How To Make A Hoop Bubble Wand

As a bubble artist and bubble show performer, I think my hoop wands are my most prized instrument. There is so much you can do with it. make large glob bubbles, bubble tricks and long tube bubbles like the one on display above. Even better, you can put someone inside a bubble using a larger version of the hoop wand for hours of family fun entertainment.

Many bubble show observers have offered to buy my hoop wand. I often smile and tell them that my stock needs to be replenished.  A few crafty types have asked how I make my hoop wands. While much of this information is a family secret, I will share fun crafting details on how to make a hula hoop bubble wand in this article. Ready? First, let's go shopping for supplies!

The hoop wand is made using the following materials:

1. Cotton String (100% cotton yarn)
2. One full-size flexible Polypro (polypropylene) hula hoop: This is the lightest and most advanced tube material for hula hoops.
3. A "T" shape tube connector commonly used for PVC plumbing line. Durable polypropylene connectors are resistant to gases, solvents, and acids which make them ideal for bubble wands.
4. Heavy-Duty Staple Gun
5. Long T50 staples
6. Large Glue Gun
7. Large Glue Sticks (full size)

Note: I get my materials from Amazon.com. Be sure to check the items reviews and star rating. Remember, Prime members get free shipping.

Putting The Hoop Bubble Wand Together.

1. Cut the hula hoop into two parts. One part three feet in length. The other, 2 feet.

2. Glue the end of cotton yarn and attach it to the three-foot hoop. Wrap the cotton yarn around the three-foot hoop leaving about one inch of space between each wrap. Lightly glue the underside of opposite end of the cotton yarn and attach it to the hoop to hold the wrapped yarn in place.

3. Using the "T" connector attach the three-foot tube ends to both ends of the cross-section of the "t" connector inserting the connectors into the tube. If the fit is loose wrap hot glue around the connector arm and insert. Remove access glue. Allow 10 minutes dry time.

4. Using the staple gun, position the staple gun head so that the staple will be horizontal/parallel to the hoop and punch staples in the area where the connector arm is within the tube. Drive a staple through the connector arms on both sides of the connector.

5. If using a hula hoop gently unbend the hoop so that the hoop appears straight. This may require warming the hoop using your hands. Simply run your hands back and forth to create friction heat while gently molding the hoop into a straight tube. Once the tube is straight run cold water over the tube to fix the mold.

6. Insert the neck or trunk of the "T" into the 2-foot hoop.

7. If the connector is loose wrap hot glue around the trunk of the connector, insert it making sure the hoop is straight vertically and horizontally and allow the glue to dry.

8. Drive a stable horizontal/parallel to the neck of the "T" in the area the connector is inserted into the tube to hold the neck of the hoop wand in place.

Congratulations! Your hoop bubble wand is ready for use. 

Mark Angelo
Bubble Wand Craftsman and Performer
Angelo and Marie's Fantastic Bubble Show

Best Bubble Show Ever

We did not become bubble entertainers overnight. It was a gradual process that began with a few simple jars of bubble solution and hand-sized wands. Soon it grew into something else. A desire to hand craft bubbles for entertainment.

Multi-Spray Bubble Wand

I got the idea to start handcrafting my own bubble wands last year. My first design was the bubble spray wand. It sprays hundreds of bubbles in seconds with one gust of wind.

Hoop Bubble Wand

Then I designed the hoop wand that creates giant tube shaped bubbles and large bubble balls. 

Tri-Ring Bubble Wand

My next creation was the tri-ring shaped wand that generates strong, long reptilian shaped bubbles and large bubble clusters.

We were invited to a Fall Fest last week. The perfect venue to test kids reaction to the new wands. It was a crisp sunny day. I would be competing with enormous moon bounce playsets. One was three stores high. The question that would be answered: Which form of entertainment has the highest fun factor and keeps kids happily engaged longer, the moon bounce playsets or the bubble show?

By 3:30 pm families and their children began to spring from the office building doors and parking lots bursting with sounds of  excitement and awe. Wow! Ooh! Yeah!

This would be our biggest bubble show to date. And what a show it was. Scores of kids came running from all directions to see the spectacle of glistening bubble clusters, gigantic gleaming crystal spheres floating in the air.  They could not resist running over and gazing at the enormity of the glistening bubbles clusters,

Before we knew it there was a tactile hands on affair with bubbles wands waving and beautiful flying crystalline spheres floating everywhere, long tube bubbles and wonderful breezy bubbles sprays all in use by young children, pre-teens and the young-at-heart.

Event adults stopped by to eyeball the bubble floats and try out our circle of brightly colored bubble wands.

Our tubs of bubble juice quickly became frothy tubs of soap suds as kids and parents dipped and shook and wiggled their bubble wands desperate to create their own bubble formations. Laughter and cheers filled the air. Everyone was living in the moment.

As the DJ played our favorite tunes, children could not resist dancing, prancing, running and jumping while reaching out to catch every flying bubble in sight. It was enchanting and wonderful to behold. A fall fest at it's best.

Check out the fall fest event planner in Fimark's Family Reunion Planner social web app, ebook or paper back book available at Amazon.com

Living in the Baltimore Washington area? Want to add the special touch to your festival or family event? Contact Brenda at 443 813 0865 and ask how to book an Angelo and Marie's Fantastic bubble show.

Crafting Bubbles Wands

As one who seeks to hone the art of bubble blowing I'm always on the lookout for new and fresh techniques as well as understanding the science of bubble blowing. That said much has to do with knowing how to wield the wand.

Bubble wands come in many shapes and sized. And when it comes to the materials one can use the sky's the limit. I have two preferences. Plastic wands wrapped with cotton fiber twine.

Don't skimp on using quality material. The better it's quality the better the performance when blowing bubbles. Synthetics are yield less than mediocre results.  Natural fibers are outstanding.

Of late my favorite wands are my handmade hoop wand wrapped in cotton fiber yarn. It absorbs the juice and maintain a bubble film long enough to produce several bubbles with one dip.

Having said that, when crafting a bubble wand I suggest you focus on a wand made of plastic rather than one made of wire as wire will effectually rust or corrode and this can contaminate your bubble juice rendering it ineffective for bubbling.



Another factor to consider is the quality of plastic wands. You want plastic that is not too hard nor too thin. It should have some degree of flexibility and softness and thereby able to withstand impact without cracking or breaking.

I also favor a tri-ring or three-ring wand that produces amazing long tube shaped reptilian-like bubbles. In additional it produces a strong film and colorful surface. The number of tubes create
a more sustainable bubble mass with a longer life than single tube bubbles.




Lastly you need the hoop of the wand to connect to a stick. I find that t shaped silicon pvc pipe connectors do the job well. You can use a variety of materials for the stem. Garden poles, hula hoop tubing or water gun inner tubing.

View the performance of my handcrafted tri-ring bubble wand.

 Happy bubble blowing!

 - Angelo