Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006One of Finn’s favorite words is “bubble” (pronounced “bubbow,” with a sort of Essex accent, much to my English husband’s amusement).
The bubbles themselves are also popular. But, alas, not all bubbles are created alike.
The industry standard is the cheap bubbles you buy in the supermarket, with the wand that you have to fish out, getting your hands all sticky. The wand is not very good for actually making bubbles, so half the time they come out as duds. And your child will grab for the container while you’re trying to get the stick back in, and the cap back on, one-handed.
But there are perfect bubbles. Little Kids Inc. makes a no-spill container. Let your child grab it, turn it upside down, throw it across the room. This alone would be enough, but, wait, there’s more! You don’t have to get the cap back on because there’s no cap; when your child is screaming “bubbow!” all you have to do is pull out the wand. Not only that, but the wand makes perfect bubbles. And the container looks really cool. Something you don’t mind having on the coffee table for easy access.
I prefer the No Spill Bubble Tumbler Minis because they’re small, but Little Kids makes other sizes, too. Our local stores didn’t carry the product, but I found it online at the Super Duper website.