Is it possible to make glow in the dark bubbles

You'll want to make sure you're using enough solution so that the bubbles are strong - if you like to make your own solution, try this recipe for super strong bubbles:. Next, combine the bubble solution with washable, glow in the dark paint - you can find this at most craft stores and even at Walmart or Kmart. You will have to fine-tune the mix to make sure you're getting strong enough bubbles and a bright glow factor. Start by using a mixture and adjust from there. Pull the end cap off a highlighter and pull out the yellow spongy middle containing the ink.

Place it in a bowl with 1 cup of water, soak it for about 30 minutes to remove as much of the ink as possible. Bubbles made with this solution will only glow under a black light.

Mix water, Dish soap and glycerin in a jar until well combined. Cover the jar and let sit 24 hours. Just prior to use activate a glow stick, carefully cut the end off and pour it into the bubble mixture. The glow will last about 10 minutes using this method. Regular bubbles are cool enough, but the shapes and the intersections between bubbles are really clear with these glowing bubbles.

They are fun to observe! We noticed that the bubbles that landed on the grass appeared to be slowly rotating. Highlighter ink glows under a black light UV radiation because it fluoresces. Fluorescence is when a substance gives off radiation while being exposed to a source of external radiation.

In the case of the highlighter ink, the ink absorbs UV rays short wavelength from the black light and then emits visible light waves longer wavelength.

This is different from phosphorescence, where light is emitted even after the exposure to radiation ends, such glow-in-the-dark plastic stars or glow-in-the-dark stickers. Another example of phosphorescence is the light that comes from glow sticks. There are many substances that fluoresce under a black light. Some examples are laundry soap, white paper, cotton balls, teeth, vaseline petroleum jelly , honey, some types of flowers, and bodily fluids. Just saying. This is a fun science experiment with a big wow factor!

This rocket flew higher than our 2-story house! You'll need a black light UV light to make the bubbles glow. I think it would be hard to make true glow-in-the-dark bubbles.

You could try mixing glow-in-the-dark paint with bubble solution, but I'd be concerned about it leaving stains when the bubbles land. This is so worth it though! Plus, there are a lot of fun things to do with a black light. I'll be sharing more of them next week!

Do you think cutting open cheap glow-sticks would work in place of the highlighter? Cheap glow sticks also use lye as part of their chemistry they were never intended to be opened. I know if you put the liquid directly onto your skin it WILL cause chemical burns. While it will be diluted a bit in the soap solution, it still may be too strong.

Glow Sticks actually contain glass inside them.