It has been proven that exercise helps to increase the ability to concentrate. Juggling is particularly important because throwing and catching improves blood flow to the body and brain. Both halves of the brain have to perform at their best, body awareness is improved and it's also a lot of fun. You can easily make juggling balls yourself together with your children and get started right away. We'll tell you how it's done.

Juggling balls can easily be made from balloons

What should good juggling balls for beginners be like?

It is important for juggling balls to:

  • Have a comfortable weight and good grip.
  • Don't break even if they fall to the ground frequently.
  • Don't roll away.
  • are beautifully colourful.

Variant 1: Balloons filled with granular content

Material:

  • Round balloons of different colors
  • funnel
  • scissors
  • empty bottle
  • granular stuffing, e.g. lentils, rice, coarse salt, teriyaki noodles

Manual:

  • First let the filling material trickle through the funnel (5.00€) into the bottle.
  • Blow up a balloon and put it over the neck of the bottle.
  • Turn the bottle upside down so the filling material falls into the balloon.
  • detach balloon.
  • Cut off the necks of 2-3 more balloons and put the rounded part of the balloon over the already filled one, sealing the opening.

Sew fabric juggling balls

These balls are more durable than the first variant. In addition, you can let your creativity run free and make the balls in your favorite colors to match the outfit or from imaginatively patterned material.

Material:

  • Fabric or soft (artificial) leather
  • granular filling material
  • small funnel
  • Sewing supplies (needle, thread, scissors, possibly a sewing machine)
  • Pattern (available to download online)

Manual:

  • Cut pattern pieces.
  • Sew the ball together according to the instructions. Work very carefully, otherwise the ball will not come together in one point.
  • Sew threads well so that nothing comes loose.
  • Join all pieces together, but leave the last seam open.
  • turn ball.
  • Fill in the filling material with the funnel through the turning opening.
  • Close the opening with a mattress stitch.

tips

If you don't have any balloons at hand, you can fill old sneaker socks with granular material. Turn the sock around itself two or three times in the middle and pull the second half of the sock over the ball that has been created. The upcycling juggling ball is ready.

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