Bubble paint offers so many opportunities to target your child’s speech and language goals! You can buy bubble paint or make it on your own. This activity can be done in the house; however, it is suggested that you cover the work area or do the activity outside.
Recipe and Instructions
Ingredients: non-toxic tempera paint, bubble solution, bubble wands or plastic straws, cups or small bowls, construction paper or card stock, tablespoon
1. Add three tablespoons of bubble solution and 2 tablespoons of paint to a cup
2. Mix the paint and bubble solution together
3. Place a piece of paper on the grass or table
4. Dip the bubble wand or straw into the bubble paint and then blow out bubbles so they land on the paper
5. Allow to dry before hanging up
Speech and Language Connections
Articulation- while making and playing with the bubble paint, keep an ear out for any words containing the speech sound your child is currently working on in therapy. Some examples for targeting “b” include “blow”, “bubble”, and “big”. It would also be easy to target speech pacing and multi-syllable words (e.g.: tablespoon, mixing bowl, bubble wand, big bubble, big blow). Play activities are a great opportunity to target difficult speech sounds in a stress-free, natural environment.
Sequencing- review the steps of making the bubble paint with your child and see if they can help figure out the next step while you are making it! Try to have the child use full sentences and incorporate transition words like "first" and "next".
Expressive language- talk about the bubbles location when you blow them (e.g., “high”, “low”, “up”, “down”). Try to make a picture and have the other person guess what it is!
Following directions- have your child follow 1, 2, or 3 step directions while making their bubble paint picture (e.g., “find the yellow paint and blow it on the top of the paper”).