Water balls: how to make yourself a bright decor

Small water balloons are often used for decorative purposes, they are covered in transparent vases for beauty, used in children's games. Amazing balls are interesting and pleasant hand-made articles.

What are water balls?

The balls are somewhat like colored water droplets. Decorative water balloons can be ordered on the Internet. In the packaging they look like multi-colored grains.

How to use balls

Prepare a bowl of water (best used distilled), unpack the balls and place them in the water. First, there will be no changes, but after a few minutes the balls will begin to increase in size. Soon they will completely absorb water and swell. Strain them to remove any remaining water.

Keep the balls recommended in a plastic container, so they can serve you for several weeks.

If any of them dry up - just put them in the water. But if there is an unpleasant smell, try to wash the balls and put them in clean water. If the smell does not disappear, the balls, unfortunately, will have to be thrown out.

Some people like to just touch the balls - they are so nice and slippery to touch! Picking helium or water balls has a calming effect on the nervous system. This is a great way to calm children, the main thing is that they do not tighten the balls in the mouth.

Balls absorb moisture perfectly, so they are poured into pots of flowers or vases, where there are already torn flowers. It does not need to add water.

Kids can easily learn colors and counting with them.

Materials necessary for making beads at home

Now you will learn how to make water balloons yourself. To do this you will need school knowledge in chemistry and accuracy when forming a round shape of blanks.

So, to make water balls, you will need the following materials and substances:

• 2 teaspoons baking soda (sodium bicarbonate);
• vinegar;
• Transparent bowl;
• A medium-sized pot;
• Small plastic container (heat-resistant);
• Half a cup of calcium bicarbonate;
• Half a cup of iodized salt;
• A spoon for stirring;
• Food coloring of one or different colors.

Also free up space in the freezer and make sure that you have a free burner on the stove.

Making balls together

Now you can start work.

1. Stir 1 tsp. Baking soda with a few drops of vinegar. Get sodium acetate, the same pop, which is used to raise the test.
2. Put the pop in the freezer for 10 minutes. Check the exact time!
3. Pour half a cup of calcium bicarbonate into a bowl and add sodium acetate. A violent chemical reaction will begin, at which the contents of the glass will try to splash out. Wait until the mixture is lowered, start gently stirring the solution with smooth movements.
4. Add half a cup of iodized salt and mix well until completely dissolved.
5. Pour the solution into a saucepan, put on a fire, bring to a boil, boil for 7 minutes, stirring constantly.
6. Pour the resulting mixture into a plastic container and leave it for 15 minutes to make it gel.
7. Pinch off a little of the obtained substance and remove it from the container. Contact with air leads to the fact that the gel starts to harden and keep the shape. Gently give a rounded shape, roll up small balls.
8. To paint them, dilute the food color with water and immerse the balls there for a few minutes.

This is how water balls are made in the home. Simple, fast, and most importantly - interesting. This experiment can be conducted with children, simultaneously telling them the basics of chemistry.

Quick way to make balls

If you want to get results faster, then there is another way to get water balloons.

You will need transparent silicone adhesive and cold water.

1. Squeeze a little glue into a small container and add a couple of teaspoons of water (it all depends on how much glue you squeezed out and how much ball you want to get).
2. Stir well the glutinous substance, remove it from the container, continuing to knead it in your hands. Knead for no more than 30 seconds, as it quickly freezes. Blind a small cake.
3. While holding your fingers, attach the cake to the tap, turn the water on a weak pressure. The ball will start to stretch, filling with water.
4. Remove it from the tap and connect the edges. The ball is ready!
5. To paint it, dilute the colorant of the desired color with water and stir well. Fill with a colored water syringe with a needle. Accurately stick the needle into the ball and pour in the contents. Do not be afraid, the hole is small, nothing will flow out of the ball.

How to make water bombs yourself

Surely many of you played with bombs as a child: several teams throw each other balloons filled with water. It was a fun and dynamic game, as it was necessary to constantly evade the water attack directed towards you. After cheerful fun it was necessary to change clothes, because no one left the game dry.

You can fill ordinary balloons with water. Just pour water in them and tie them - you will get pretty big water balls. It's pretty simple! Now we know how to inflate a water balloon.

They can be used for various games. But do not try to dump them from the balcony - the passers-by are clearly not going to like it.

Here's how to make water bombs from balls yourself and become an active participant in a fun game!