Homemade Bouncy Balls (she: Erin)

My name is Erin and I blog over at www.makingmemorieswithyourkids.blogspot.com. I’m a full-time single Mom to two amazing kids and in my spare time I’m a full time middle school counselor. My kids and I love to bake and craft and spend time together.This quote by Maya Angelou says it so nicely:

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

Homemade Bouncy Balls

Bouncy balls. Every kid loves ’em. Who knew you could make ’em. We wanted to see if they would work. Okay…. FUN! It was a gooey and sticky process but look how cool they are!!!

You will need:

1 Tbls. glue (Elmers glue, NOT craft/tacky glue. Just trust me on this!)
1/2 tsp. Borax
1 Tbls. cornstarch
4 Tbls. warm water
food coloring

Put the glue and food coloring in one cup. Mix it up. In another cup mix the Borax, cornstarch and warm water. Stir. Add the water mix to the glue mix and stir it up!

It’ll be a gooey blob at this point. Dump the liquid out of the cup and roll into a ball. You’ll have to do this for awhile. It’ll be pretty mushy and a little gross feeling at first. Keep rolling. If it seems too “wet” roll it on a paper towel to get some of the liquid off.

Keep rolling and there you have it… homemade bouncy balls!

Just a side note – in the morning or when they sit for awhile, they will flatten out somewhat. We stored ours in the plastic Easter eggs to help keep their shape. But just roll them again when you pick them up and they will go back to being a ball.

~ Erin

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Julie says

January 13, 2012 at 9:54 am

Erin, I just showed my kids and the can’t wait to try this!! This is just their type of thing!! They LOVE bouncy balls! Thanks!!
Julie, Aaron and Hannah!!

orsoshesays says

January 13, 2012 at 10:55 am

So perfect! My kids would love this! Thanks for sharing with us 🙂

Erin @ Making Memories says

January 13, 2012 at 1:13 pm

Thanks so much for having us here today! We appreciate it more than I can tell you! Happy bouncing =o)

Jocelyn Christensen says

January 14, 2012 at 4:29 pm

Thanks for the cool tutorial! I linked to you today –
http://beinglds.blogspot.com/2012/01/you-made-my-week.html

- orsoshesays says
  
  January 14, 2012 at 11:00 pm
  
  Thanks, Jocelyn! It’s fun to hear from you again J
  
Heather says

January 16, 2012 at 11:12 pm

I am excited to try this! I always hesitate to use borax with my little kids bc I am paranoid!! But I am excited to do this! bellesbazaar-heather.blogspot.com