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I love crafts and creativity and I am proud to say that I passed a bit of this on to my children. My 12 year old found a really cool youtube channel where a guy called “The King of Random” does some over the top, incredibly awesome stuff. You should really check out his you tube channel. My son really had his heart set on a project where you make a concrete unit for melting tin cans with hot coals, then pour the molten metal into molds to make ingots. This was a bit out of my comfort zone however, so he settled for something much less intimidating. . . making “ninja stress balls” which my son uses for juggling balls. We are going to show you how we made these fun stretch balls so you can have fun too!
Supplies:
– flour
– empty bottle with a wide opening
– measuring cup
– balloons
– scissors
– a 2 liter soda bottle with the top cut off so it
will act as a funnel.
Step 1
Cut the ends off of the balloons so that they look like a circle. You will need about 5 for each ball.
Step 2
Measure 1/2 cup flour and pour it into the wide mouth container via the soda bottle funnel.
Step 3
Blow up a balloon and twist the opening so that the air does not escape while you are stretching a regular balloon over the opening of the wide mouth bottle.
Step 4
Turn the bottle and the balloon upside down and shake gently until the flour fills the balloon.
Step 5
Carefully remove the balloon from the bottle and very gently and slowly release the air from the balloon. Massage the balloon a bit to release air bubbles.
Step 6
Cut the end off of the balloon so that it makes a ball.
Step 7
Begin by taking one balloon and stretching it out and over the balloon filled with flour so that the second balloon covers the hole in the first.
Step 8
Continue stretching new balloons over the last to toughen the ball. Use about 5.
Step 9
Cut holes out of the last balloon so that the color can show underneath… (see pictures).
This is such a fun and inexpensive way to spend quality time with your child! I hope you get to make them and have a good time.
Have you ever made these before?
Robin (Masshole Mommy)
My little man uses a stress ball at school, so I am going to try this. I had no idea I could make my own.
Brittany @ Mom. Wife. Busy Life.
We could use those over here in my house! I think I need to make one each member of the family!
Jennifer
I need these in the worst way. I can think of at least 10 instances in every day that I would need a stress ball.
Elizabeth @ Being MVP
Oh what a fun idea! I think my kids would love to make them.
Anne - Mommy Has to Work
We made bouncy balls one time. My daughter would enjoy making these.
Daisy
This is such a cool and creative idea. My little boy loves to make things, especially when it results in something to play with!
Shauna
Oh my goodness, I would never have thought it was so simple. I love those balls and totally need to make a few. Thanks for sharing.
Meagan
What a great kids craft! Super simple and they turned out awesome!
Dawn
What a neat thing to make! I like how they turned out!
Jenny Temcio
I could use a stress ball at times LOL! For some reason I never thought about making them myself!
Dawn
Sorry this comment was supposed to be attached to my other comment (the one above)!
Kathy
This is a great idea! My girls would love these. We normally just do balloons with flour in them. I love your idea though!
Liz Mays
Wow! No way. That’s such a cool craft project. I’ve never done that before!
Mama to 5 BLessings
I pinned this, my husband loves to juggle, this would be awesome for him to make these with the kids.
Vera Sweeney
I never would have thought these were so easy to make. This would be a great project for the kids this spring break!
kristin
Such a fun craft idea. I know the kids would enjoy this.
Aubrey
Huh, I have been wanting to get my son a stress ball or something for class. His teacher says it might help him sit still since he always needs to be doing something.
Nancy @ Whispered Inspirations
Wow, how awesome is that? It looks pretty simple too! 🙂
Amy Desrosiers
This is such a wonderful idea and perfect for older flour! I need a basket of these balls right about now!
Chelley @ AisForAdelaide
This is so cool! I am making one for myself!
Kelly Hutchinson
My kids would really get into this craft. I know they cannot juggle but it would be fun to just toss around.