Mr. Joe Bolton from Suitcase Circus gives the best demonstration of how to make some nifty balls & juggle them. Because juggling makes you smarter! http://www.suitcasecircus.com
For each 'Balloon Ball' you will need:
3 Round balloons - Just standard party balloons, bigger ones are better if you can find them. Your juggling balls will be stronger if you use 4 or 5 balloons on each one.
1 Freezer bag - Any small light plastic bag will work.
1/2 Cup of uncooked rice - You can substitute anything that is around the same size/weight. Jugglers often choose millet (bird seed) as a fill material or you could use those old lentils at the back of the cupboard. If you don't have anything else then use some sand, a bit less though because its heavier than rice.
A pair of scissors.
Step 1.
Kids, get a grown-up to help with this bit.
Carefully cut the neck from each balloon.
Step 2.
Put ½ a cup of uncooked rice into a freezer bag.
Squeeze out any air from the bag & give it a good twist so that the rice stays inside.
Squish the rice bag into a rough ball shape.
Step 3.
Stretch a balloon all the way around the rice ball.
Use lots of fingers.
Grown-ups, get a kid to help with this bit.
Step 4.
Stretch the other balloons on one at a time.
Put them on at different angles so that the openings dont match up.
All done, have fun!
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