10 of the best bubble machines for kids 2024

Best bubble machines at a glance

• Best easy-to-use bubble machine: Early Learning Centre Freddy The Fish Bubble Machine, £25
• Best bubble machine for imaginative play: Chad Valley Bubble Lawn Mower, £10
• Best budget bubble gun: EPCHOO Bubble Gun for Kids, £10.99
• Best bubble machine for toddlers: Chad Valley Pineapple Bubble Machine, £12
• Best budget bubble machine: Extreme Bubble Fountain, £10
• Best bubble machine for lots of bubbles: Gazillion Bubbles Ultimate Bubble Craze, £29.99
• Best durable bubble machine: Tokidaring Bubble Machine, £19.99
• Best bubble machine with a fun character design: Bubble Mania Bubble Machine, £17.50
• Best bubble gun for lots of bubbles: Zuru Bunch O Bubbles Motorised Mega Bubble Blaster, £26.99
• Best innovative bubble machine: Gazillion Premium Rollin' Wave Bubble Machine, £13

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Here’s our pick of the best bubble machines for toddlers and kids

1. Early Learning Centre Freddy The Fish Bubble Machine, £25

– Best easy-to-use bubble machine

Age: 3-6 | Batteries: 6x AA (not included) | Size: 14L x 21W x 16.5H cm | Bubble mixture: Not included

Pros:

• Portable
• Robust
• Cute design
• Great longevity

Cons:

• Slightly costly
• A little noisy
• Lots of batteries needed
• Bubble mix not included

Bright, colourful and easily portable, it’s no wonder the ELC’s Freddy the Fish has earned cult status among parents in the know. Freddy is very simple and easy to use – you just pour the bubble mixture (not included) into Freddy's mouth and press the button – your pre-schooler will love the sense of independence as they do it themselves.

Small and compact, Freddy is one of the easier bubble machines to transport, so great if you’re planning a party at the park. Just note, it’s a little noisy when switched on – not that you’re likely to hear over the squeals of excited children. It also comes in an equally cute Frankie the Fish design.

We bought this after being recommended it by a baby sensory class – 5 years later, it’s still going strong. All my children love it, especially outdoors in the summer!

Available at: Early Learning Centre, The Entertainer and Amazon

2. Chad Valley Bubble Lawn Mower, £10

– Best bubble machine for imaginative play

Age: 3+ | Batteries: 3 x AA (not included) | Size: 27L x 47W 48H cm | Bubble mixture: 1 x 118ml bottle included

Pros:

• Great value
• Role play toy
• Bubble mixture included

Cons:

• Goes through bubble mixture quickly
• Likely to be left switched on when kids are playing

Combine bubble play with role play with this cute mini mower. It may be cheap and cheerful, but this classic outdoor toy offers plenty of extra fun for your little ones, and the play potential defies the budget price tag. Toddlers, pre-schoolers and beyond will have hours of fun as they push this mower up and down the garden, creating their own bubble trail. The more they push, the more bubbles they create!

It comes with a reasonable-sized 118ml bottle of bubble mixture and it even makes mower sounds as its pushed.

It requires 3 x AA batteries (not included) and on that note, it’s very likely your little ones will walk away and leave the mower running after the bubbles run out – so keep an eye out and turn it off as soon as play is over.

My sons have a lawnmower bubble machine and it's really good for outside. Although be warned, using it inside makes the floor wet and slippery!

Available at: Argos

3. EPCHOO Bubble Gun for Kids, £10.99 for a pack of 2

– Best budget bubble gun

Age: 3+ | Batteries: 3 x AA batteries for each gun (not included) | Size: 11W x 17H cm | Bubble mixture: Included

Pros:

• Portable
• Cool light-up design
• Great value 2-pack
• Will appeal to a wide age range

Cons:

• Lots of batteries needed
• Needs to be rinsed after every use

Perfect for family games, this 2-pack of bubble guns encourages plenty of interactive play for little – and big – kids. The set also includes 4 pots of bubble mixture, so you’ve got plenty to keep you going from the moment you open the pack – just don't forget the 6 AA batteries.

Lightweight and easy to carry, these are great for summer playdates, picnics and fun walks.

As if a fancy bubble gun wasn’t exciting enough, they also light up and have a see-through body, which little engineers will be fascinated by. For the ultimate sensory experience, we recommend giving these a try outside at dusk with the lights off.

Available at: Amazon

4. Chad Valley Pineapple Bubble Machine, £12

— Best bubble machine for toddlers

Age: 3+ | Batteries: 4 x AA (not included) | Size: L16.5 x W14 x H18cm | Bubble mixture: 1 x 118ml bottle included

Pros:

• Great value
• Fun design
• Bubble mixture included

Cons:

• Goes through bubble mixture quickly
• Quite noisy

One of the most toddler-appealing bubble machines on the market, this Chad Valley product may be small but it offers a mighty amount of bubbles, for a very reasonable price.

It's a good-size, straightforward-to-use bubble machine, you simply fill with the included bubble mixture, press the button and sit back as the machine creates up to 10000 bubbles in 5 minutes.

We love that it comes with a bottle of bubble mixture, but like the other Chad Valley machine on our list, it does go through the solution relatively quickly so it might be a good idea to stock up.

This has been brilliant. We've had it for 6 months and haven't had to change the batteries yet

Available at: Argos

5. Extreme Bubble Fountain, £10

— Best budget bubble machine

Age: 3+ | Batteries: 4 x AA (not included) | Size: 18.5L x 15W x 19.5H cm | Bubble mixture: 1 x 118ml bottle included

Pros:

• Great value
• Creates a huge amount of bubbles
• Spill tray included
• Bubble mixture included

Cons:

• Can be messy due to multi-wands

It’s not called an Extreme Bubble Fountain for nothing – this impressive kit promises to give you more bubbles than you’ll know what to do with; 250,000 bubbles in 5 minutes to be precise. Complete with a reasonable-sized 118ml bottle of bubble mixture in the box, the 10 rotating bubble wands promise to fill your garden with bubbles in a flash – up to 30 feet in the air.

Although it’s marketed as suitable for children aged 3 and over, it’s guaranteed to mesmerise younger children too — but you need to supervise all young children when using a bubble machine.

There’s a handy spill tray included, which is essential when you’re dealing with so many moving bubble wands. And, while some bubble machines can make great indoor toys, we recommend keeping this one outside or you’ll have 1000s of bubble drips to clean up.

This is something both my children really love having out

Available at: Smyths Toys

6. Gazillion Bubbles Ultimate Bubble Craze, £29.99

– Best bubble machine for lots of bubbles

Age: 3+ | Batteries: 8 x AA (included) | Size: L27.9cm x W5.7cm x H25.4 cm | Bubble mixture: 1 litre bottle included

Pros:

• Creates a huge number of bubbles
• Built-in LED lights
• Good amount of bubble mixture included

Cons:

• Lots of batteries needed
• Quite pricey

Forget about cries of "more bubbles!" from the children; switch on the Gazillion Bubbles Ultimate Bubble Craze and in just a few seconds your garden will be a bubble wonderland. While it may not deliver a 'gazillion' bubbles, it does a pretty impressive job.

Not only does the machine provide plenty of bubbles, it also includes built-in LED lights to create a bubble light show with a kaleidoscope of colours for extra bubble party fun.

Included in the box is a generous 1 litre of Gazillion Bubbles mixture and that should keep the bubbles coming for a good while. If there is any mixture left once you've finished with the machine, it has an easy-to-empty funnel to pour any leftover bubble mixture back into the bottle and the base is washable and easy-to-remove too. It's also super easy to use, with just a press of a button at the top of the machine, it will start or stop as you please.

Available at: John Lewis and Amazon

7. Tokidaring Bubble Machine, £19.99

– Best durable bubble machine

Age: 3+ | Batteries: 6 x AA (batteries not included) | Size: 15.9L x 23W x 15.7H cm | Bubble mixture: Not included

Pros:

• Robust design
• Large bubble capacity
• Portable
• Creates a huge number of bubbles
• Built-in LED lights

Cons:

• Costly
• Uses lots of bubble mixture
• Needs a lot of batteries

Although this machine sits at the slightly higher end of the bubble machine market price-wise, it's extremely powerful, easy to use and creates LOTS of bubbles. Its 20 rotating bubble wands, very large 200ml bubble mixture capacity and portable handle means that you get masses of bubbles and longevity to justify the cost.

Its powerful motor powers up to a very impressive 12000 bubble per minute and its enclosed design means that the bubble mixture doesn't leak easily. We think it's great for birthday parties too, due to its 2 blue LED lights that create a great party atmosphere.

My son is obsessed with bubbles so we have about 5 bubble machines — this one is the best of the bunch

Available at: Amazon

8. Bubble Mania Bubble Machine, £17.50

— Best bubble machine with a fun character design

Age: 3+ | Batteries: 4 x AA (batteries not included) | Size: 15.6 x 17.8 x 23.2 cm | Bubble mixture: 227ml bottle included

Pros:

• Fun design
• Bubble mixture included
• Very easy to use
• Creates a lot of bubbles

Cons:

• Quite pricey
• Bubble solution often leaks

This adorable bubble machine not only has a cute whale design — it also spouts bubbles just like a real whale. Just pour the bubble mixture into the top of the machine, turn it on and then watch as a LOT of bubbles shoot upwards into the air, just as a whale spouts water.

It has a large bubble solution reservoir for a long run time and a generous bottle of bubble mixture is included. However, our testers found that it was easy to overfill with bubble solution and thus unintentionally spill. It's also very easy to spill if it's moved and, due to its cute design, our testers have found that often their kids wanted to play with it — leading to even more spillage.

My little boy loved it, it produced lots of bubbles!

Available from: Amazon

9. Zuru Bunch O Bubbles Motorised Mega Bubble Blaster, £26.99

— Best bubble gun for lots of bubbles

Age: 3+ | Batteries: 1 x 3.7v 1300 mAh Lithium rechargeable battery (included) | Size: L59 x W14 x H36 cm | Bubble mixture: 2 x 250ml bottles of bubble solution included

Pros:

• Portable
• Easy to use
• Makes lots of bubbles
• LED lights included

Cons:

• Quite pricey
• Uses lots of bubble mixture

Kids will have plenty of fun blasting tons of bubbles with this motorised bubble gun from Zuru. We love how easy it is to use — it's lightweight, has an easy-to-use trigger and to get started, all you need to do is insert the included bubble solution into the refill holder and your kids can start creating a continuous flow of bubbles — around 15000 per minute! Despite being huge, it's quite lightweight and our child testers (Leo, 6 and Jospeh, 5, pictured above) found it easy to lift and play with.

Understandably due to the huge amount of bubbles it creates, the mixture does run out quite quickly, but our tester found it very easy to refill.

This bubble gun, like our other one included in the list from EPCHOO, also has really cool LED lights to make the gun even more fun.

The kids were so excited when they saw the bubble gun, it's huge and colourful and really appealed to them. It works really effectively, it produces so many bubbles. The kids were over the moon with how many bubbles they were making.

Available from: Very and Smyths Toys

10. Gazillion Premium Rollin' Wave Bubble Machine, £13

— Best innovative bubble machine

Age: 3+ | Batteries: 4 x AA batteries (not included) | Size: D8.89 x W19.05 x H20.32 cm | Bubble mixture: 1 x 118ml bottle included

Pros:

• Great value
• Consistent flow of bubbles
• Very easy to use
• Bubble mixture included

Cons:

• Goes through bubble solution and batteries quickly
• Noisy

We love the innovative design of this bubble machine from Gazillion that enables you to have an endless flow of bubbles. To get started, just pour the included bubble solution into the bottom tray and pressed the on button, then watch as a 'rollin' wave' of bubbles fills the air and the bubble fun begins.

Parents have found that, due to the continuous flow of bubbles it's producing, this bubble machine does go through the solution quite quickly. But, if there is any unused solution left when you're finished using it, it's easy to pour it back into the bottle to save for next time. The machine is also quite lightweight with a short, narrow base so do be careful that it doesn't tip over.

We have this and we love it. It's a bit noisy but worth it for how many bubbles it creates!

Available from: Argos, Amazon and John Lewis

What to consider before you buy a bubble machine

What does it offer? – Bubble machines can do all sorts of fancy things. Does it light up? Does it spin? Can it move? Before you buy, decide if you want a simple no-frills machine or something a little extra.

Is it good value for money? – As above, there’s really no need to spend a fortune on a bubble machine unless it offers you something extra you really want. Check for all the product’s features and whether it’s worth the additional cost.

How many batteries does it need? – Let’s face it, kids will make no effort to save on battery life so it’s likely they’ll run out pretty quickly. Knowing how many batteries the product takes will mean you’re never caught short of bubble fun, and will prepare you for future costs.

Does it come with bubble solution? – There’s nothing worse than unboxing a bubble machine in front of excited children, only to discover there’s no bubble solution included. Some machines don’t include any mixture, others may come with a giant bottle.

Age suitability – You'll see that the majority of bubble machines have a 3 yrs+ suitability rating. This relates to the fact that you should never leave your 0-2 year old alone with a bubble machine (and probably slightly older children too) due to small and moving parts. However, it doesn't mean that younger children can't enjoy bubble machines - you just need to supervise at all times and keep them out of little inquisitive hands.

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