How to Make Stress Balls With Sand

A stress ball is an excellent tool to use to relieve stress, and to exercise your hands and fingers. While stress balls are available at a variety of online and brick-and-mortar stores, an economical alternative is to make your own out of sand. With a cup of sand and a couple common household items, you will be squeezing your cares away before you know it.

Things You'll Need

• 1 cup clean dry play sand (approximately)
• 1 small funnel
• 1 small balloon (about 3 inches inflated)

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Instructions

• 1

  Measure 1 cup of sand into an easy-to-pour container.

• 2

  Insert the tip of a funnel into a balloon, pulling the end of the balloon up tight against the sides of the funnel spout.

• 3

  Hold the end of the balloon tight to the funnel, and slowly pour the sand into the balloon. Remove the funnel.

• 4

  Squeeze out any excess air from the balloon. Tie it tightly.