Reusable Water Balloons: Best Gift for Kids

These reusable water "bombs" (since they're not technically balloons) are amazing. You simply put them in water (e.g. a bucket or kiddie pool), allow the sides of the ball to close with the magnets, and then you have a perfectly filled water "balloon". Now you can throw it at whoever and when it "pops", you can just grab it again and refill it for endless fun (and way less clean up when you're done).

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These reusable water balls/balloons/bombs are amazing. They make the entire process so much more enjoyable. They're easy and satisfying to refill, pop when expected, and there's no more messy cleanup (that you get with regular balloons). For this detailed review, I will list some aspects of the product I was pleasantly surprised by and some things to note when purchasing the product: Pleasant Surprises:

• The reusable water balloons don't leak. I was skeptical at first about whether tiny magnets and the silicon lip could actually hold a filled balloon closed, and they can! It's actually kind of cool because you can sort of use them as a squirt gun as well since if you squeeze it, it will shoot a jet of water out between two of the magnets.
• Filling them is really easy. Ever since Bunch O Balloons came out and solved the difficulty of filling buckets of water balloons at once (although by adding in additional single-use plastic waste to the product), I was wondering how this product would compare. It is certainly slower than filling up 35 balloons at once, but it is faster (and more satisfying) than filling water balloons individually by hand - having the tiny magnets clasp the water between the sides of the ball feels really nice. Additionally, having the water balloons be refillable changes the dynamic of how you use them. Instead of having to fill all of the balloons before the game/toss/fight, you can reload them during the game - think of it more akin to a water gun than a water balloon.
• Way easier cleanup. I kind of forgot how miserable it can be to clean up after a regular water balloon fight: there are now hundreds of tiny colorful pieces of rubber strewn about your property; everybody is wet and kind of over playing; and now you're trying to convince some tired kids to help you out with a less exciting task that will take about the same amount of time you actually got to enjoy the water balloons. These refillable water balloons, on the other hand, make that whole process a breeze. There are only 16 pieces to pick up (in the linked pack) and they're much larger and easier to spot. Being able to quickly move on to the next activity without worrying about littering all over your yard is pretty great.
• They're still really fun! After all of my other minor fears about their constructions were alleviated, I was more wondering whether they would actually be fun to play with, throw at people, etc., and they are! They hold about the same amount of water, they pop mostly as expected, they hurt about as much or a little less than a regular water balloon when hit, and you can even use them as a little water squirter if you want to run up on people. I played with my brother and my 5-year-old niece and we had a blast. While this product is great in general, there are some limitations to be aware of:

Limitations:

• Difficult to throw with a lot of force. If you're an athletic adult and trying to throw these as hard as you can, they can sometimes pop in your hands. You can still throw them fast, but you need to be careful with your grip and how you throw it. Similarly, I'm guessing these won't work well if you're trying to use them in a slingshot.
• They're not balloons. While they're great at being used as waterballoons, one cool aspect of that original product is that you can be creative with them: also inflate them with air, put balloons inside one another, etc. Just be aware there are some things that a stretchy balloon can do while this product cannot.

With those limitations in mind, these are phenomenal product and great for anyone has ever enjoyed water balloons.