DIY Emoji Stress Balls for Kids to Make Craft

Creating a way to combat stress for kids is a winning idea for sure.

Life can be overwhelming sometimes. Crafting makes it a more joyful and happy for me. Whether painting, drawing, sewing or creating with recycled materials – making things calms my spirit. I especially love when I make something that is totally 100% useful like this fun craft project. These balls are super fun to make with kids and adults because everyone can use a little handmade sensory magic. These DIY Emoji Stress Balls are a quick and fun craft to make with the kids. With just a few simple supplies you can make one too!

Zoe is in MIDDLE school. For real! The baby of four is growing up so fast. She has been for the first two days but next week will be her first full FIVE day week complete with starting track and Girl Scouts. We talked about stress management today and she asked if we could make stress balls. The fun activity turned into this with just a few balloons, Poly Pellets and Sharpie markers.

How to make DIY Emoji Stress Balls:

Making them together was super fun. We gathered supplies. Our yellow balloons are from Amazon and so are the Poly Pellets.

Too busy to make this craft right away?! Pin it for later! Pin this project to your favorite craft board on Pinterest and it’ll be waiting for you when you’re ready.

Supplies needed to create this craft:

yellow balloons
poly pellets
sharpie markers

A trick we learned is to blow the balloon up first to expand it and then fill it with the pellets. Put enough Poly Pellets (we used rice for some too but they weren’t as weighted) in to form a ball.