Gather your supplies and materials.(The glue, Sharpie, and googly eyes are optional - see our bubble aliens picture below to see how they were used!)
Step 2: Mix the coloured bubble mixture
Pour 1 Tablespoon of water into a small bowl.(You can also make bubble paint in larger bowls, or even on a baking tray. Increase the amount of water/paint/soap accordingly.)
Add an equal amount of dish soap into the water (1 Tablespoon).
Pour in another equal amount (1 Tablespoon) of paint into the bowl, creating an equal 1:1:1 ratio of water, dish soap, and paint.
Stir the mixture well, with a popsicle stick or spoon, until fully combined.
Step 3: Add bubble impressions to the paper
Put a drinking straw into the mixture. Keep your straw towards the bottom of the bowl and blow gently into the straw to create bubbles. Keep blowing until the bubbles overflow the top of the bowl.
Remove the straw and gently press the cardstock onto the coloured bubbles. The bubbles disappear almost instantly!
Flip the cardstock back over to see the coloured bubble impression on the paper.
Blow more bubbles and press a different part of the paper into the bubbles.
Repeat as many times as you'd like with the same colour.
Step 4: Add different colours of bubbles
Choose a second colour of paint to mix with dish soap and water.
Blow bubbles, big enough so they reach over the top rim of the bowl.
Press the paper into the bubbles. Try to cover new areas of the paper, but it's okay for the colours to mix a bit.Repeat as many times as you'd like.
Repeat again with a third colour. You could even add a fourth colour!Allow to dry about 5 minutes.