Suitcase Circus - How to make juggling balls, the easy way.

Mr. Jo Bolton from Suitcase Circus gives the best demonstration of how to make some nifty balls & juggle them. Because juggling makes you smarter! http://www.suitcasecircus.com


For each 'Balloon Ball' you will need:

3 Round balloons - Just standard party balloons, bigger ones are better if you can find them. Your juggling balls will be stronger if you use 4 or 5 balloons on each one.

1 Freezer bag - Any small light plastic bag will work.

1/2 Cup of uncooked rice - You can substitute anything that is around the same size/weight. Jugglers often choose millet (bird seed) as a fill material or you could use those old lentils at the back of the cupboard. If you don't have anything else then use some sand, a bit less though because its heavier than rice.

A pair of scissors.


Step 1.

Kids, get a grown-up to help with this bit.

Carefully cut the neck from each balloon.

Step 2.

Put ½ a cup of uncooked rice into a freezer bag.

Squeeze out any air from the bag & give it a good twist so that the rice stays inside.

Squish the rice bag into a rough ball shape.

Step 3.

Stretch a balloon all the way around the rice ball.

Use lots of fingers.

Grown-ups, get a kid to help with this bit.

Step 4.

Stretch the other balloons on one at a time.

Put them on at different angles so that the openings dont match up.

All done, have fun!


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[alfster48]

what could you use instead of rice, that would relatively be the same weight?

[SuitcaseCircus]

Good question, you could use lentils, dry beans or unpopped popcorn. Sand works, but don't use as much because it's heavier. Otherwise you could fill your juggling balls with small scraps of fabric for a more solid feel... Have fun! :)

[rkoots00]

@SuitcaseCircus how about salt?

[SuitcaseCircus]

@rkoots00 I think salt might end up with balloon balls that are a bit heavy and solid for the size, but it's worth a try...

[stuntdanger]

10 OUT OF 5 STARS!!!!!!!!!

[Lundization]

Thats a good guide. i allready made three balls :)

[miller75137]

Great! Very grippy. However, a little hard but that doesnt matter

[xoxoNicoletteee]

Best video I've seen so far! 

[anime4evr2]

it beats potatoes

[karlaabc123]

perrrfectoooo!!!

[CAIDMASTEROFPYRO]

made them and they work great thanks huge upgrade from the mandarins i was using earlier

[instancesinwhich]

thanks just made these :) AMAZING VIDEO!!

[mystic14523]

i just learneard by myslf at my friends house and she had like plastic balls from like a ball pitso i tried juggling them i did it and i need to know how to make 2 balls thanks u for this vid i know now how to juggle and i have my 2 balls i juggle with

[scurtudani]

Thank you very much for sharing! You are a good man! Meet you in heaven!

[MW2andCOD4]

these juggle balls are 100 times better than tennis balls

[alliekat4]

i did the ballon trick but put them on a tenis ball. i know tenis balls are harder to juggle with but i like the sound and feel of the hollow ball.