Polymer ball recipe

When you mix the borax and the glue, the chemical reaction would form long-chain molecules called polymers. The bouncy balls that are available in the market are made of rubber, another material that is also made up of polymers. When a bouncy ball is stretched, these polymer chains would uncoil and straighten up.

This is a polymer ball recipe. You’ll be needing all these materials:

• Borax that’s found in the laundry section 

• Cornstarch 

• White glue 

• Warm water

• Optional food coloring

• Measuring spoons

• Spoon or craft stick to stir the mixture

• 2 small plastic cups or other containers to mix

• Marking pen

• Ruler

• Zip-top plastic bag

The procedure makes bouncing polymer balls by just follow these steps:

• Label one cup  with Borax Solution and the other one with Ball Mixture

• Pour 2 tablespoons of warm water and 1/2 teaspoon of borax powder into the cup that says Borax Solution. Then, stir the mixture to dissolve the borax completely.

• Add food coloring if you wish so

• Pour 1 tablespoon of glue into the cup with the Ball Mixture label

• Next, add 1/2 teaspoon of the borax solution you just made and 1 tablespoon of cornstarch. Do not stir

• Allow the ingredients to incorporate on their own for about 10-15 seconds and then stir them together to completely mix

• Once the mixture becomes impossible to stir, you need to take it out of the cup and start molding the ball with your hands

• The ball would start to be sticky and messy but would soon solidify as you knead it along

• Try to bounce it.as the ball turns less sticky

• You could store your plastic ball in a sealed bag when your kid is done playing with it

• Don't ever dare to eat the materials used to make the ball or the ball itself as it’s strongly prohibited to do so

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• They might lose their bounce only after a few days and become rock hard and useless.

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