Bouncy balls are so much fun to play with.
Did you know you’re able to make your own bounce balls?
Let me show youhow to make homemade bouncy balls.
It is really simple and easy, plus so much fun.
Try making these super fun, Easy To Make Glitter Bouncing Balls for your next kids activitiy.
She is always interested in helping cook, have a crafty afternoon, or do science experiments.
These Glitter Bouncy Balls were a hit, just like I imagined.
I honestly believe that the making process is what she is after.
The finished product is always nice, but she enjoys the hands on process more than any of it!
She is not afraid to get a little dirty either, which I love.
Heck, you might even have all the supplies in your cupboards right now.
All we used is borax, water, white glue, corn starch, food coloring and glitter.
Yes!Those ingredients make bouncy balls.
We chose to use gel food coloring because of the vibrant results.
It takes a fraction of the amount to make colors normal food coloring couldnt even touch.
The colors turned out so fun and bright.
It really isnt that much more than regular food coloring!
We loved the vibrant colors & also used them in thisScented Bath Paint.
The borax didnt dissolve completely for me but I just mixed as much as I could.
The excess borax didnt seem to hurt the process.
Set this bowl aside.
Mix the ingredients together completely until there is only color showing, no white from the cornstarch or glue.
Making bouncy balls with borax
Scoop this glue mixture into the borax mixture.
If you want multiple little balls, scoop them so they dont touch in the borax water.
Leave the color gloop in the borax water for about 30 second.
It will feel harder and much less sticky if it is ready.
Recipe for bouncy balls
Take the bouncy ball mix out to mix it in your hands.
I knead it like bread for about 30 seconds and then form it into a ball.
When the balls dont start sinking (youll see what I mean), it means they are ready.
you could let them sit to harden or you could play with them.
We havent actually ever let them sit.
Were too excited to play with them.
I stored ours in a zip lock bag.
They did start to flatten, but rolled right back together when we wanted to play with them again.
Making a bouncy ball
Note:This recipe is for one color.
To make two, like we did, I used three bowls.
One for each of the cornstarch/glue/food coloring/glitter mixture and the third for the borax mixture.
I did not need to double the borax mixture when using two different batches of color.
We had so much fun making these (and playing with them too).
The sparkly glitter was such a fun touch.
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