Bubble Snake Bottle
What you need
- an empty plastic bottle
- an old sock
- a shallow bowl of water with a squeeze of mild soap
How to do it
- Try a few puffs on your hands first, feeling the air go out, so they know this game is only ever blowing.
- Dip the sock end into the soapy water and let it drip for a moment.
- Blow slowly through the neck of the bottle and watch a foam snake grow out of the sock.
- See how long a snake they can make before it flops onto the grass, then dip and go again.
Why it matters
Blow too hard and the foam splutters; blow long and slow and the snake keeps on growing, a lesson in steady breath taught by a bottle.
What they're learning
- Blowing out steadily
- Long and slow makes the longest snake.
- Watching it grow
- Bubbles stacking into foam.
- Gentle hands
- Holding the bottle without squashing it.
What to look for
Notice them taking a deeper breath before trying for a longer snake.
A tip
Blowing only, never sucking: practise on their hand first. Stay beside them the whole time the water is out and tip it away when you finish.
Make it easier or harder
Easier: you blow, and they hold out a hand to catch the snake
Harder: dot food colouring onto the sock and see what colour the snake comes out
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