How to make something more AWESOME; Customizing bubbles!

Kids love bubbles, adults love bubbles, bubbles make anyone's day a good one and are also a fun way to implement fine-motor work into any lesson plan. I usually forget what a great tool they are for teaching pre-school classes until I take a stroll through the toy isle at the store, which is something I try not to do now that I have a toddler that likes to grab anything with eye-catching colors and textures.

However, I'm on the hunt for some neat ideas to use for the competition I'm putting together. Bubbles caught my eye today, lots and lots of bubbles caught my eye today. As I was seeing them stacked up in nice rows I thought to myself, "hmmm, I these sound like fun for the gymnasts to play with during awards. Hmmmmm, but these labels look too kiddy." 

DING! There goes the light-bulb and creative juices started going on the way home from the store.

Here's my step by step tutorial for creating customized bubble labels:

Step 1: Buy a party packs of bubbles.

Step 2: Print off labels. I created a template with different colors using ppt. and just added the logo. Here's a sample of one. 

Step 3: Cut labels along the edges. I've kept them really close to not show any white area. 

Step 4: Use glue tape & glue the labels on to the bubbles. Glue tape rocks BTW! No mess and its quite fast to use.

Step 5: ENJOY!

I can see how these easy steps can make any gym's birthday party program or special event that much more special!

Do you like to use bubbles in your gym classes and in what ways do you use them?