Sponge bomb wrecking ball - Outdoor fun DIY dad project

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If you want to be an extra cool parent, then homemade Sponge Water Bombs are all the rage. But they’re NOT DAD ENOUGH!
It’s time to give this DIY water-fun activity a serious DAD UP makeover. Get ready for backyard shenanigans with the all new, all awesome, possibly-concussion-causing SPONGE BOMB WRECKING BALL of Doom (oom, oom, oom, oom)!

Material

9 Lengths of foam (100cm x 10cm x 10cm)
1 Ball of plastic string
1 Hose
1 Clothes line or low hanging tree branch

Method

Get 9 equal lengths of foam cut to size. Do not try to cut the foam yourself! Hacking, tearing and shredding is easy. It turns out that cutting foam is rather tricky.
Do yourself a favour and sweet-talk the shop keeper into slicing the foam to the right measurements using their custom buzz saw.
Pile your nine (9) lengths of foam into three (3) piles of three (3). Each end should look like a square.
Here's the hard bit. We've got to compress these. A lot. Wrap some strong string or rope around the middle and then pull. Hard. Harder. I said harder.
Try my technique and bear-hug the foam into submission whilst your sexy young assistant (aka, Wifey) ties off the string.
If you put enough gusto into it, you should now have a giant Sponge Water Bomb. But we’re not done yet. Grab an arm length of rope and hang the massive foam ball from a tree branch or the old Hills Hoist.
Grab the hose and give it a good drenching. And the kids while you’re at it. And the Missus, if you feel you’ve had enough monkey love for the year.
Boom! You’ve created the awesome Sponge Bomb Wrecking Ball!

Notes

Man Hint – track down your local rubber or pool supplies store and ask for their foam off cuts. These should only be a few dollars each.

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114 Comments

- - Karan said
  - 01 Feb 2015
    8:21 am
looks fun and its so easy to make

- - GeekMum said
  - 01 Feb 2015
    7:52 am
Fun idea!

- - caramello said
  - 31 Jan 2015
    11:32 pm
what a brilliant idea, thanks for sharing

- - kymichelle said
  - 31 Jan 2015
    7:52 pm
This looks so much fun!

- - Lov'n'Life said
  - 30 Jan 2015
    3:18 pm
so much fun can’t see my husband doing it though it would be up to mum
- Big Kid Little Kid replied
  
  03 Feb 2015 , 6:45 pm
  Make sure you do it in front of him, and shame him with your mum-strength!
- - curlytops said
  - 29 Jan 2015
    12:23 pm
where do you get the foam from?
- Big Kid Little Kid replied
  
  03 Feb 2015 , 6:44 pm
  Hi there Curlytops, you can get large foam from stores like Clark Rubber.
- - Jack said
  - 29 Jan 2015
    11:37 am
Sounds fun. Couldn’t we just throw it? Why do we need to tie it to the tree?
- Big Kid Little Kid replied
  
  03 Feb 2015 , 6:42 pm
  You sure can, but tying it up stops it getting covered in grass, dirt and the like. Being so big makes it a bit tougher to wash. Plus, I couldn’t call it a wrecking ball if it wasn’t tied on!
- - mom113991 said
  - 28 Jan 2015
    7:34 pm
this looks so good. thanks for sharing

- - mom117219 said
  - 26 Jan 2015
    10:32 pm
great ideas.. will try making it..

- - mom105022 said
  - 26 Jan 2015
    8:27 am
Great idea thanks for sharing

- - seachtheteach said
  - 25 Jan 2015
    4:50 pm
This looks like a cool idea!
- Big Kid Little Kid replied
  
  25 Jan 2015 , 8:59 pm
  It will be a freezing idea if you try it in winter! But it’s great to use for a quick refresh, and to get out any pent up aggression on your man.
- - sassysonya said
  - 25 Jan 2015
    3:16 pm
This is hilarious! Loved your instructions!
- Big Kid Little Kid replied
  
  25 Jan 2015 , 9:08 pm
  Thanks SassySonya! I had a blast inventing, trialling it and writing it. You can always find more of my brand of dad-insanity over at my blog – bigkidlittlekid.net
- - mom57619 said
  - 25 Jan 2015
    9:04 am
This would save you from having to pick up all those tiny water balloon pieces!
- Big Kid Little Kid replied
  
  25 Jan 2015 , 9:09 pm
  Water balloons are an environmental disaster! Regular sized sponge bombs are a good option too, but not nearly as much fun.
- - GeoEllie said
  - 25 Jan 2015
    4:02 am
Oh this just looks like a whole bunch of fun! Looking forward to trying it again!
- Big Kid Little Kid replied
  
  25 Jan 2015 , 9:12 pm
  Make sure you come back and let me know how it goes GeoEllie. Hope that your hubby is a strong man!
- - mom57522 said
  - 24 Jan 2015
    10:03 pm
Great work! And yes, I get called wifey too!
- Big Kid Little Kid replied
  
  25 Jan 2015 , 9:14 pm
  Glad you like it, and your husband must be a wordsmith like me.
- - buggeritliz said
  - 24 Jan 2015
    8:38 pm
It great to see cool Dad’s. They are usually the hit of a party. We love your idea! We have used our Dad as the target of water balloons and the kids have loved throwing water bombs. This is the next best thing and less messy!
- Big Kid Little Kid replied
  
  25 Jan 2015 , 9:16 pm
  Love your family-fun attitude BuggeritLiz! You can most definitely work through any frustration you may have on hubby with the Wrecking Ball!
- - mom61924 said
  - 24 Jan 2015
    5:58 am
Great idea!! 🙂 Def going to look at making this
- Big Kid Little Kid replied
  
  25 Jan 2015 , 9:17 pm
  Brilliant! Make sure to share a pic of your wrecking ball fun, once you do.
- - cherz said
  - 23 Jan 2015
    9:17 pm
Wow I love this ..so much fun for summer ..well done David and thanks for sharing and also it’s so refreshing to see a dad contribute, just wonderful.
- Big Kid Little Kid replied
  
  23 Jan 2015 , 9:36 pm
  Thanks Cherz! It was fun to make and extra fun to test out. If you love dad-craft then drop on over to my blog bigkidlittlekid.net where I create a new geeky dad item or activity each week. In fact today I posted my Futurama Bender scarecrow: http://bigkidlittlekid.net/choose-your-dad-interest/dadnerd/futurama-bender-scarecrow-cleverpatch-diy-dad-challenge/
- - youngoldlady said
  - 23 Jan 2015
    7:57 pm
would be great fun to make and use.

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 23 Jan 2015
    6:47 pm
what a great dad