Customer Reviews

Bubbles-Klutz

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This is a great book and the bubbles are great. FYI it depends heavily on the weather, more humidity makes for better bubbles. A humid, misty day with just a slight breeze produces the best results, and according to the book any dry climate like a desert will not give you good results at all.

I really liked the book and learned a lot about big bubbles. The book inspired me to go to the internet and learn more. I'm glad I did. I used to make my own homemade bubble solution, but found some right here on amazon that is much better than anything I can make at home. The wand is OK, but I've tried a new two handle type and like it much better. Overall, the book is great, the wand and recipe is just OK.

I bought these for gifts after finding the older version at a garage sale. The bubble wands work great and seems to attract everybody. My friends laughed at me when I pulled my bucket of bubble solution and bubble wand out of the car, but as soon as they seen the size of these bubbles and the way they bend, stretch, deform and float around, they couldn't get enough. You can make gigantic bubbles with the wand, but you have to practice the release of the bubble. When you figure out the tricks(there are a couple)no one will be able to resist gawking for hours. Adults laugh at first, then remember how much they still love BUBBLES. If you use this at a park, you will have countless fans. The one thing that's a bit of a problem is the recipe for the bubble solution. I find that a 1 to 10 mixture is better than the recommended 1 to 12. Also, the bigger the bubble the harder it has keeping it's shape, but that can make for some great fun and wacky bubbles. No more than a light breeze will be needed to make most of the bubbles but especially the large ones. Any moderate gusts and they pop. The book has good background information but the recipe will need to be adjusted per your own experimentation. Have fun, I know I am.

I love the Klutz product line. It is always spot on. You never need to worry about the quality or presentation of craft/skill. I bought this for my 10 year old daughter fully planning on using it myself. We've spent numerous eveings making HUGE bubbles in the yard. We recently purchased another for a birthday gift and it was very happily recieved!

We live in a valley where it's hot and I can say we've tried this in all types of weather, and have made our own bubble solution as directed in the pamphlet, and have had limited success overall. However, on a 'perfect bubble day' we have had some really great bubbles. If we lived in an area where the climate was not so dry, I am sure we would have great success. Foggy weather seems to have the best effect.

We do love the product, and found the booklet to be extremely useful, just wish we had a better climate so we could make the monster bubbles we see in the pictures.

I love the reviewer who is an engineer - that is another area I wish there were a little more info on - the physics and chemical properties of bubbles. The science of it is a touched on but not expansive enough.

Got this for my 10y girl for her b day. Bit hit! Easy to make big buubles. Her 5y cousin could do it. The book is colorful but after the bubble juice recipe it isn't much use. The bubbles are so big the kids just stand in awe instead of the usual frantic bubble popping dance.

If you are like me, you are probably skeptical about these giant bubble toys, but I can tell you, this thing actually works. Within minutes of mixing up my batch of the secret bubble recipe (don't worry, it only uses household items) I was producing bubbles just like the images on the cover of the book. It is a simple, wonderful toy. My son loves the 'magic' of seeing these massive bubbles, and it really does draw crowds. The book is a humorous, short little read that discusses the science behind bubbles as well, and includes some other fun bubble making ideas. For the price, this toy is hard to beat.

I am a structural engineer and I can assure you that bubbles do present an educational opportunity as well. Bubbles are examples of minimum surfaces, meaning they contain the maximum volume for the minimum surface area. They have elements of chemistry and physics. Look up "Minimum Surfaces" or "Tensile Structures" on Wikipedia to get additional ideas.

The only challenge is closing the bubbles, which takes a little practice, but really, even when they are still connected to the "bubble thing", they are a lot of fun.

This guy is pretty specific when it comes to the right bubble concoction. And it is pretty simple, you can buy everything at the grocery store. He's also pretty specific about the conditions you need to get bubbles that really are this big. We live in a dry climate, so it's a bit harder for us, but if you live in the Pacific northwest, I can see this being perfect for you. Produces medium size bubbles for us here though.