Kids Summer Craft: Making Sponge Water Bombs (Video)

In the summer months, when it gets hotter and hotter, everyone is looking for something fun and cooling to do. A super-fun way to have a summer outdoor activity that will provide lots of laughter and good times, are the well-known balloon water bombs. But there is an even better and eco-friendlier – as they are reusable – way to get all the fun that balloon water bombs provide, without having to buy them time after time: DIY sponge water bombs. This ideal Summer Craft is great to make with the kids and outdoor play and they are so easy to make, you will not believe it.

Kids Summer Craft: Making Sponge Water Bombs (Video)

DIY sponge water bombs

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Supplies

Plain household sponges (you’ll need about 4 sponges for one water bomb)

Rubber bands (as many as the water bombs you are going for)

Scissors

Watch the video on how to make Sponge Water Bombs

You can find the link to the video here

Instructions

1. Cut the sponges into thirds
2. Stack about 10-12 pieces – or as many as you like to make the water bombs the way you want
3. Pinch the center of the stack together and tie the rubber band as tight as you can.
4. Repeat to make as many sponge water bombs as you planned.
5. Get outside and fill one or more buckets with water. Dip the sponge water bombs into the water and let them soak up plenty of it. Now you know what to do… find someone to share the fun!

Summer fun with sponge water bombs

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This Summer Craft is so easy and quick to put together and is perfect for hot summer days or even summer parties, especially if there are kids! They will love it time after time. Of course you have to be prepared for very wet children, so choose the clothes wisely before giving them the water bucket. Another great thing about these sponge water bombs is that they don’t hurt when you throw them at another person, unlike balloon water bombs often do and they are so easy to use, while balloon water bombs require more preparation to fill them up with water one by one.

You can play with them chasing each other without any rules, or start a target game with them, the targets being, of course, other playing people. There is simply no end to the fun and will surely provide hours of kinetic activity for your kids, which is so important for their health.

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