Small squares of this offer many sensory experiences – each side looks and feels different; its transparency can be looked through; in addition to the pops, sound is generated as it is moved between the fingers.

It offers a fun urge surfing practice by inviting participants to hold back from popping (and from stopping popping before the whole piece is completely ‘popped’).

‘Good pops’ and ‘duds’ can evoke contrasting flares of thought and feeling to notice and explore.

There can be an invitation to do a pop each time the attention is brought back from wandering.

Note that some people may not like popping, so it also has possibilities as a mildly aversive experience to attend to with warm curiosity.

We find a square of approximately 5-6cm has enough bubbles to work with but not so many the practice goes on too long (unless the aim is to explore participants letting go of incompletely popped sheets).

Another use for bubble wrap is to lay down lengths for mindful walking – kids (and adults) tend to really enjoy this.

 

Bubble wrap practices are briefly described in this video.

For other objects to use in mindfulness practice see this pdf.