Guest guest Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 I forgot to say that we needed to play with the amount of flour to get the right size. We had a few duds before we got it right so change the amount of flour to suit your child. Leah > > > > Ok, here's how we made the fidgit balls for Olivia, actually we > made them for the whole class since everyone at one time or another > needs to keep their hands busy!! > > Only 2 ingredients! > *Small to medium balloon (whichever fits nicely in your childs > hand and isnt' too big) > *Flour > > With a funnel pour about 2 tbsp. of flour into the balloon. > Knot it off tightly close to the flour. > Take the opening end of the balloon and pull it back over the bulb > with the flour in it. > > You get a perfectly shaped and supple fidgit ball that is very > much like the large ones in the stores for adults. > For variations we put rice and sugar in some of them for a > different texture and the kids really seem to like them. It's great > OT therapy and keeps their hands very occupied. > > Hope that it works well for all of you as well. > > Leah, mom to 9 years and Olivia 4 years (5 next month!) > 19lbs, 33 " , RSS, OI, lots of meds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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