Pop Bubble Wrap

Bubble wrap is a fun way to entertain children and teens; it's also fun for any age as a way to relieve tension, calm yourself or give bored fingers something entertaining to do. Learning to pop bubble wrap won't take long to learn and it's a lot of fun.

Steps

 * 1) Use bubble wrap with all the air bubbles still intact. If the bubbles have already been popped, the techniques suggested below won't work.[[Image:Pop Bubble Wrap Step 1.jpg|center]]

Surface popping

 * 1) Position the bubble wrap so that the texture part is facing up, or towards yourself (or someone else). It's best popped on a flat, hard surface.[[Image:Pop Bubble Wrap Step 2.jpg|center]]
 * 2) Put your finger on top of an individual bubble. A needle, claw or other sharp item can be used instead but it's not as much fun and it's not as safe either.[[Image:Pop Bubble Wrap Step 3.jpg|center]]
 * 3) Press down quickly and fast, or hard and slow. The bubble will pop under the pressure of your finger. If it doesn't pop straight away, move your finger around slightly until it does. This part takes a little practice to get the "feel" for popping the plastic bubble but it won't take long.[[Image:Pop Bubble Wrap Step 4.jpg|center]]
 * 4) Continue these steps until every single bubble has been popped.[[Image:Pop Bubble Wrap Step 5.jpg|center]]

Hand popping

 * 1) Hold the bubble wrap in your hand.[[Image:Pop Bubble Wrap Step 6.jpg|center]]
 * 2) Place your finger behind the back of the bubble and rest your thumb on top of the bubble at the front.[[Image:Pop Bubble Wrap Step 7.jpg|center]]
 * 3) Press your thumb against the bubble while holding firmly or pushing inward with your finger at the back. Keep pressing until the bubble bursts.[[Image:Pop Bubble Wrap Step 8.jpg|center]]
 * 4) Practice some more. It takes a little while to learn just the right amount of pressure to cause the bubbles to pop while holding the bubble wrap.[[Image:Pop Bubble Wrap Step 9.jpg|center]]
 * 5) Continue until all of the bubbles have been popped. If you like, pass it around to friends to pop a few bubbles as well. The more, the merrier.[[Image:Pop Bubble Wrap Step 10.jpg|center]]

Virtual bubble wrap popping

 * 1) Do an online search for "virtual bubble wrap".[[Image:Pop Bubble Wrap Step 11.jpg|center]]
 * 2) Follow the instructions for downloading or opening the app or game.[[Image:Pop Bubble Wrap Step 12.jpg|center]]
 * 3) Play according to the instructions accompanying the game. It might not be quite the same feel as popping real bubble wrap but it'll still be fun.[[Image:Pop Bubble Wrap Step 13.jpg|center]]

Bubble wrap popping competition

 * 1) Hold a bubble wrap popping competition with your friends and family.[[Image:Pop Bubble Wrap Step 14.jpg|center]]
 * 2) Give each participant a sheet of new bubble wrap. Each sheet must be exactly the same size for this to be a fair competition.[[Image:Pop Bubble Wrap Step 15.jpg|center]]
 * 3) Decide a time limit that won't be enough to pop all of the bubbles. Do a test run to work this out beforehand.[[Image:Pop Bubble Wrap Step 16.jpg|center]]
 * 4) Set the timer. Say ready, set, go and have everyone pop the bubbles on the sheets.[[Image:Pop Bubble Wrap Step 17.jpg|center]]
 * 5) Stop when the timer goes off. Have everyone hold up their sheets. Ask an impartial judge to decide who seems to have popped the most bubbles.[[Image:Pop Bubble Wrap Step 18.jpg|center]]
 * 6) Try again until you run out of bubble wrap.[[Image:Pop Bubble Wrap Step 19.jpg|center]]

Tips

 * For advanced users: You can fold the bubble wrap to get optimal bubble wrap usage, or if you're really risqué, you can crumple it up and squeeze it.
 * Find other ways to pop the bubbles––stand, walk, jump, ride or slide onto the bubble wrap and see how many bubbles you can pop.

Warnings

 * Discard of used bubble wrap thoughtfully.
 * Make sure if you are giving a bubble wrap to children or pets to not let them eat the bubble wrap. Supervise their use of the bubble wrap.

Things You'll Need

 * Bubble wrap with intact air bubbles

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