Right before Ellery was born, I stocked up on some cheap pre-packaged crafts that I could pull out on some random afternoon when I had nothing left. This afternoon was one of those days, so I pulled out the Rubber Ball Making Kit I got from Target.
This was great, becuase it was something both Neko and Shep could do. They give you this plastic mold and four colors of crystals. You layer the crystals in whatever pattern you like, and then pop the mold in a cup of cold water for two minutes. Then take it out of the water and let it sit for three minutes. Then out of the mold and let it dry (which only took about 30 minutes).
For the rest of the afternoon Neko, Shep, and Chris were bouncing their balls all over my parents’ house. I give the kit a big thumb’s up.