Crazy Bubbles

by Zome

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• ASIN: B00000ISPB
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #254,001 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Bubble blowing is elevated to high art and intriguing science with this kit of geometric bubble-making tools. At first glance it's impossible to imagine how this canister of colorful plastic rods and white connector balls can create flowing bubble spirals and 3-D triangular bubbles. But the expertly written and illustrated directions make assembly simple (think old-fashioned Tinker Toys) while covertly teaching a few things about water chemistry (why soapy water creates bubbles) and physics (how design and aerodynamics factor into the shape and flow of a bubble). These Zometool pieces don't have to remain limited to bubble play. Additional kits can be purchased to make larger, more geometrically exotic creations. A recipe for mixing bubble water is included along with a blowing tube. --Gail Hudson

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ZomeTool Needs to be more generous with pieces, July 28, 2007

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D. Freed II (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Crazy Bubbles (Toy)

An excellent learning opportunity, but you're paying >$50 for fewer than 50 connectors and nodes, which is somewhat like buying a set of Lincoln logs and discovering ex post facto that there are only 7 logs, half a door and 3 roof tiles. These ZomeTool kits are ALL grossly overpriced and under-provisioned. Even the DNA kit has only enough pieces to make a small fragment of a DNA molecule, not even one complete turn to illustrate appropriately the "spiral staircase" appearance of the molecule - which, after all, is the whole point, isnt it? ZomeTool has priced itself out of the Toy market and failed to market itself appropriately to k-12 schools, which I designed it for 15 years ago.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Made in USA! and educational, November 9, 2007

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J. Butler - See all my reviews
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= Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Crazy Bubbles (Toy)

Just wanted to point out this toy is made in the USA. I've been searching for age appropriate toys for my 8 yr old daughter that are made in the USA (and so hopefully not toxic) and preferably not plastic. Well, this is plastic, but it is extremely educational and looks really fun. Most of the "made in the USA" toys (and they aren't many left) are too young for my daughter. It looks like she could enjoy Zome for years. I will be back with a more complete review after we try them out.

4.0 out of 5 stars Bubble kit, January 6, 2009

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Marilyn Aspinwall - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Crazy Bubbles (Toy)

My granddaughter was very excited when she saw this. I think that she will have great fun making different bubbles. The product was exactly as described.