Make It Yourself!

I've been trying to find fun summer activities that don't cost too much. The other day I found this bouncy ball kit at Fry's for $4.00. It has enough materials to make several small or a few large bouncy balls. You simply pour the colored crystals into the mold (either solid or mix it up a bit) and then hold the mold in cold water for a few minutes, let it dry, then pop your ball out and bounce away.

(This is Sylvie counting to 60. She counts to 10 six times and holds up a finger each time. As you can see, she's reached 10 so far...it's gonna' be a while...)

Now, they don't bounce as well as a regular bouncy ball, but they're pretty bouncy and just the fact that they made it themselves made it all the more fun. It kept my ladies occupied for a couple of hours and amazingly they didn't break anything in the house.

Well...that's actually because there's nothing left to break in the house. They've already broken everything. Anyway...

Chloe with her small ball.

Sylvie with her small ball.

Here's a shot of the larger one Chloe made.