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Water Bead Stress Ball

November 26, 2017

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Water Bead Stress Ball – A transparent balloon filled with colorful water beads makes for a soothing and fun kids toy or stress reliever!

Water Bead Stress Ball - A transparent balloon filled with colorful water beads makes for a soothing and fun kids toy or stress reliever!

Do you all remember when I made this squeeze ball? If you’re looking for another fun and easy project to do with the kids, you’re going to love this Water Bead Stress Ball. Before we dig into the details of how to make one of these awesome toys, I want to caution parents of small children. . .

If you have any children in the home who are young and put things in their mouths, DO NOT proceed with this project. Water beads are not edible or safe for swallowing.

With that being said, let’s get to the fun! You can watch the video and read through the step-by-step instructions for all of the details on making your water bead stress ball!

How to Make a Water Bead Stress Ball

Materials

  • Water beads packet (.35 ounce)
  • 8 ounce empty water bottle
  • 2-3 clear balloons
  • Scissors

Instructions

  1. Prepare water beads according to instructions on packet. Drain.
  2. Fill the water bottle with beads.
  3. Blow up one of the balloons and place it over the top of the bead-filled bottle.
  4. Turn the water bottle upside down, shake and squeeze the bottle until all of the water beads have been transferred from the bottle to the balloon.
  5. Tie the end of the balloon and *cut the larger tie off the end of the balloon.
  6. Repeat the steps with the other balloon(s).

*Cutting the tie off of the end of the balloon is optional – the ball will look nicer but will be at a higher risk of opening when being played with.

Now let’s make one together!

Start out by preparing the water beads according to the instructions on the packet. Orbeez can also work. If you have a container of water beads rather than a packet, only use a small amount. The packets I used were .35 ounce.

Water Bead Stress Ball - A transparent balloon filled with colorful water beads makes for a soothing and fun kids toy or stress reliever!

I let my beads set in the water for about four hours. Feel free to allow them to set overnight if you would like.

Water Bead Stress Ball - A transparent balloon filled with colorful water beads makes for a soothing and fun kids toy or stress reliever!

You would think the above photo is just blurry, but that’s not the case. This is what the water beads look like after setting about two hours. They actually DO look blurry when you look at them in the water.

Four hours later, they’ll look like this!

Water Bead Stress Ball - A transparent balloon filled with colorful water beads makes for a soothing and fun kids toy or stress reliever!

Drain any remaining water from the beads using a colander – it’s only minutes now until your ball is ready!

Water Bead Stress Ball - A transparent balloon filled with colorful water beads makes for a soothing and fun kids toy or stress reliever!

Fill an empty water bottle with water beads.

 

Water Bead Stress Ball - A transparent balloon filled with colorful water beads makes for a soothing and fun kids toy or stress reliever!

Partially inflate a balloon.

Water Bead Stress Ball - A transparent balloon filled with colorful water beads makes for a soothing and fun kids toy or stress reliever!

Place the balloon over the top of the water bottle.

Water Bead Stress Ball - A transparent balloon filled with colorful water beads makes for a soothing and fun kids toy or stress reliever!

Shake and gently squeeze the water bottle to transfer the beads from the bottle into the balloon.

Water Bead Stress Ball - A transparent balloon filled with colorful water beads makes for a soothing and fun kids toy or stress reliever!

Slowly let the air out of the balloon and tie the end of the balloon. To make the balloon look a bit more like a ball (and less like a balloon) you can cut the larger tie off of the end of the balloon. This is completely optional. To make the ball a bit more durable, don’t cut the tie.

Water Bead Stress Ball - A transparent balloon filled with colorful water beads makes for a soothing and fun kids toy or stress reliever!

And there you have it!

Water Bead Stress Ball - A transparent balloon filled with colorful water beads makes for a soothing and fun kids toy or stress reliever!

I love how colorful it is, don’t you?

Water Bead Stress Ball - A transparent balloon filled with colorful water beads makes for a soothing and fun kids toy or stress reliever!

The kiddos loved the feel of these balls and played with them for days!

Water Bead Stress Ball - A transparent balloon filled with colorful water beads makes for a soothing and fun kids toy or stress reliever!

So did I. 🙂

Tip: After days of squeezing, the water beads can start breaking apart inside of the balloon and the “look” of the ball will become more cloudy. When that happened to ours, we just made more!

Have fun and let me know how your water bead stress balls turn out!!

Water Bead Stress Ball - A transparent balloon filled with colorful water beads makes for a soothing and fun kids toy or stress reliever!

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  1. Toto says

    November 26, 2017 at 8:38 am

    I would like to do this but I don’t know what water beads are and where to find them.
    Thank you

    Reply
    • Sara says

      November 26, 2017 at 10:36 pm

      Please read through the entire post. I have links to where you can purchase them on Amazon. Good luck!

      Reply
  2. Jo-Anne the crazy lady says

    November 26, 2017 at 2:52 pm

    What a great thing I would like it

    Reply
  3. Vicky Teal says

    May 27, 2021 at 7:19 am

    I’ve done these two years now, and some of my balloons burst. Is there a special brand or type of balloon that works best, or is there something else I can do to stop this from happening?

    Reply
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