Stress Relief

The children were offered an opportunity to make homemade stress balls after Nathan had expressed that he would like to make one earlier this month.  Using balloons, flours and glue the children stuffed their balloons with the squishy mixture using funnels, pencils and the tool they found most useful, thier fingers.  

"It feels amazing" 

"I stuck my finger in to push it down"

"Mine feels like a stress ball!"

"It feels squishy."

As the activity wrapped up a few of the children began to specualte about other acitivites that they could do that would be similar to making stress balls.  They thought that making slime and home made bean bags would be other fun sensory experiences.  

Maybe we'll have to try those out next time.