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Emotional Stress Ball Balloons

March 20, 2012

I’ve seen this project on a couple other blogs and thought it would be a great way to teach my son about emotions. I found a bag of all yellow balloons at Target and it reminded me of the classic smiley face. I thought this would make the perfect canvas for all of our different faces/emotions.

All you need to make stress balls are flour, a funnel, a black sharpie and balloons. I couldn’t find our funnel (figures) so I cut the bottom off of an empty water bottle and it worked just as well.

Stretch the opening of the balloon over the end of your funnel. Scoop flour into it and shake down till it fills your balloon. Tie the balloon off and draw on your face with the black sharpie!

I added on colored yarn to make some fun crazy hair. The hair is just an untrimmed pom pom. Google “how to make a yarn pom pom” for simple tutorials. The colored hair came in handy because I also printed out each balls emotion in its coordinating color. This made it easier for my son to match up the ball to its emotion.

I asked him which ball feels “happy” and then explained, when we are happy, we smile!

Our little game worked well and we played it over and over again. When we were done, I threw out the little pieces of paper, but ended up having to print more out when he wanted to play again later that evening – I should have known better :o)

When not talking about emotions, these little guys are fun to squeeze, squash, smash and smoosh. Perfect for sensory play!

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  1. Growing a Jeweled Rose says

    March 20, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    These are so cute!

    Reply
  2. chelle says

    March 20, 2012 at 5:17 pm

    I've been pondering and looking for ideas to help teach my lil guy about emotions…this idea is great!! and hands on…good for my boy who's always on the go go go…;) thanks for sharing

    Reply
    • Repeat Crafter Me says

      March 20, 2012 at 8:23 pm

      Our boys sound very similar :o) Glad I was able to inspire you!

      Reply
  3. 4you-withlove says

    March 20, 2012 at 5:34 pm

    Very nice!

    Reply
  4. Tonii says

    March 20, 2012 at 7:40 pm

    What a seriously fantastic idea! Thank you so much for sharing it, I will definitely be making these at our house 🙂

    Reply
    • Repeat Crafter Me says

      March 22, 2012 at 3:46 am

      Thanks Tonii! Happy to be your newest follower! – Sarah

      Reply
  5. Julie E says

    March 21, 2012 at 4:55 am

    These little guys are so cute! Thing 1 is going to love them. I'm clipping this for later. Thanks for sharing at Wednesday Whatsits. 🙂

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    • Repeat Crafter Me says

      March 22, 2012 at 3:44 am

      Thanks Julie! And thanks for giving me the opportunity to share :o)

      Reply
  6. Kimberly @ The Brown Eyes Have It says

    March 21, 2012 at 5:02 am

    I love them! I think I need to make one for each of my kids (with different colored hair) so they can take out their anger on these instead f each other. 🙂

    Reply
    • Repeat Crafter Me says

      March 22, 2012 at 3:43 am

      HAHA! Ya if only I could get big brother to beat up one of these instead of his younger brother. Happy to be your newest follower! -Sarah

      Reply
  7. Amie says

    March 25, 2012 at 1:24 pm

    What a great idea! I am going to share this with a mum who has an autistic boy. They practice emotions all the time and this is a great hands on activity. Thanks for linking up to the Kids Co-op!

    Reply
  8. Lorie says

    March 26, 2012 at 1:41 am

    These are adorable! What a great idea!

    Reply
  9. Julie E says

    March 28, 2012 at 2:48 am

    You've been featured on Wednesday Whatsits! Come by this week's party to grab your button. Thanks for linking up! I hope to see you again. 🙂

    Reply
  10. Carrie says

    March 29, 2012 at 1:58 am

    These are wonderful!! I will definitely have to give this a try. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday! I hope you are having an amazing week!

    Reply
  11. Anonymous says

    December 3, 2012 at 1:00 am

    Hello,

    These look so cute, can you tell me what you used to attach the pom poms to the balloon? I assume glue, but I was wondering what kind adhered to the balloon best

    Reply
  12. Heather S. says

    April 15, 2013 at 11:09 pm

    Hello! I am a teacher who works with students with emotional disabilities and other behavior issues. I also blog about my experiences to help others. One of our counselors makes stress balls with our kids like these. I was searching for a picture of them for my blog. I loved your picture and your blog post so I have mentioned your blog and linked to it in my post that will be going out on Thursday. Thank you for sharing!

    Heather Salsman
    Teaching Through Turbulence

    Reply
  13. salhi says

    November 28, 2015 at 2:29 pm

    I love them, is a Creative idea thanks.

    Reply
  14. Carolyn says

    February 20, 2016 at 7:28 am

    You always have the greatest ideas and crafts!!! Very talented!!!

    Reply
  15. Ramya says

    June 16, 2016 at 9:38 pm

    Very nice ideas, im sure toddlers will like it.

    Reply
  16. MissA. says

    June 9, 2017 at 1:07 pm

    Done this with my group of Sunday school kids and done a little lesson on how Jesus loves us in all different moods,shapes, sizes and colors etc…

    Reply
  17. mindfulness counselling training says

    August 30, 2018 at 4:13 am

    Hello all, here every person is sharing these kinds of familiarity, thus it’s pleasant
    to read this blog, and I used to go to see this blog everyday.

    Reply
  18. Claire says

    January 14, 2019 at 5:08 am

    How to you attach the pom poms to sit on the top so well? You can see the balloon tie on some of mine and some wont sit central

    Thanks

    Reply

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Hi and thanks for stopping by! I'm Sarah, the crafter, crocheter and occasional crockpotter behind this blog. As a wife and mom of 3 my days are busy but I always find time to pick up my crochet hook or indulge in something crafty. I have a passion for crafting and crocheting and offer my patterns and tutorials for free! I hope you enjoy everything you find here and please feel free to repeat after me!

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