Comments on: 5 Minute DIY Juggling Balls http://kiddley.com/2006/05/11/5-minute-diy-juggling-balls/ Every Day Ideas for You and Your Kids Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:45:26 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: stacey http://kiddley.com/2006/05/11/5-minute-diy-juggling-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-81 stacey Thu, 18 May 2006 20:19:00 +0000 http://kiddley.com/2006/05/11/5-minute-diy-juggling-balls/#comment-81 I found your site yesterday, printed out these instructions and put them in my purse. After dinner, my 4 year old said, "I want to do some art." I got all of the materials together and the three of us (I also have a 2 year old) made three balls in about 5 minutes. It was so easy! And fun! I was surprised at how hard they are--I can just see my boys getting a little overzealous with them. I may try flour next! This site is awesome! Thank you! I found your site yesterday, printed out these instructions and put them in my purse. After dinner, my 4 year old said, “I want to do some art.” I got all of the materials together and the three of us (I also have a 2 year old) made three balls in about 5 minutes. It was so easy! And fun!

I was surprised at how hard they are–I can just see my boys getting a little overzealous with them. I may try flour next!

This site is awesome! Thank you!

]]> By: The Hilger Family Blog http://kiddley.com/2006/05/11/5-minute-diy-juggling-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-75 The Hilger Family Blog Thu, 18 May 2006 18:13:53 +0000 http://kiddley.com/2006/05/11/5-minute-diy-juggling-balls/#comment-75 [...] Marcia, check out the exciting and fresh crafts at whipup.net. I like the the coffee cup cozy idea, however, I think a beer bottle/can or pint cozy would be far more exciting and fresh. Also in the craft corner, we’ve got kiddley.com, a new blog covering “every day ideas for you and your kids.” I think Haydn would have a great time tossing around the DIY juggling balls. [...] [...] Marcia, check out the exciting and fresh crafts at whipup.net. I like the the coffee cup cozy idea, however, I think a beer bottle/can or pint cozy would be far more exciting and fresh. Also in the craft corner, we’ve got kiddley.com, a new blog covering “every day ideas for you and your kids.” I think Haydn would have a great time tossing around the DIY juggling balls. [...]

]]> By: Asha http://kiddley.com/2006/05/11/5-minute-diy-juggling-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Asha Thu, 18 May 2006 03:37:01 +0000 http://kiddley.com/2006/05/11/5-minute-diy-juggling-balls/#comment-55 My son made these in preschool (his preschool teachers were amazingly creative). He's now in kindergarten and we still play with them. My son made these in preschool (his preschool teachers were amazingly creative). He’s now in kindergarten and we still play with them.

]]> By: hannah http://kiddley.com/2006/05/11/5-minute-diy-juggling-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-52 hannah Thu, 18 May 2006 00:45:29 +0000 http://kiddley.com/2006/05/11/5-minute-diy-juggling-balls/#comment-52 We have made these before, on a youth camp we helped lead, and the kids made a ball, then we began to teach them to juggle. they made more balls as they got proficient with one, two and then three balls. They really enjoyed making them. you can make the balls more spotty by pinching and cutting small holes in the outer balloon, so more of the underneath balloon shows through. Love the new blogsite, great idea!!! We have made these before, on a youth camp we helped lead, and the kids made a ball, then we began to teach them to juggle. they made more balls as they got proficient with one, two and then three balls. They really enjoyed making them. you can make the balls more spotty by pinching and cutting small holes in the outer balloon, so more of the underneath balloon shows through.

Love the new blogsite, great idea!!!

]]> By: Lazy Cow http://kiddley.com/2006/05/11/5-minute-diy-juggling-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Lazy Cow Wed, 17 May 2006 12:25:39 +0000 http://kiddley.com/2006/05/11/5-minute-diy-juggling-balls/#comment-44 Great idea. Especially as my dog keeps eating our expensive Steiner ones... I love this idea for a website. Thanks for doing this. Great idea. Especially as my dog keeps eating our expensive Steiner ones…
I love this idea for a website. Thanks for doing this.

]]> By: Sean Coates http://kiddley.com/2006/05/11/5-minute-diy-juggling-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Sean Coates Wed, 17 May 2006 03:44:39 +0000 http://kiddley.com/2006/05/11/5-minute-diy-juggling-balls/#comment-41 I made my first set of juggling balls like this, but like kathreen, I used flour instead of rice. I've since made some with rice, and another set with sand -- the flour ones were the nicest, but it's really hard to cram flour into the balloons -- it also makes a pretty big mess when they break (the rubber eventually breaks down). The sand ones were nice and heavy. Another option is to drill holes in tennis balls and fill them with sand, then cover the tennis balls with stretched balloons (with the necks cut off). This gives the balls nice weight, a rigid shape and a good feel. S I made my first set of juggling balls like this, but like kathreen, I used flour instead of rice.

I’ve since made some with rice, and another set with sand — the flour ones were the nicest, but it’s really hard to cram flour into the balloons — it also makes a pretty big mess when they break (the rubber eventually breaks down).

The sand ones were nice and heavy.

Another option is to drill holes in tennis balls and fill them with sand, then cover the tennis balls with stretched balloons (with the necks cut off). This gives the balls nice weight, a rigid shape and a good feel.

S

]]> By: kathreen http://kiddley.com/2006/05/11/5-minute-diy-juggling-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-5 kathreen Fri, 12 May 2006 09:50:24 +0000 http://kiddley.com/2006/05/11/5-minute-diy-juggling-balls/#comment-5 these are such fun to make and you can use flour inside them instead of rice, which makes them nice and squishy. these are such fun to make and you can use flour inside them instead of rice, which makes them nice and squishy.

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