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Ball

Have fun with ball games

Done in 20mins
Skill level basic

This ball can be used for all kinds of ball games. With this guide, you can make a small ball as well as a soccer ball. And the best: you can fully make it from recycling materials. That makes it free and environmentally friendly.

Girl throws ball
Girl throws ball

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Author · Julie Hay

What you need

Bread bags and scissors
Bread bags and scissors

How you make it

Put all the bread bags in one bread bag

Scrunch each bread bag one at a time (or scrunch your damp paper into a ball) and put it inside a bread bag.

Put all the bread bags in one bread bag

Put all the bread bags in one bread bag
Put all the bread bags in one bread bag
Put all the bread bags in one bread bag

Squeeze as much of the air as you can out of the bag.

Push the inside bags (or paper) as far down as you can to make a small, firm, round ball.

Squeeze out the air
Squeeze out the air

Close the opening of the bag

The less air you have, the less likely the ball is to pop.

Close the opening of the bag
Close the opening of the bag

Tie a knot in the bag.

Make sure that you pull it right down onto the ball to stop the air from getting in.

Tie a knot in the bag
Tie a knot in the bag

Cut off the tail, right next to the knot.

Cut off the tail
Cut off the tail

Optional: Turn your netlon bag inside out, so that the knot is on the inside.

The netlon bag is optional, but it does make your ball stronger and less likely to pop. Turn your netlon bag inside out

Turn your netlon bag inside out

Put the ball in the net so that the knot of the ball is on the side.

Put the ball in the net
Put the ball in the net

Cut your netlon into 2 equal pieces, right up to the edge of the ball.

Don’t pop your ball! Cut your netlon into 2 equal pieces

Cut your netlon into 2 equal pieces

Tie the two pieces together with 3 knots to make it very secure.

Tie the two pieces together
Tie the two pieces together

Cut the ends off and your ball is ready to play with!

Cut the ends off

Cut the ends off
Ready ball
Ready ball

How you use it

Now it’s time to have fun and play

Here are some inspirations of what you can play with your children and the ball:

Bowling

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Throw and catch

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Balance Ball

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Mini Hockey

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Mini Soccer

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