How To Make a Stress Ball

Here is a quick DIY on How To Make a Stress Ball. It’s a 2 ingredient activity (you can get the supplies at the dollar store)! You can make one or a bunch (I recommend a bunch…it’s so easy to make). Plus, it’s a two-in-one activity…Activity 1: make them, Activity 2 squish them. Here’s How To Make a Stress Ball…

Why would I want to make stress balls?

Playing, touching, squishing, and fidgeting with a stress ball can help de-stress. How? It distracts the mind from the anxiety and gives you a touch sensation instead. Stress balls are also beneficial for:

• Fidgeting with during homework or class (helps focus)
• long car or plane rides
• boredom buster
• waiting in a doctor’s office waiting room
• something to play with in restaurants when you are waiting for food to arrive

NOTE: do NOT give young children stress balls as it could be a choking hazzard.

How To Make a Stress Ball – ingredients you will need

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• balloons
• 1 cup of baking soda or flour
• funnel
• glass

1. Attach funnel to opening of balloon and place bottom down in glass. The glass will hold the balloon in place.
2. Slowly pour (or spoon) baking soda (or flour) into balloon. Fill to your desired size of stress ball.
3. Take funnel off balloon.
4. Tight knot in balloon.
5. OPTIONAL: you can leave balloon like this or put another balloon on top to double-balloon-it to ensure nothing spills out.
6. To double balloon: cut end off of 2nd balloon. Stretch over knotted side of 1st balloon.
7. DONE.

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