How to blow: a bubble out of gum

1. Chew it vigorously until you feel that it's rubbery and smooth, rather than sticky, sandy and rough. Saliva helps a lot in this process, so go ahead and just mix the two of them.

2. When you feel that it's nice and firm, use your tongue to roll the gum into a ball and put it in the middle of your tongue.

3. Press the ball between your tongue and the roof of your mouth to make it flat, a bubblegum pancake, if you will.

4. Gently conduct this pancake and set it vertically on the back part of your front teeth, which should now be closed.

5.Slightly open your mouth and use your tongue to push the central part of the pancake out of your mouth between your teeth.

6. Your mouth should not be completely open, nor your teeth completely closed.

7. Still holding the border of the pancake between your front teeth, gently wrap your slightly moistened lips around the part of the gum sticking out of your mouth, and start blowing very slowly.