Super Balls

Wham-O company hit it big three times in a row with the invention and marketing of the Hula Hoop, Frisbe, and the Super Ball.  The Super Ball, introduced in l965, soon became America's most popular toy.  Both kids and adults have been experimenting with these tightly compacted balls, often causing minor disruptions as the ball bounded out of office and school windows, down halls, over desks, and right smack into hot lunches.  The super or bouncy ball is fun enough to play with just as it is, but it can be a fun party favor or prize and the center of some fun games.  The super ball is so popular that is the star of several video games.

Super balls or bouncy balls are toy balls with amazing bounce, which are great for party favors.  They come in several sizes, styles, colors and designs.  Many seasonal balls make great gifts, stocking stuffers and party favors.  There is a bouncy ball for Halloween Christmas, winter valentines, and Easter.  The Easter ball is the egg-shape bouncing ball which looks like a marbled colored egg.  The Dino Silhouette Bouncy Ball has a dinosaur imprinted on the side of the rubber ball which comes in assorted colors and is one and three eighths inches in diameter.

The crystal ball is fun to throw, bounce or roll.  This ball comes in a variety of swirling bright colors and in multiple sizes.  Neon balls have a particularly high bounce, are made of plastic, measure just under four inches in diameter, and are made of plastic.  The smile face high-bounce ball comes in several colors and makes a cheerful party favor.  Two other specialty bouncy balls are the glitter bouncy ball and the two-tone icy bouncy ball, both of which pack a powerful bounce and distinctive appearance.

A fun party for boys between ages eight and twelve would be a super ball/bouncy ball party where the boys have a large cement area with fences and other obstacles against which to slam the toy balls.  Then instead of having organized games, the boys just develop their own game.  At the end of the party, all the guests perform and explain their game to an impartial judge who presents awards for the most innovative game, the most active game, the most challenging game, the most fun game to watch, and the overall best game.

Another option is to plan a bouncy ball party and teach the guests some games.  One game lines up the guests who each demonstrate a bounce; the winner is the highest bounce.  In order to measure these bounces, they must be bounced near a pole that you have marked with chalk.  Another game is bouncy ball racquet ball.  Each player has a small wooden paddle and hits the ball against a cement wall.  (A brick school building works well for this.)  This is a very challenging game, appropriate for teens and older.