Kids learn about bubbles in Wauconda library program

Parents and children learned about bubble shapes, colors and sizes Thursday during a program at Wauconda Area Public Library.

Bubbles was the topic of the library's S.T.E.A.M. program - science, technology, engineering, art and math - open to parents and children 5 and 6 years old.

Librarian Marcia Beach read the book "Bubble Trouble" by Margaret Mahy about a young boy who floats away in a bubble. After the story, the group conducted experiments with bubbles during the hourlong program.

"The science for the younger kids is really quite something because it's magic," Beach said.

Children and parents experimented with bubble shapes, colors, and sizes. The highlight came when Beach used a hula hoop as she tried to create a life-size bubble around kids as they stood in an inflatable pool.

"The parents even get involved, too, because they want to see what's going to happen, which is exactly what I wanted," she said.

This was week four of an eight-week program at the library.

To learn more about events at Wauconda Area Library visit www.wauclib.org/