three attempts, a judge will announce the winner. As variations, kids can compete to see who can blow the smallest bubble, who can blow the longest-lasting bubble or, with the wand and solution, who can blow the most bubbles that stick together.
Bubble Gum Relay
In this outdoor relay, a leader places paper plates on a table and places a piece of unwrapped bubble gum on each plate. The leader then swirls enough whipped cream over the plate to cover the bubble gum. Wearing bibs and keeping their hands behind their backs, kids stand at a start line and upon command, race (by crawling or running) to the table and dig through the whipped cream to find the bubble gum, using only their mouths. Upon finding the gum, kids chew it and blow a bubble. If playing as individuals, the player who blows the first bubble wins. If teams compete, the leader should have enough plates set up for each player on team. In the team game, kids race back to the start line after blowing a bubble and tag the next player. The team that finishes the relay first wins the game.
A leader also could place a piece of wrapped bubble gum in balloons and blow them up. Upon command, kids race to the table, pop the balloon, unwrap the gum and blow a full bubble. After blowing the bubble, kids run to the start line and tag the next player. The first team to complete the relay wins the game.
Bubble Popping
Kids separate into teams of two, with one child from each pair blowing bubbles and the other kid popping them. Teammates stand facing each other, roughly 15 feet apart, and teams take turns having their go at blowing and popping. The leader sets a time limit and counts how many bubbles each team pops. The team with the most popped bubbles wins. Alternately, three adults may serve as leaders and have all the teams blow bubbles at the same time, with one leader assigned to watch each team and count the bubbles.