DIY anti-stress balls is a fun and easy weekend project which you can do with the kiddie. These balls are not limit to be used as stress balls only. You may also use it for amusement, to throw at things (such as burglars), as a Christmas or birthday present, for practical jokes, as a key chain, to pretend it’s fruit, to sell, to launch into space, to juggle or any other use you can think of.
Stress balls are easy to make from easily available materials. All you need is a few balloons and the right material to put in them. It’s not too messy and you’ll get a nice result every time. You can put one on your desk and remind yourself of family fun time when work stresses you out. Isn’t that the purpose of an anti-stress ball after all?
DIY Anti-stress Balls:
What you will need:
-flour
-party balloons
-funnel
-scissors
Instructions :
1. Stretch the balloon a few times. This will soften the rubber a little bit. Using your mouth or a pump blow air into the balloon so that it inflates and stretches. Let the air out of the balloon.
2. With the help of the funnel, fill up the balloon with flour. Push the flour down into the ballon with the aid of the stick. Make sure to be holding the end of the balloon tightly to avoid a mess. Stop putting flour in the balloon when it reaches the neck. Don’t fill the neck. Tie the into a knot to stop the flour from getting out of the balloon.
3. Take another balloon (it may be of a different color, the last result will not be adfected) and cut most of the neck of using scissors. Stretch the second balloon over the first one as a second layer. The second layer will assist prevent the dispersion of flour all over the site in the event a hole would appear.
4. You can decorate your stress balls with drawing Happy Face, pom pom flowers or other else. Now enjoy squeezing and shaping your fabulous stress ball in any way you could possibly imagine.
Here is a nice video tutorial via IdunnGoddess