The best recipes: how to make a jumping pony at home

Do you know that all the beloved bouncer is more than a thousand years old? Different nations used the ball for rites and, of course, for games. But really popular was the rubber "poprygunchik." And Christopher Columbus opened it to the world , bringing him from an unknown America. Until now, elastic bun is still a favorite toy for toddlers and adults. Want to surprise your children and give them not only a galloping ball, but unforgettable moments of joy of joint creativity? Do not know how? Make a bouncer at home! You will even be surprised how simple this is.

Elementarus the Elephantress

You just need that alcohol and silicate glue. It is from these two components that the hopper will consist. It remains only to take a plastic cup, in which you need to pour in the ingredients, and a stirring stick. So we came to the actual answer to the question: "How to make a jumping-pong at home?".

When all these items are at your fingertips, mix the glue with alcohol in a ratio of 4: 1. Mix them until the mass begins to thicken, so much so that it will be difficult to move. Take the mixture turned into rubber, rinse under running water and form a ball.

It's time to start the tests for jumping. Hit the ball on a hard surface and catch back!

Do not stop there!

Once you understand how to make a jumping-off at home, you can change the recipe of the leap ball at your discretion. You will understand how the chemical composition affects the jumping, texture, color and other characteristics of the product. Who knows, maybe it's you who will add some magic ingredient to the elastic composition, and you will get such a unique toy that you get a patent! Here is one interesting example of how to make a ball.

The bouncer "Experimentarus"

For its manufacture you will need:

- drill;

- potato or corn starch;

- glue (if you take silicate, it will give the ball transparency);

- Warm water;

- fluorescent dye (if desired, you can use absolutely any paint).

And:

- a spoon;

- a pair of plastic cups or other containers for mixing reagents.

Step 1

In one glass, pour 2 tablespoons of warm water and add to it half a spoonful of borax, stir until the powder is completely dissolved. At the same stage, add the dye if you want to make the ball colored.

Step 2

In the second glass, pour a spoonful of glue and half a spoonful of the already prepared mixture. Pour in a spoonful of starch.

Important: do not mix! Allow the ingredients to interact on their own for 10-15 seconds, and only then help the compound's reaction by mechanical mixing.

As soon as the mixture hardens so that it will be difficult to roll, remove the substance from the cup and proceed to the molding of the ball with your hands.

At first, the mass will be sticky and coloring your hands (if you put on rubber gloves, do not get dirty), but this effect will disappear as it solidifies. As soon as this happens, the leopard is ready!

In general, how to make a jumping-pong at home, you know. But that is not all!

Focus

Roll a few balls of different colors. Divide each into several parts. Take the pieces from the different balls and put them together in one ball. You will have a fantastic "Poprygunchik", which will not leave anyone indifferent!

How it works?

- The adhesive contains a polymer of polyvinyl acetate (PVA), which all attracts to itself, reacting with borax.

- Starch contains amylopectin and gives the toy elasticity, helps a stronger mix of molecules, while at the same time giving the surface of the product a pleasant smoothness and elasticity. In this case the ball retains its shape much better than without starch.

- The drill also promotes the bonding of ingredients and strength.

Other options

Are you interested in alternative ways of making a jumper? From plasticine, paper, eggs, office rubbers and ... But this will be discussed on another page.