We have a super fun craft for you today – DIY Stress Balls!!! We have made a variation of this a couple of times already – in the past we filled them with RICE and turned them into Superhero Juggling Balls.
Today, we are going to show you how to make stress balls using flour and balloons. What I really like about this balloon craft – is how colourful it is, how fun and of course how easy!! Now it is VERY important that you watch the whole video for instructions.. though this craft is easy.. there is POTENTIAL for mess if you don’t pay attention – you will see why in the video!!!
I also think that these Stress Balls make FABULOUS Father’s Day Gifts or Teach Appreciation Gifts (what teacher doesn’t get stressed now and again, right?!) and they are super thrifty to make. Simply perfect!
I think that these stress balls would also look great with some Emoji features.. just use a set of yellow balloons and add the right details and you have a fabulous Emoji craft!
UPDATE: Please remember that over time the balloons become brittle and WILL break. I found the odd pile of broken Stress Ball balloons and flour in our house recently. Ha. I would say the DIY Stress Balls last well for about 6 months.. and then need to be changed (unless of course you play with them a LOT then they will last 2-3 weeks).
To make your Stress Balls, you will need:
- 1 Balloon
- some flour
- a little wool (for hair – this is optional of course!)
- a marker pen that works on balloons
- an empty plastic bottle
- a little paper or a funnel
How to Make Stress Balls
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Now.. on to the craft – watch the video on auto play or read the step by step instructions below!
Step by Step Instructions
Make a paper funnel.
Fill your plastic bottle with flour using your funnel! There is no exact amount of how much flour to add, but imagine the size of your stress ball.
If you need to poke the flour through with a pencil or chop stick.
Blow the ballon up a little and pop the balloon around the bottle top. And turn round.
Gently squeeze the bottle – keep clicking it – and the flour will slowly go into the balloon!
And now.. enjoy your Stress Balls How To and see you here again soon!
Hold the balloon tight and GENTLY let the air out.
Once it is all out, tie a knot and decorate!
Stress Ball Craft
Equipment
- One balloon
- Small plastic bottle
- Flour
- Paper DIY Funnel
- Pens and wool for decorating
Instructions
- Using your paper funnel, fill the plastic bottle with flour – not an exact amount, however big you want your stress ball to be!
- Blow up the balloon and pop over the top of the plastic bottle (do not let the air out).
- Turn the balloon and bottle over and shake the flour into the balloon.
- Once all in, carefully remove the balloon (do not let go!) and let the air out SLOWLY. If you do it too quickly the flour will come out.
- Once all the air is out, tie a knot.
- Decorate!
Video
Notes
Take a peak at our Halloween Stress Balls:
Make some juggling balls filled with rice:
This video tutorial is also available on YouTube:
amy says
i love your stress balloon balls! I’m going to make these! thanks for this!
Red Ted Art says
Fabulous! So pleased to hear it!
Gerry Wood-Chromick says
Brilliant! Chip and I will make these this afternoon.
Grace says
These are amazing gonna make these
Grace says
What if they pop
Red Ted Art says
If you use “low quality balloons” or if you stretch them (way) too much, they can indeed pop!! And then you have a bit of a mess 😉
Grace says
Thanks for telling me
Cari says
Couldn’t you double the balloon?
Great idea, by the way. Thanks for sharing!
Annie says
Very cool, how long does it last or should I rather say, how long before an Entrepreneurs day can it be made?
Red Ted Art says
It depends how much it is played with!! If it is played with A LOT it will break…..
Bogdan says
This is the best Stress Ball I ever seen
Red Ted Art says
Why thank you!
Mac Watson says
Wow Nice..
I love Stress Balls
Thanks a lot for this post..
Red Ted Art says
my pleasure