To please your child or your significant other, you can make a glowing ice ball. Its disadvantage is that it will melt when room temperature, but if you decorate the yard with such balls New Year's Eve or Christmas, you and your guests will experience a real holiday atmosphere. The ball will glow until it melts or until the batteries in the LEDs burn out. Try to surprise your guests and neighbors with such an amazing craft.
We invite you to familiarize yourself with the process of making homemade products.
For creating glowing ball we need:
- expander;
- pliers;
- any marker;
- balloon;
- several LEDs;
- cup.
So let's begin. We pour plain water into a glass. 200 grams is enough for us. You shouldn't take too much water, because then we will still have to add it from the tap. We need this amount so that the dye can dissolve and give the water the desired shade.
We take, break our marker and take out the cotton wool from it. We will use this cotton wool as a dye.
We throw the dye (in our case, cotton wool from a felt-tip pen) into a glass of water. To better color the water, it is better to rub the cotton wool. You can use food coloring that was left over from Easter, and if you don’t have either, dilute a little gouache or watercolor in water.
Now we take our LEDs, turn them on and wrap them with electrical tape, leaving only the bulbs burning. Electrical tape is needed to wrap the wires and the battery connection. Then they will be thrown into the water and it is highly undesirable for the water to come into contact with the batteries.
The next step is to pour a little dye diluted in water into the balloon.
After you have poured a glass of water with dye into the ball, we lower the LEDs into it. They must be thrown directly into the water.
Next, add regular tap water to the ball. In size you should get a small melon. Don't make the ball too big, it will be very difficult to fit it in the freezer and the effect of the diodes will not be the same.
There are entertainments for children that some parents may find quite ridiculous or even unacceptable. And I really feel very sorry for the children who are not allowed to do such things, for completely dishonest reasons, like - “This is nonsense, they don’t make any sense,” “Don’t you dare, I just washed the floors,” “Who will do all this later?” clean up”, etc. My son once had an excellent argument for my protests - “Mom, but that’s all I love!!!” And I gave up, because at heart I’m also a child and now we’re having fun together! Yesterday we made balls of colored ice and I will tell you 10 great ways how... to stain the whole apartment with them))) and not only... But, more on that later, first I’ll show you how we made them:
Buy tiny inflatable water bomb balloons. They are really very small and almost impossible to inflate with air, they are so elastic.
We want not just ice cubes, but colored ice cubes and for this you will need food coloring different colors– drop a few drops into each ball. So, put the ball on the end of the tap, as in the photo, and carefully, in a thin stream, fill it with water. Now tie a knot at the end or, if this seems too difficult for you, use a thread.
When you are done with all the balls, place them in freezer. In about a day (maybe earlier) they will be completely ready!
And now, as promised, 10 fun ways to use them:
- Decorate with colored ice balls, lay out beautiful shapes, patterns or designs. Before the onset of a thaw or heavy snowfall, passers-by will be able to admire your creativity in the snow.
- Hang the balls on a tree, for example, like this in an original way, decorate the Christmas tree in the yard. To do this, initially insert a thread or rope into each ball.
- If you make a Snow Woman, then 2 colored balls will serve as her eyes. And, if you make a hedgehog, then instead of prickly needles, you can line its back with balls.
- If you add grain or special birdseed to the ball along with water, you will get excellent bird feeders. They will peck out the seeds from there, and you will be able to have a good look at the birds.
- I don’t recommend throwing such balls at each other, they are still heavy. But you can play bowling with them, breaking bowling sticks, or simply throw someone further.
- Just like in winter, you can bring balls into the yard and lay out a design with them. It’s a pity, it won’t be so durable, but you’ll watch how picturesquely it melts.
- You can draw with colored balls directly on the asphalt.
- If you place the balls in a children's pool or large basin, you will see how they melt and color the water in different colors. Can be studied as two different colors when mixed they give a third, for example, blue + red = purple, and yellow + blue = green.
- You can have a snow party in the summer at your dacha using artificial snow or foam, and then ice balls will be very useful to you.
- If for the holiday you did cold drinks for guests, instead of boring clear ice– use colored balls (made from drinking water, of course). This will appeal not only to children, but also to adults.
Multi-colored ice balls can serve as an excellent material for any art object. You can simply scatter them in the garden or yard, around the territory kindergarten, or build or decorate some kind of structure, make snowmen (especially if you freeze water while wearing rubber gloves), etc. We settled on building a multi-colored pyramid of 400 ice balls.
This is my second and I hope not my last post in this community. In the fall, with volunteers from the city of Glazov (Udmurtia), we added bright colors gray city everyday life, now we've taken on winter street art.
We chose a city park as the location for our winter art object. Firstly, there are more children here, and secondly, there is a Sports House nearby where you can get water for the balloons. We talked with the heads of the organizations - they happily agreed to help us.
Where did the idea come from? Surely, many have more than once come across a guide to making ice balls with the addition of food coloring. 
According to the “recipe” everything turns out easy and simple. In reality it turned out to be much more complicated. But as always. Firstly, it is not indicated anywhere how long it takes for the ball to freeze? How much water should I pour, what is better to tint? It turned out, no matter how funny and banal it may sound, but the balloon is filled with water only under pressure - you won’t be able to go outside with a funnel and a “one and a half”. All that remains is a tap or hose with water. Well, a whole series of subtleties that we encountered in the process.
For example, the size - it’s impossible to freeze a large-volume ball (3-4 liters). At t -20, only a layer of 5-6 centimeters freezes overnight. There is water inside. It also begins to freeze, but later, and the ice “shell” bursts open - the ball cracks. It was also a mistake to bury the ball under the snow - in such a “house” it almost does not freeze.
Here is an example of a 3-liter ball that spent the whole night under the snow. In principle, the hemispheres turned out to be very “working” - you can use them as a vase for Christmas tree branches, or turn them upside down and place a lamp under it - it will be beautiful.
Through trial and error, we decided to settle on balls measuring 10*10 - 15*15 centimeters. These froze overnight in the freezer.
So, we are sharing our method of making ice balls.
1. First of all, we prepared a concentrate from gouache - 1 jar per 1.5 liters.
2. Pour the concentrate into the ball “to the brim” through a funnel. You can use food coloring in case there is a high chance that someone will decide to taste the giant candies. We took ordinary balls. You can freeze balls in the shape of Mickey Mouse, various animals, or rubber gloves (I personally froze a glove from a package of hair dye - it turned out to be a funny hand that can be attached to a snowman in wet snow).
3. Then we put it on the tap and “inflate”. It’s more convenient for two people: one holds the ball to the tap, the second turns the water on/off. They tied the ball without ropes and other things - with a loop from the neck itself (or whatever it’s called)
4. At first we wanted to fill the balloons directly on the street, connecting to the tap of the Sports House and leading the hose outside - but the hose froze, we steamed it for an hour and a half, then we decided to fill it directly in the toilet and transport it to the place with a wheelbarrow. It’s more economical in terms of water consumption, and it’s also more comfortable in the warmth than in the cold of -25.
6. Therefore, we froze them right in the park, placing the balls in the snow. We tried not to deepen it too much and place it so that the balls did not touch each other.
7. It took two hours to fill the balloons. During this time, the first batch became crusty. Left for another 2 hours. When they arrived, they discovered that the balls froze perfectly on top, but below, where they came into contact with the snow, there was water. Conclusion - in order for the balls to freeze faster and better, they need to be turned over after a couple of hours, and even better, reduce the area of contact with the snow as much as possible.
Having turned all the balls over, we decided to leave them overnight, covering them with snow from the kids.
However, this did not help - several young vandals remembered where they saw a multi-colored carpet during the day and, having unearthed the balls, began throwing them. Fortunately, the park workers drove them away in time.
8. Most of the balls still survived. The next day they began to dig them out and, after holding them a little longer in the cold, took off their “clothes.” The rubber can be removed very easily - just tear it with a knife, keys or a stick. Some balls never froze completely - they just took off their “clothes” and water poured out of them.
9. You can do whatever you want with the resulting balls. These are both wonderful self-sufficient decorations and an excellent building material. Our choice fell on the construction of a pyramid.
We secure the first level with snow so that it does not move apart.
We water each level with water - otherwise the structure will move apart due to the unevenness of the balls.
It’s a pity that we didn’t have a normal camera at hand - we filmed it on a phone. But not every camera, or rather photographer, will convey the magical play of reflections of lanterns and garlands on the edges of ice balls. And what a beauty it is during the day.
It was only later that the idea dawned on us that the frame of the pyramid could be made of snow, only by placing balls on the outside. So the pyramid would be 5 times larger. Well, that's for next year.
There is still a week until the New Year, followed by the Christmas holidays - we hope you will take into account our experience and our mistakes, adding your own ideas!
Happy creativity!
Winter is coming, which means it's time to think about how we will decorate our favorite area for the New Year holidays. Multi-colored ice balls, randomly laid out throughout the area, or, on the contrary, collected into one large incredibly beautiful pyramid, can become an excellent and quite original element decor. Making such balls is not at all difficult, but they will bring an incredible amount of joy, especially if there are small children in the house who will be happy to help you with this activity.
Necessary materials
- Balloons different shapes;
- bright gouache, or ordinary food coloring;
- container for diluting dye;
- water;
First, let's talk about the optimal size of balls for our future multi-colored ice balls. As practice has shown, it is almost impossible to freeze a large ball. Even at a temperature of -20 C, only a 5-6 cm layer of water freezes overnight in a 3-4 liter ball. The water inside the ice crust expands when it freezes, most often breaking the ice shell. As a result, instead of a ball, you will most likely get two hollow hemispheres with uneven edges.
So don't try to make huge ice balls. Optimal size for our future multi-colored ice rariki, ordinary inflatable rariks measuring 10x10 or 15x15 cm will become. Of course, it’s also not worth filling them with water all the way.
Now let's start diluting the dye for our multi-colored ice balls. Simply dilute a jar of gouache in a one and a half liter bottle of water. For those who have pets or children at home, it is better to use food coloring, in case your beloved household members decide to taste the icy miracle.
After the dye is ready, carefully pour it into the ball almost to the brim using a funnel. Then we put it on the tap and “inflate”.
A few words about “inflating”. Everyone knows that water can only be poured into a balloon under pressure. This is either a tap or a hose with water. Perfect option when there is water supply outside. If there is none, you will have to “inflate” the balloons at home. It is best to do this above the bathtub, as it will be easier to clean up if the paint ball breaks. It is better to inflate the future ice ball together: one holds the ball, the other opens and closes the house. Practice shows that doing this alone is quite difficult.
It is best to tie the ball with an ordinary knot (loop of the ball's tail). It’s more reliable and there’s no hassle with threads.
Finally, the most sensitive step is freezing. We take the balls outside and carefully lay them out on the snow, trying to avoid touching each other and not deepen them into the snow. Under no circumstances should you sprinkle the balls with snow from above or below. warm blanket the water simply won't freeze. After a couple of hours, depending on the temperature outside, the balls will need to be turned over so that they freeze faster and better.
The next day, you can try to remove the “clothes” from one of the resulting ice balls. The rubber ball comes off quickly from the ice ball after a slight cut with a knife.
If everything is done correctly, the end result will be something like this. And that means you can release the remaining multi-colored ice balls.
By the way, you can use not only ordinary round balls. Try different shaped balls. Or, for example, ordinary rubber gloves. Then you will have multi-colored ice hands that you can stick into the snowman.
To do this you need to air balloons pour some colored liquid. It could be water with paint, or maybe juice, or compote, or even milk with syrup. It all depends on how these balls are then used. Before tying the balls, you can lower 2 ends of a string through the hole so that you can hang these balls from it. All this must be placed in the cold, outside, on the balcony or in the freezer. But it’s unlikely that straight balls will turn out, so that the result is more or less round, you don’t have to put them down, but hang them up while they freeze.
In order to make ice balls of different colors, which are often used to decorate courtyards in private homes, you will need balloons.
We take balloons and pour as much water into them as is necessary to obtain the right size ball. Then we drop a little dye into a ball of water and tie it.
In order for the water ball to become ice-cold, we take it out into the cold. In a few days, or maybe faster (depending on how severe the frost is), the balls will become icy and it will be possible to free them from the balloon cover.
And decorate yours private yard unusual items decoration.
First of all, we dilute the paint in small quantity water. We pour paint into a ball, then put this ball on the tap and run water (cold). After filling with water, close the tap and tie the balloon in a knot. Repeat also with the right amount balls. When all the balloons are filled, take them outside to freeze! After a day you can undress the balls)))))))))))))))))))))))))
Well, no special ingenuity is required here. You can pour regular tap water into any rubber ball, or you can add paints to the water. This will make the balls brighter and more colorful. Well, take an inflatable balloon, pour water into it (how much is at your discretion) with paint of the desired color, tie it so that the water does not spill out, and take it out into the cold.
Well, then Mother Nature takes over. Everyone knows that water freezes at sub-zero temperatures. The lower the air temperature, the faster the water in the ball freezes. Well, as soon as the water freezes, you can remove the rubber ball from the ice ball. This will be a beauty.
Colored ice balls are fun for children in winter, new year holidays. How to make them is very simple. To do this you will need: several balloons, dye or regular gouache, thread, water. 1) Take a balloon and fill it with water and dye 2) tie the balloon with thread 3) Place the balloon with water in the freezer or take it outside (if this is a private house and out onto the street subzero temperature). After the water in the balls has frozen, we free our balls from the balls. Now you can decorate your yard.
How to make ice balls from balloons, you have already been told in detail. And I suggest that you diversify your ice balls a little and add some zest to them. Our highlight will be GLOWING ice balls. Everything is very simple and detailed in the video clip.
This will not be difficult to do in winter. The idea about these colored balls is good. Again, only areas of private houses can be decorated with them. In general, we pour colored water into the balloons and take them out into the cold; for the correct round shape, it is better to hang them. In general, you should think twice before decorating your yard this way. Children can start throwing beautiful balls if they are small, but they are quite heavy and can injure a person.
For ice balls we will need round shaped balloons, food coloring, water. Fill the balloons with water and add a little food coloring to each. Tie the balls and take them out into the cold. After the water in them freezes, remove the balls and place them around the yard or garden for decoration.
It's very simple. Fill the balloon with water, then carefully release all the air. Then put the balloon with water in the freezer or take it outside into the cold. Place several round objects next to the ball so that the ice ball does not lose round shape. It may take a day or two for a large ball of ice to freeze. After the water freezes, remove the ice ball from the cold and carefully cut off the film from the balloon with a knife.
Make your own ice balls You can use silicone molds for baking (they can also be used for freezing)
For example, these or similar ones are suitable here (there is a small selection of sizes: from 8 cm to 3 cm in diameter)
The already prepared halves of the balls will need to be ground in pairs, filled with water or the same liquid and frozen again in the mold, and between the halves you can try to freeze, for example, a loop of twine or string. It’s better, of course, to try to find or make a mold, for example, a collapsible one, in which you can cast the entire ball at one time.
