The 1% Club
Queen of Diamonds
Make a Stress Ball
Hard Level
Create a stress ball
to use at times you need to focus, think or calm down.
Equipment and materials:
- One balloon
- One cup of flour
- A funnel
Instructions:
- Blow up the balloon and then deflate it before you start. This stretches the balloon which makes it easier to fill it with the flour.
- Pull the end of the balloon up over the end of a funnel.
- Carefully pour flour into the funnel. Shake the funnel back and forth and tap the side of it to get the flour to go down into the balloon.
- If the flour doesn’t seem to go through the funnel, use a pencil or pen to push it through. Keep adding more and more flour to the funnel and into the balloon until you’re happy with the size.
- Remove the funnel and tie a knot in the balloon. Try to get the knot as close to the base of the balloon as you can.
How to Make a Stress Ball: 5 Easy Steps to Make a DIY Stress Ball (onelittleproject.com)
Making stress balls is a fun way to help you feel calm when you’re stressed or nervous. When you squeeze the ball, it helps your body relax, just like taking a deep breath. Plus, squeezing the ball can make your hands stronger!
Scientists have found that stress balls can help children focus better in school.1 They also discovered that squeezing a stress ball can lower stress levels by helping your nervous system relax. So, using a stress ball can make you feel calmer and more focused!2
Small changes CAN make a big difference – that’s what The 1% Kids’ Club is all about.
- Explain how they can help with stress relief and set clear rules for when they can be used.
- Keep an eye on their use to make sure they aren’t distracting.
- Encourage students to personalise their stress balls and consider incorporating them into mindfulness activities or using them as part of a reward system.
- Introducing stress balls at home can be a great way to help your child manage stress and stay focused.
- Encourage your child to use the stress ball during homework or whenever they feel anxious.
- (2016). ERIC EJ853381: Using Stress Balls to Focus the Attention of Sixth-Grade Learners : ERIC : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. Internet Archive.
https://archive.org/details/ERIC_EJ853381 - Kasar, K. S., Erzincanli, S., & Akbas, N. T. (2020). The effect of a stress ball on stress, vital signs and patient comfort in hemodialysis patients: A randomized controlled trial. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 41, 101243.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101243
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