Welcome to Day 14 of 31 Awesome Days of Fall Activities With Your Kids.  Today my daughter and I are showing you How to Make a Simple Squishy Ball With Water Beads.  This activity is easy and puts together quickly, once the beads have expanded.  My daughter got a kick out of putting the beads in the balloon.  Watching her laugh and enjoy this activity made me glad that we tried it out.

What your child will learn from this activity

• Fine motor skills
• Counting
• Colors
• Measuring

Supplies

• Water beads
• Empty Water Bottle
• Balloon

Directions

• First, you will need to prepare your water beads.  Pour 1 tsp water beads into the empty water bottle and add 2 cups of water (follow the directions that come with your water beads for best results).
• We already had our water beads expanded, so we added them to the water bottle.  This is great for fine motor skills for your child!

• We filled our water bottle about 3/4 of the way with the water beads.  You can do more or less.

• Blow your balloon up about halfway. Then you will put it on the opening of the water bottle.  You will lose a little bit of air, but that’s ok.
• Next, squeeze your water bottle multiple times to force the beads into the balloon.  This is perfect to build strength in little one’s hands.
• Tie the end of the balloon.
• Now your squishy ball is complete.
• Squeeze it!  A great object for sensory play and hand strength.

Printable Instructions

How to Make a Simple Squishy Ball With Water Beads

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Ingredients

  

• Water beads
• Empty Water Bottle
• Balloon

Instructions

 

• First, you will need to prepare your water beads.  Pour 1 tsp water beads into the empty water bottle and add 2 cups of water (follow the directions that come with your water beads for best results).
• We already had our water beads expanded, so we added them to the water bottle.  This is great for fine motor skills for your child!
• We filled our water bottle about 3/4 of the way with the water beads.  You can do more or less.
• Blow your balloon up about halfway. Then you will put it on the opening of the water bottle.  You will lose a little bit of air, but that's ok.
• Next, squeeze your water bottle multiple times to force the beads into the balloon.  This is perfect to build strength in little one's hands.
• Tie the balloon.
• Now your squishy ball is complete.
• Squeeze it!  A great object for sensory play and hand strength.

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Conclusion

This is a fun activity to do with your kids.  Plus it will entertain them and also help with fine motor skills and hand muscle strength.  I hope you check out the rest of our series.  We would love to hear from you.  You can leave a comment below.

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