Bubbles
Yes, I suppose it’s a weird topic for me to discuss, but that’s nothing new. It’s the inspiration we get when we get it that we write about (ok, well I do, (as most discovery writers). I was just listening to the sleep story Johnathan chose tonight and it’s a Moshi sleep story on bubbles.
And actually quite sweet after hearing videos of the worst zoo or the worst whatever whoever thought of decide to make a video of. Well, they can make them, but they are not very (let’s say) heart-warming. And sleep stories are there to try and help you get to sleep in a lovely, comfortable way.
Did you ever play with bubbles when you were a child? I did. At lots of parties and generally we all had to stay outside so we didn’t ruin the carpet or curtains or rug or what have you while we played. I think it is one of the most universal games to play in the world but I could be wrong in that. But in all the different countries I travelled to, if you spoke of bubbles, they knew EXACTLY what you meant. I will admit I only visited about 16, but I knew people from other countries and they said they played them there too.
I will admit I found it a most pleasurable activity and we had bubbles instead of confetti because that gets EVERYWHERE and I just wasn’t going to let that happen. So as each person came in they were asked to take a small bottle of bubbles and use it rather than confetti. And actually, the photos where there were bubbles around us are amazing! I’ll try and see if I can find a good photo to add to this post.
When Johnathan was little one of the things we bought him was a bubble light machine and we used it as a tool to help him calm down if we were able to get him into the room. It’s the triple action of lights, bubbles and sound and water with the bubbles moving via a small humming noise to help them settle.
Bubbles can bring satisfaction, nostalgia, joy, watching them go, popping or not as you choose and are so relaxing. They are lovely to have in your arsenal as a calming ingredient instantly available to use for any child to calm down, but especially an autistic one.