Here is a Fun How To for my Summer Activities for Kids Series. How to make your own Sponge Ball Toss (Or for Older Kids a Sponge Ball Fight might be a lot of fun!).
This is a really easy and inexpensive craft to make and it’s reusable + it’s perfect for Hot Summer Days when the Kids need something to do other than the pool.
How to Make Sponge Balls:
Start with Plain Sponges. I really think clean, new sponges are the way to go here. You will need about 12 – 1/2″ Wide Pieces, the Height doesn’t matter as much, It took me 2 of the larger sponges per ball they are about 6″ Long, or the smaller sponges took 3 per ball and they are about 4″ Long.
The next step is to cut your sponge into strips and line them up.
I like to use a domino pattern and stack 6 sponge pieces on top of 6 other sponge pieces. Place a Rubber Band Tightly around the Center of all the pieces to hold the balls together. I really like to get this tight, it helps the pieces to fan out into a Ball Shape. Then you can just manually move the pieces into a star shape.
Grab some Sand Pails and fill them up with a little water and you’re ready for some Summer Fun!
You can toss the balls between to people if you want to get more wet :) Or Just toss the balls into the Buckets if you have little ones.
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I was wondering if you’ve tried small zip ties instead of the rubber bands. It seems that the bands could either break or wear out over time.
I’ll be making these for our four year old granddaughter!
Hi Carol, I have not tried that, but you sure could. Let me know how they turn out if you try it!