Your Therapy Source Magazine for Pediatric Therapists July 2016 | Page 27

Here is a new twist on a do it yourself stress ball – dried bean stress balls. You
might be wondering what make these any different than others? Well until you
make one and feel it you will not understand. These dried garbanzo bean stress
balls feel more like a deep massage in the hands. It definitely steps up the tactile
input! The secret ingredient is the garbanzo beans (also known as chick
peas). You can read more about how I colored the garbanzo beans for a sensory
bin in a previous post.
To make the garbanzo beans stress balls you will need dried garbanzo beans,
balloons, scissors and the top of a plastic water bottle. I came up with (in my
opinion) the most AMAZING hack ever to keep the balloon open. If you have ever

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