{"id":6585,"date":"2022-07-19T11:48:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T10:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6585"},"modified":"2022-07-19T11:48:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T10:48:06","slug":"building-bonds-with-bubbles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2022\/07\/19\/building-bonds-with-bubbles\/","title":{"rendered":"Building bonds with bubbles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bubble-blog2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bubble-blog2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bubble-blog2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bubble-blog2-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Looking for simple activities to help you connect more fully with your children and live more happily together? Try this fun bubble wand craft and share a rhyming bubble verse from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/book\/Lou-Harvey-Zahra\/Connected+Family+Handbook\/9781782508137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Connected Family Handbook: Nurturing Kindness, Warmth and Wonder in Children<\/a><\/em> by Lou Harvey-Zahra and Danielle Harbison. Something as simple as blowing bubbles can feel very exciting to children and can bring smiles to everyday family life.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bubble-blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bubble-blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bubble-blog.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bubble-blog-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>You will need:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-vivid-purple-color has-text-color wp-block-list\"><li>Pipe cleaners<\/li><li>1 part washing-up liquid<\/li><li>4 parts water<\/li><li>A couple of drops of glycerine (optional) for stronger bubbles<\/li><li>Bowl<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-vivid-purple-color has-text-color wp-block-list\"><li>Create a loop and make the handle of your bubble wand by twisting the two ends of the pipe cleaner together.<\/li><li>Gently mix the washing-up liquid, water and glycerine (optional) in a bowl to make your bubble mixture.<\/li><li>Dip in the pipe-cleaner bubble wand, making sure a shiny film is covering the loop.<\/li><li>Hold close to the mouth without touching the lips and gently blow!<\/li><li>Create different bubble-wand shapes: hearts, squares and double-bubble wands.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top tip!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mixture works best if made a couple of days before using.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Share this rhyme as your little ones blow their bubbles<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bubble, bubble, turn around,<br>Bubble, bubble, land on the ground.<br>Bubble, bubble, float up high,<br>Bubble, bubble, float towards the sky.<br>Bubble, bubble, float down low,<br>Bubble, bubble, land on my toe.<br>Bubble, bubble, stop, stop, stop,<br>Bubble, bubble, now go \u2018POP!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find more easy crafts, fun recipes, play ideas, stories and verses &#8211; as well as practical tips and advice of creative discipline, rhythms and routines in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/book\/Lou-Harvey-Zahra\/Connected+Family+Handbook\/9781782508137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Connected Family Handbook<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/book\/Lou-Harvey-Zahra\/Connected+Family+Handbook\/9781782508137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/9781782508137-274x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/9781782508137-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/9781782508137-936x1024.jpg 936w, https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/9781782508137-768x840.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/9781782508137.jpg 1097w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;d love to see the wands you create! Tag us on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/florisbooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/florisbooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/florisbooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> using the hashtag #ConnectedFamilyHandbook. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for simple activities to help you connect more fully with your children and live more happily together? Try this fun bubble wand craft and share a rhyming bubble verse from The Connected Family Handbook: Nurturing Kindness, Warmth and Wonder in Children by Lou Harvey-Zahra and Danielle Harbison. 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