Curious
about how and when bubble wrap was invented? It happened in 1957 when inventors
Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes tried to create 3-d plastic wallpaper.
Eventually their idea morphed into the wrapping material that packs a pop.
Months ago I started saving bubble wrap in preparation for today’s outfit. There are many kinds. Big bubbles. Small bubbles. Green bubbles. Purple bubbles! Clear bubble wrap is standard but it actually comes in at least twelve colors. Did you know that the bubbles come in heart shapes in Italy and Mickey Mouse shapes in Japan? What—are we in the Dark Ages here in the USA? We want shapes, too!
But hey, even the plain old circles are packed with fun
if, like me, you enjoy popping them. Of course, popping them takes away their power to cushion
whatever you’re wrapping. But that satisfying pop may be worth it.
Another fun
fact: the last Monday of January is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day. If I’d known this before
yesterday I might have saved today’s outfit for January. But it was too late to
come up with another outfit for today. Last week was Thanksgiving and I was nonstop
busy so it didn’t occur to me to check whether there was an official day to
honor bubble wrap. Silly me…
Today’s
costume came together with a little hot glue (60 cents worth), and since I was
reusing bubble wrap I found or already had, that part was free.
As I walked
around town today people told me that they liked this outfit, and several
people asked to pop a bubble (including a stranger). Of course, I said, “Yes,”
since it would be cruel to flaunt the bubbles without allowing popping. It’s
impossible to resist.
POP!
How fun!! Definitely would make a great interactive Halloween costume.....
ReplyDeleteHi Claire! Thanks. Good to hear from you. Where have you been?!
DeleteI feel so lucky to have had the pleasure of seeing you in person and in your bubble wrap outfit-Just a Bubbly as Y-O-U!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Leni! Wonderful to see you yesterday!
DeleteI'm surprised you found colored bubble wrap! I only ever find the clear stuff. And oooh the pleasure of popping the bubbles...you know they made an app for that...and it's just not the same.
ReplyDeleteMary, I literally found the purple stuff in an alley--a new roll! And yes, I just heard about the app but it can't possibly be as good as the real stuff!
DeleteI LOVE bubble wrap and have passed that love down to my children. So fun to pop! It was a good thing I didn't see you in person that day. It would have been too hard to resist popping your costume!
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