How To Make A Stress Ball

The stress ball is perhaps overlooked by many people as a method to counteract stress. This is perhaps due to the fact that it is often seen as a task that can be done while doing something else that is more important, as a background task, to use computer jargon. Couple this with the fact that it is so easy to do that people become bored or sceptical that it works as a stress relieving method. Consequently you will rarely find people devoting time to working on a stress ball. The truth is that stress balls do work and should be given more prominence as a way to relieve stress. For example, rather than watch TV and play with a stress ball as an afterthought, the priority should be to work on a stress ball and watch TV as a reward. Making your own stress ball is the first step to becoming more committed to using a stress ball regularly.

To make your own stress balls all you need are a few balloons and any filling that you can think of.

Popular fillings are rice, dried beans like kidney beans or black eyed pies or chickpeas. The filling you use, however, is entirely up to you. As you make more you will experiment with the type of resistance and sensations that your hand feels as it squeezes the ball.

Cut the necks off a few of the balloons. Fill one balloon with your desired filling. Wrap this balloon in another balloon ensuring that the opening is covered by the new balloon. Do this with a few other balloons, this will ensure that the stress ball surface is firm enough to take hard squeezing without bursting. Finally you can draw any designs you like on the outer balloon surface to give the stress ball a personal touch. Once you are happy with the firmness of the surface you can squeeze to your hearts content.

If you don't fancy creating your own stress balls it is easy to purchase a stress ball at a very reasonable price. Many options are available on the Internet or in cheap dollar stores. Or perhaps you have been given one in a course, seminar or conference you attended.

Professionally made stress balls are generally made of high density foam, soft rubber, squeezable polyurethane. Most balls are non-toxic and bio-degradable. Some stress balls are hollow and can be filled with plastic beads, various gels or air pockets that give a different feel in the hand. A stress ball can have textures that are bumpy or have small nipples that give a soothing massage feel to the ball as it is worked in the hand. Other balls will have smooth textures that concentrate on working out the deeper stress levels within the muscles of the hand and arms.

More popular are the stress toys. They are essentially made of the same material but are shaped into cartoon animals or objects like computers (very popular no doubt) and can create a stronger emotional attachment to the stress relieving device. Many options exist to customise your stress ball or toy with your own logo, name or favourite picture.

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