Sponge Ball Water Play

My first encounter with a Sponge Ball was at a splash pad. A mom and her son had brought them as a fun toy to play with in the water. They were so cool because they are made out of sponges and create fun effect when you squeeze them or throw them. Furthermore, because they are just sponges, they are soft and I don’t have to worry too much about the kids throwing them around.

I have been meaning to make them every since I first saw them, but life happened and I never got around to it. I went on Pinterest to remind myself how to make them. If you search “sponge balls” you will come across a variety of posts and activities, or you can just use my suggestions!

Materials Needed: Sponges, scissors, and hair bands

Actually, the hardest part for me was finding sponges without the hard scrubbing side. You want the soft colored sponges. I was only able to find wavy sponges at Walmart, but that just meant I had some fun wavy pieces in the sponge balls.

A three pack of sponges will make 1 ball. So buy according to how many sponge balls you want to make.

Any type of hair rubber band will do. I used goody brand “ouchless” hair bands because I had them at my house and they don’t have the metal part that some hair bands have.

What to do:

My sponges came in a pack of 3. New sponges come slightly damp so it is easy to cut them and assemble the sponge balls. I cut each sponge into 4 equal strips. Then I bunched the strips together (all 12 of them) and tied the rubber band tightly around the bunch.

DONE!

Have some fun:

Take your sponge balls to the splash pad.

Play with them in the pool.

Fill buckets with water and play water tag.

We had fun getting them wet and then making fun splats on the ground when we dropped them.

Try throwing a wet sponge ball in the air and catching it on your head.

Play catch.

Have a water transferring relay race. Dip your sponge ball in water and walk it to an empty bucket. First one to fill up their empty bucket wins.

Take them inside for bath time fun.

Have fun getting wet!!

Have you made sponge balls before? What fun activities could you add to this list?