How to make juggling balls

Nice juggling balls can cost over $45. Make better ones for under $5. They're a great way to make money while traveling, just make some balls and then go juggle on a corner. Sell them to kids and teach them how to juggle. Watch the video bellow if you want to skip all boring reading stuff.

Step 1 Get Everything Together

You will need the following:

Tennis Balls
Balloons
Hand Snippers
Dirt'

All this stuff is best bought at Target, because Wal-Mart sucks.

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[JustPrism]

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[mvkid360]

 I once tried to make juggling balls out of just water balloons and rice. it was all going well until i realized that one of the baloons had an air pocket which caused it to pop. rice everywhere. bad idea. this looks much better and i will give it a try

[bulletproofkevlar]

im sorry but i dont want to sound mean or anything i just dont thing i could ever sell a modified tennis ball... not a bad idea but not exactly what i thought it was gonna be

[nomooremr.niceguy]

I made some with racket balls. I drilled a small hole in the side, used an injector and filled them with water, then I sealed the hole with hot glue. I just thought I'd throw that out there if anyone wanted another idea. I didn't think of the balloon idea though. I really like it. I'll have to do that. Thank you! It's a great instructable.

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[clown96]

but i will also add to use something to wigh them so then they will all be the same weight =)

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[hereinmyRedJar]

I had a similar idea a while back and filled the balls with rice. I like the balloon feature though. I just put some tape over the holes instead, but I think I'll go and get some balloons now for them.

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[luthiz]

These are nice juggling balls, for sure. I suggest getting the highest quality balloons you can find, to avoid the rotting funk that results from the lower quality rubber drying out.

[BurningApple]

I just got 3 tennis balls. As soon as I get the balloons, I am soooo gonna make this. Thanks! +

[cupebill]

You don't actually need the tennis balls. Take a balloon and fill it with sand. Cut the neck and the bottom off of a second balloon. Wrap it around the first. Done. It's really tough, but if your worried, add a third. Rotate the openings so they don't match and these little buggers last a long time. Maybe I'll do an inst4rutable on that soon. So easy. Kinda like the rice idea mentioned elsewhere. Lighter for those who need it.

[bassclarinet23]

I've been looking for a cheap way to get some nice juggling balls...these are nice.

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[lawizeg]

I hear you.

[bassclarinet23]

They're cheap, but at the cost of their employees.

[A good name]

metacafe videos haven't been working lately :(

[ntgrater]

If you want to work out you arms you can fill them with bbs or lead shot

[Full Frontal Graphic]

I use cast iron balls from http://www.castironballs.org

plus it's just fun to have a set of cast iron balls.

Nice instructable. These are very similar to the stress balls we sold at a store I worked, they were several dollars each wholesale.

[endotoxin]

I was just about to mention this as well. So-called Exerballs can cost as much as $90 a set, but this gets anywhere between 1 and 1.75 lbs per ball for perhaps a $12 investment. I also use rubber cement to seal the hole before wrapping it in a balloon for stability.

[Full Frontal Graphic]

Cast Iron Balls sells their bigger size for under 30 for 3 balls... they will last for centuries and are 100% recycled

[endotoxin]

Where does one find cast iron balls? Are you talking about "Grape Shot" or something different?

[Full Frontal Graphic]

No, they have 2 inch and 2-and-a-half-inch / 2-pound solid cast iron balls

The ones I have are shiny plated, but they sell plain iron too.

I put the address on an earlier post... but if you cant spot it, :http://www.castironballs.org

[Llama Nerds]

You can also do something similar for a lot cheaper: Get a few rolls of pennies and stuff them in the tennis balls. I have some of these I've used for a nice workout. I'll have to do the balloon thing to them to dress them up a little. Also, anyone know how well the tennis balls would bounce if you didn't cut them or fill them, just wrapped the balloons around them? I suppose racquetballs might be cheaper....

[Llama Nerds]

Having tested my own theory, I can say that the balloon rubber has no effect on the bounciness of the tennis balls. I've done this with a few tennis balls I had laying around, and they work fine for reverse juggling.

[frollard]

You dont want bounce in juggling balls...hence why you half fill them with dirt or sand - it absorbs the impact.

[Llama Nerds]

I actually like having bounce in my balls (heh) so that I can do reverse juggling too.

[frollard]

this is true - bounce juggling balls want a lot of bounce - when learning you want balls that will absorb the hits with your hands to ease catching.

[ntgrater]

make sure you fill them all the way or the will spin off balance i found if you put some sand in them they balance out

[Sgt.Waffles]

Thats pretty cool! Too bad i dont know how to juggle though. +

[ich bin ein pyro]

again geez you stole what i was gonna say also if someone does know how they could post an instructable on that

[silverpapermaker]

i dont know how to juggle but i could make like 20 of those and have wars with my friends..... ow bloody nose owowow crap ow i need a tissue!!

[Llama Nerds]

I know how, but I don't have a video camera. If I can figure out a good way to present it using just still pictures, I'll post one.

[Llama Nerds]

Okay, it's up here. Enjoy!

[KLUTZYscientist]

Joy, my own dirt filled juggling balls, and for "Sgt. Waffles", what was the point of watching this video if you have not learned to juggle? But in all .. I liked the idea ..

[dacker]

If dirt or sand is too much weight for some, try uncooked rice, dried beans beans, or dried peas. I've used rice or beans for my juggling beanbags ( which are better for learning to juggle than rigid balls.) Mmmm, rice & beans. Now I'm hungry!

[maxpower49]

you need to add some sound to the viedo

[walkthewalk]

Pretty cool. I used to do something similar to make practice street hockey balls. After filling with dirt, I just wrapped it with duct tape.