Does anyone use multiplying soap bubbles in their show? I got a set recently and I came up with a routine that I'm excited about. I'll be testing it out at a birthday party later this month.

The only thing is that if the routine goes over well and becomes part of the show I'll need a much better set than I have now (Fantasma), is pretty fragile, but it really does look like soap bubbles, unlike the (for example) very nice looking silicone sets.
What doe you guys use?

Please let me know how you go on with the bubbles in your shows, I too would like to add this, I saw a guy in spain last week making huge balloons with 2 sticks and a rope.

I use the cheaper set, because they are clearer than the silicone set, even if you happen to get the seam where they are joined showing most kids don't care, the hard thing with that set is keeping them in place, they are slick!

They are slick. I've scratched the routine for this upcoming show and I'm doing a multiplying balls routine instead (fakini). I tested the routine for several adults and had good reactions and some kids liked it, but it involves singing and if I loose the kids attention I can't really do anything but keep singing. I think I'll test it out in a library show at some point, in a mixed age group setting I'll be able to judge the reactions without risking the show.

I have the Fantasma multiplying soap bubbles, I uses them in my kids shows, and they work well even for adults. When I have adults in the audience, I patter briefly about how as a child everything seems like magic, even in the simplest of kids toys: bubbles. I invite the audience to think back to what is was like to be a kid, and then switch into a mostly silent manipulation routine with the soap bubbles. When I'm doing the routine for kids, My lead in is different, and I have more audience involvement.

By the way, does anyone happen to know who first invented the soap bubble routine, I remember seeing it years ago for sale, but I don't remember who sold it.

Cheers,
Matt Martin

This is an old post but I just got the Fantasma set.
I don't like the seams around the circumference of the plastic bubbles.
Does anyone have a source for buying seamless balls? LOL
It could be acrylic, plastic, even glass. As long as the size is usable in the bottle and it looks similar to a real bubble.
Thanks,

I purchased clear marbles from the web site moonmarble.com for my multiplying bubble trick. They come in different sizes and an iridescent look like a bubble.

I THINK that the bubbles were first put out by Abbott's, more than a few years ago!

They MAY still stock them, Call Greg Bordner!

Thank you.
I'll look into it.

Thanks for the info.
The bubbles looked great.
I only need 2 but the minimum order for the bubble size I need was 24. Then they wanted $11.25 for shipping.
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Thanks for the suggestion.

Didn't Vernet also make a set of multiplying soap bubbles?

Yes!
I emailed one of the dealers and he responded, saying that the Vernet bubbles also have a seam around the circumference.

How about these? http://www.ebay.com/bhp/contact-juggling-ball

Thanks for the info.
I bought one that was 1".
I appreciate it.