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How to Make Sponge Bombs

July 23, 2011 by

For a FUN time, make up a bunch of sponge bombs by cutting up ordinary household sponges into thirds, and wrapping an “ouchless” hair elastic around them….

Tip — Here is a quick video tutorial to demo how QUICK & easy these are to make!

Grab a friend and a couple of buckets — each person kneels in front of a bucket filled to the top with water. The object of the game is to hurl the sponge bombs into each other’s buckets! You WILL get wet!!!

Whoever gets the most in the other person’s bucket WINS!!

Gather up all the sponge bombs and play again (and again)! Mark and Clara joined in the fun too, but the camera would have gotten too wet, so you’ll have to take my word for it!!

This is a great way to beat the heat without using up a lot of water, and sponge bombs can be used and re-used all Summer long.

Have fun!!

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  1. Stacie says:
    July 23, 2011 at 9:03 pm

    Those are nice and colorful and that looks like a blast!

  2. Lenetta says:
    July 23, 2011 at 10:52 pm

    I trimmed the zip tie then used fingernail clippers to get the last bit. Super smooth!

    • Valerie says:
      July 27, 2011 at 1:04 pm

      You. Are. Brilliant!!!! I’m going to update the post w/ that info — thanks so much for sharing, Lenetta! :-)

  3. Christy says:
    July 24, 2011 at 5:51 am

    That looks like fun!

  4. Jessica Smith says:
    July 24, 2011 at 8:45 am

    That looks like so much fun. Thanks for sharing!

  5. Ticia says:
    July 24, 2011 at 4:08 pm

    Oh that would be a blast! More incentive to get that done…….

    • Valerie says:
      July 27, 2011 at 1:42 pm

      Yes! And they are SO easy to make! You’re going to wonder why you waited so long!!!

  6. Sarah says:
    July 24, 2011 at 6:43 pm

    Love it!!! Gonna have to keep this in my back pocket.

    • Valerie says:
      July 27, 2011 at 1:42 pm

      :-D I bet the triplets will have a blast when they’re older — always good to have ideas on-hand!

  7. Q @ JAQS says:
    July 25, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    OK that is a fabulous idea. Need to try it out with my kids.

    Thanks for sharing!

    BTW I’m hosting a 12 FAT quarter Fabric Giveaway. Come by and check it out when you get a chance :)

    Q @ http://www.jaqsstudio.com/

  8. Natasha says:
    July 27, 2011 at 10:13 pm

    Fantastic idea!

  9. Melanie says:
    July 30, 2011 at 7:23 pm

    Great idea. I finally bought some sponges. How many “strips” did you use for each ball? Did you just stack them and then tie them off? Thanks … I can’t wait to try it out!

    • Valerie says:
      July 30, 2011 at 8:02 pm

      Hi Melanie — Nine sponge strips seems to be a great number. Just bunch them up (I did three rows wide & three high), and tie them up! Have fun!!

  10. Ticia says:
    April 1, 2012 at 6:35 pm

    I’m linking to you tomorrow. It was quite a while to find this post, but I knew it was here.

  11. JDaniel4's Mom says:
    April 14, 2012 at 3:24 pm

    I love these and am so going to make some.

  12. Dee says:
    May 18, 2012 at 8:20 pm

    I love this idea…kinda like water balloons without the later clean up mess! I found zip ties and sponges at Dollar Tree — economical fun!! This idea will be put to use this summer…thanks!!

  13. Barb says:
    May 20, 2012 at 10:40 pm

    I tied the balls together with cotton string.
    No sharp edges!!

  14. Mary Evans says:
    May 21, 2012 at 6:52 pm

    These are so much fun, and they make a great gift!

  15. Sharon says:
    July 6, 2012 at 11:37 pm

    What did you use to cut the sponges? I’ve made a bunch of these and they really dull an electric knife fast.

  16. Lauren says:
    July 7, 2012 at 11:34 pm

    I made them using the small rubber hair bands so no wire or ties required, we brought them to the beach and pool and they held up against a 3 yr old boy and an almost 2 year old girl :0) made 4 in about 5 mins

  17. Launi says:
    July 12, 2012 at 6:51 pm

    Where did you find all the colorful sponges? I can only find boring yellow. :}

    • Valerie says:
      July 12, 2012 at 9:27 pm

      Our local dollar store carries them. I have also seen them at Target — hope this helps! Have fun, Launi!! :-)

  18. Aubri @ Tried and Tried Again says:
    July 13, 2012 at 10:42 am

    I found this post on pintrest. We made these bombs today and had a great time playing outside with friends. They last sooo much longer than water balloons! We’re excited to use them again. Thanks!

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