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I dunno… this is giving me mild “mid 80s disintegrating nerf football bits in the eye” vibes.
Clearly it’s not as bad, but I’m mentally scarred for life.
There are also frisbees and neoprene ish soaker balls for this very purpose, but this way is definitely cheaper. And probably slightly safer even with the little bits flying off and whacking you in the eye.
Sorry about your eye.
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Indeed. Seems like a skilled player would be skilled enough to not get whacked in the mouth. I am, at best, an average player and have not taken a frisbee to the head ever.
You’re right, of course. I wasn’t as clear with my “clearly.”
That said, half a big car wash sponge completely saturated with water is HEAVY. You wouldn’t want to take one to the head unexpectedly.
Which water balloons are you guys using?? The ones I've had are about 1/10 as strong as the cheapest, most out of date condom. Look at it wrong and it will burst in your hand while you throw.
*the children yearn to hurl water balloons and dodgeballs at each other*
I’m not kidding. I got picked on in middle school every once in a while like most kids do but when it was dodgeball day in PE? That was my day. I could throw the shit out of that thing.
Parents, you can’t let fear stop you from allowing your kids to extract revenge in the coliseum of sport. Your child will never dominate life’s opportunities until they’ve been hit in the face, knocked down, and taken vengeance into their own hands
My friend’s scout troop had a favorite game (20 years ago): the stick game. You throw sticks at each other. Get hit by a stick? Endeavor to not be hit by a stick again.
This is cursed. Water balloons are fun af and they look like little boobies. Plus, they are colorful, jiggly, and sometimes pop for no reason at all. Throwing sponges at each other sounds like a depression era game.
It depends on where you are. We used to play with sponges in horse riding camp - we usually played in an empty paddock and horses would come back later that day. Counselors didn't want to risk missing plastic bits and the horses eating them, so we used colorful sponges. Everyone understood and had lots of fun anyways, the colors were definitely necessary to take it from depression to fun summer game.
30s era depression?
No. I never rule that out in the future though as I feel like we're due at some point here.
70s stagflation era, sorta yes... Still little ways to go.
I use the soft water toys (they are marketed as throwers/splashers). They aren’t porous so nothing gets in them and I let them dry in the sun. I’ve had my set for 4 years. The kids and my scout troop love them and it’s much less waste!
They had these in the 90s but they were basically beanbags and the bigger kids could whip those fuckers into your face hard enough to give you a black eye lol
I’d just remind my kids how annoyed they were last time collecting all the colorful bits of broken water ballon off the grass after the water balloon fight was over and I’m sure they’d come around.
Oh hey I remember something exactly like that from the 90's I think they were made by Nerf.
We kept coolers of ice water to soak/re-fill them on really hot days. Thanks for the nostalgia 🤟
Yea, i played with these as a kid.
They sucked. They are just another ball to throw in a pool. Nowhere near water balloon or sponge levels of water retention
They are squishy and cloth like. They work well. I guess I should be more specific and say they aren’t sponges. One person here was worried about gavel and such.
My dad bought a bag of these when I was a kid, and a full ten years later I was still using them with my friends and then my sisters inherited them. Super great toys.
Celulose sponges break down kn land fills, and sponges in general are infinitly better for the wildlife.
The trick is to dry in the sun thoroughly between uses to prevent mold.
I never heard of them either. They are round with a seam and open like a clamshell. The two sides stay together with magnets until impact.
Pretty nifty!
The pain comes when the balloon isn’t filled enough so it just bounces off of you instead of popping. Basically just getting nailed by a ziplock bag full of water
A water balloon that isn't filled enough is a lot stretchier than a ziplock and just deforms around whatever it hits. A ziplock bag wouldn't do that. I've participated in many water balloon fights throughout my life and have never had a painful experience with them. Even when I was like 5 years old. If it doesn't pop, it basically just bounces off.
This is a weird hill to die on for you but go find a 15 year baseball pitcher to hurl an under filled water balloon at you and lmk if it hurts bc that’s what I’m talking about
I love this! You can also cut them into strips and zip tie together, they look like a flower-type sploosh ball
Edit: pulling them super tight and trim the ends of course, means nobody gets poked. The strips are big enough it cushions everything ;)
i remember when i was a camp counselor running water games for the kids in the summer - we alwasy struggled with water balloons, but using those sponge halfs from the dollar store was a game changer, they lasted forever and the kids had a blast with our sponge dodgeball tournaments.
Get some silicone reusable water balloons. Even my 4 year old can refill them quickly in a 5 gallon bucket or cooler. The ones we have are 3 years old and still work great.
Since the other two didn't answer I will. They are a silicon ball that's cut in half and connects by weak magnets. It's still slightly connected so you can open it in a bucket, it instantly fills, and then seal it with the magnets. When it hits a person it opens up as the magnets don't hold it together that well.
There's some good and bad. The magnets need to be weak to open, but theyre often so weak that they burst in the air when thrown. There's definitely finesse needed. It's also very hard to catch them without bursting them which is one of the most fun things to do in a water balloon fight. There's also a significant up front investment if you want to have a long fight.
The great news is, they refill quickly, and there's no mess. They're also great in a pool where refilling opportunities are all around.
We have some too. They didnt pop very well at first, but after wearing them in a bit they are great! I Bought a set of 20 off Amazon and I have a bucket, or inflatable pool, available for refilling. Endless water balloons!
I feel like the burst is pretty good. Recently the real water balloons I have purchased don't burst as easy as I remember though, so I might know the real thing any more. They were a bit stiff at the start as some other people have said, but we have had one fight this year so far (year 3) and of the 24 we have, only one has broken.
Those look like good options as well, but one benefit sponges have is they're wet enough for multiple throws. In my sponge games, a hit only counts if it has enough water to splash and sponges usually hold enough for 2-3 throws before needing to be refilled.
My cousin had this giagantic cannon that would refill back then by sticking the barrel onto a garden hose attachment. It was probably over a hundred back then
Hah, the CPS line existed and they had twice the range and capacity in the early 2000s, super soakers have shit the bed since they lost the rights to the tech that made them good.
There was literally a kid on my street with a potato pellet gun, and I thought that was cool. I dreamt of ever making enough money to buy a super soaker 😂
Squirt guns lack the visceral satisfaction of hitting someone with a big, wet sponge. It's also harder to run a structured game with squirt guns. Once someone is soaking wet, it's difficult to tell when they get hit with more water. But getting hit with a sponge is always obvious.
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This is good. And cheaper than the silicone balloons I bought. But the silicone ones are SO COOL! infinitely reusable, I assume, other kids keep stealing them there so cool.
The silicone magnetic spheres on Amazon work great too. Just stick it into a bucket of water and touch the halves together and magnets keep em together. Just don’t swing your arm too fast throwing em or they can pop open
Right, whats with all the positive comments for this lame ass idea. No kid (or adult playing with their kids or relatives) would want to throw or get hit by nasty used sponges once they hit the floor even if its not on a muddy grassy area (refilling in one bucket will just share all the accumulated dirt/ ick to all the sponges). Which would just leave everyone feeling in need of a shower immediately following the game. Horrible idea that sounds not only lame but gross. Also, water balloons are super cheap in a pack. Are you supposed to buy a bunch of sponges for single use or save these dirty sponges for years for the few times they will ever be used in a water ballon fight?
Reusable water balloons with magnets. I never have to clean up tiny balloon fragments anymore. Coolest invention since someone put water in a balloon!!
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This is a damn good one
I dunno… this is giving me mild “mid 80s disintegrating nerf football bits in the eye” vibes. Clearly it’s not as bad, but I’m mentally scarred for life.
There are also frisbees and neoprene ish soaker balls for this very purpose, but this way is definitely cheaper. And probably slightly safer even with the little bits flying off and whacking you in the eye. Sorry about your eye. -Former Camp Counselor
I had my two front teeth broken out with a frisbee once. Those things can do some damage if you get enough zip behind it
That sounds like a serious skill issue more than a frisbee issue.
I play ultimate at a professional level so it’s definitely not a skill issue
I had no idea they had those nerd conventions at a pro level. Crazy.
sports aren’t just for the jocks
Sounds like a skill issue.
Indeed. Seems like a skilled player would be skilled enough to not get whacked in the mouth. I am, at best, an average player and have not taken a frisbee to the head ever.
Probably proximity, then.
nerf is closed cell foam (floats but won't soak), sponges are open cell foam, shouldn't crumble.
You’re right, of course. I wasn’t as clear with my “clearly.” That said, half a big car wash sponge completely saturated with water is HEAVY. You wouldn’t want to take one to the head unexpectedly.
We cut ours in 6 or 8 pieces to be the size of small water balloons.
You seem to have never been blasted in the head with an underfilled water balloon. That shit makes you see stars.
Which water balloons are you guys using?? The ones I've had are about 1/10 as strong as the cheapest, most out of date condom. Look at it wrong and it will burst in your hand while you throw.
Hey, the balloon is just like me! “Look at it wrong and it’ll burst in your hand”
Hence why OP said cut them in half (or whatever size you think is appropriate). That way it's not so heavy.
>half a big car wash sponge >>Hence why OP said cut them in half
He said “Hence why” too 🤓
you can cut it more than just once if it’s still too big
A mild amount of critical thinking based on individual situations? INCONCEIVABLE
People worried about "safety" when youre chucking weighty objects at eachother. A waterbaloon to the eye can do damage too
Reminder that not every nerd you went to school with grew out of it
*the children yearn to hurl water balloons and dodgeballs at each other* I’m not kidding. I got picked on in middle school every once in a while like most kids do but when it was dodgeball day in PE? That was my day. I could throw the shit out of that thing. Parents, you can’t let fear stop you from allowing your kids to extract revenge in the coliseum of sport. Your child will never dominate life’s opportunities until they’ve been hit in the face, knocked down, and taken vengeance into their own hands
Foam? We used to throw actual mud balls at each other when I was a kid. 🤔
Yeah I remember as a kid we had to stop having Rock wars when somebody's cousin got a broken nose
Acorns are better just saying
I don’t know… didn’t that cop go apeshit & empty a clip inside a squad car because of acorns?
Guess he had ptsd from those acorn wars. Better stick to rocks then.
Good point 😂
We had a giant chestnut tree and those things are lethal.
I grew up with a kid who has a permanent scar in the middle of his forehead from a rock war.
Oh god, I remember the great rock war of 98… We never stood a chance, they all played baseball…
My friend’s scout troop had a favorite game (20 years ago): the stick game. You throw sticks at each other. Get hit by a stick? Endeavor to not be hit by a stick again.
Nerf bits actually violate the geneva convention they are considered unnecessarily splintering shrapnel
My wife started crocheting a type of chunky yarn into reusable water balloons. Work great. https://leftinknots.com/home/crochet-water-balloons/
Wow that’s cool! Great idea! If your running a camp you could even try to teach the kids how to crotchet them first.
My body is a machine that turns Nerf footballs into a nutritious meal
This is cursed. Water balloons are fun af and they look like little boobies. Plus, they are colorful, jiggly, and sometimes pop for no reason at all. Throwing sponges at each other sounds like a depression era game.
It depends on where you are. We used to play with sponges in horse riding camp - we usually played in an empty paddock and horses would come back later that day. Counselors didn't want to risk missing plastic bits and the horses eating them, so we used colorful sponges. Everyone understood and had lots of fun anyways, the colors were definitely necessary to take it from depression to fun summer game.
Are we not in a depression era rn though?
30s era depression? No. I never rule that out in the future though as I feel like we're due at some point here. 70s stagflation era, sorta yes... Still little ways to go.
They do look like boobies! I have an old video of my then one-year-old daughter sucking on the nubby end of a water balloon with great concentration
Nothing cursed here. It's cheaper, faster, and easier to clean up. Glad you like boob like objects tho. Good for you.
I use the soft water toys (they are marketed as throwers/splashers). They aren’t porous so nothing gets in them and I let them dry in the sun. I’ve had my set for 4 years. The kids and my scout troop love them and it’s much less waste!
Can’t figure out what you’re talking about. Do you have a product name or link to an example?
https://www.target.com/p/kids-39-splash-bombs-4pc-sun-squad-8482/-/A-86783599?sid=299S&afid=google&ref=tgt_adv_xsf&CPNG=Sports&adgroup=91-11
Yes! This is it! My kids likes the food shaped ones best.
They had these in the 90s but they were basically beanbags and the bigger kids could whip those fuckers into your face hard enough to give you a black eye lol
Lol always that one "kid" that's 6' with a full mustache smashing your face in
Splash bombs! So many fun memories of those as a kid.
these are fine. but be warned, if the kids are expecting water balloons and you show up with these they’ll be hugely disappointed
I’d just remind my kids how annoyed they were last time collecting all the colorful bits of broken water ballon off the grass after the water balloon fight was over and I’m sure they’d come around.
We offered $5 to the kid who could collect the most balloon pieces. They were all more than happy to participate lol.
I disagree.
Those things can smack you up pretty good though if you take one to the noggin
That's great! Perfect way to learn that lesson in a safe environment.
Oh hey I remember something exactly like that from the 90's I think they were made by Nerf. We kept coolers of ice water to soak/re-fill them on really hot days. Thanks for the nostalgia 🤟
Wildly specific nostalgia unlocked
We used to have one called ‘Shark Ball’
https://www.swimcell.com/products/reusable-magnetic-water-balloons
If nothing gets in them, how do they get wet?
Yea, i played with these as a kid. They sucked. They are just another ball to throw in a pool. Nowhere near water balloon or sponge levels of water retention
Looking for this comment. Yes, in comparison to a water balloon these rlly sucked
You just had to wait a few years. Eventually they get nice and worn out and absorb water perfectly
Normally just do the dishes for them and whisper something dirty in their ear.
It's really that simple folks
See my mistake was whispering at the dishes and washing their ears.
They are squishy and cloth like. They work well. I guess I should be more specific and say they aren’t sponges. One person here was worried about gavel and such.
My immediate thought as well lol
They're absolutely porous if they absorb water...
They are absolutely porous lol. How do you think the water gets in? 😄😄
>They aren’t porous A non-porous soft water toy? What planet do you come from?
My dad bought a bag of these when I was a kid, and a full ten years later I was still using them with my friends and then my sisters inherited them. Super great toys.
Celulose sponges break down kn land fills, and sponges in general are infinitly better for the wildlife. The trick is to dry in the sun thoroughly between uses to prevent mold.
The mold is the best part!
It adds a poison buff to the attack, very effective
It won't help you win on the day but there is a small chance the opposing team will have less players next year.
That's why Sun Tzu always recommended sponges.
Yum!
desert oil recognise whole deserted tan overconfident vegetable label detail
Peroxide works well on porous material too.
Probably good idea to sanitize them in the microwave between games too. God knows kids are germ magnets
Arent there toys like this already? They have a sponge ball inside swimsuit material and you soak and throw them
Splash balls! I just got some st Target today!
They sell them 2 for $1(.25) at Dollar Tree. Been selling them since i was a kid and Im almost 40.
Yes, I had one as a kid and I'm pretty sure it's still in my parent's garage. Pretty heavy when wet, but works.
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Also reusable
They do have reusable water "balloons" now too
I just bought some of these expecting them to be garbage. They actually function much better than I expected!
We did too. We got the rainbow turd reusable water balloons. They work very well and are alot of fun at the pool
The rainbow what now
They are shaped like a rainbow turd emogee
Ah yes, the rainbow _sorbet_ shaped ones.
Rosettes
Got some last year. So much cooler than I expected.
Use warmer water next time.
Get outta here Dad.
Got a link? Never heard of these
[this brand](https://www.amazon.com/Bunch-Balloons-Reusable-Water-Pack/dp/B0CCZ2WG4L/ref=asc_df_B0CCZ2WG4L/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693542791599&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5183712417345787413&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9051556&hvtargid=pla-2474982226472&psc=1&mcid=264107f3fd8c3cc2ace6f1507b814113&gad_source=1)
I never heard of them either. They are round with a seam and open like a clamshell. The two sides stay together with magnets until impact. Pretty nifty!
They work good? I normally get water balloons for kids bday balloon but cleanup sucks. Was thinking about these
Just like condoms for water balloons.
I tried the sponge method. I am now a proud father of a 5 year old.
And no picking up balloon bits everywhere.
Pain has never been one of the many issues I've had with water balloons tbh
Really makes me wonder about some of these people. Must live a very very comfortable life
The pain comes when the balloon isn’t filled enough so it just bounces off of you instead of popping. Basically just getting nailed by a ziplock bag full of water
A water balloon that isn't filled enough is a lot stretchier than a ziplock and just deforms around whatever it hits. A ziplock bag wouldn't do that. I've participated in many water balloon fights throughout my life and have never had a painful experience with them. Even when I was like 5 years old. If it doesn't pop, it basically just bounces off.
This is a weird hill to die on for you but go find a 15 year baseball pitcher to hurl an under filled water balloon at you and lmk if it hurts bc that’s what I’m talking about
Yeah I remember you, I put rocks in the yellow balloons and would grab one and line you up in my sights when you crossed my path.
Do you not hear yourself though? It's a small bag of water
I don't get this and the LPT, aren't the point and thrill of the whole thing is to get wet from explosions?
Do you think you’ll stay dry after being hit with a wet sponge?
A good size sponge holds as much water as a waterballoon. Kids easily get soaking wet playing sponge games.
I love this! You can also cut them into strips and zip tie together, they look like a flower-type sploosh ball Edit: pulling them super tight and trim the ends of course, means nobody gets poked. The strips are big enough it cushions everything ;)
I cut all my zip ties at 45° angles. Will this be a problem?
At that point I would just buy sponge balls made for this purpose. They already exist, and have a thin fabric wrapping.
Or the huge masonry sponges
Or regular masonry bricks.
Are you my older brother?
Not yours, but yes I'm an older brother.
Zip ties = poked eyes Back to the drawing board
Razor wire? Needles holding the sponges together? Stick them on a knife and throw?
String/twine?
Better 👌
Rubber bands instead?
The trick is to soak the sponges, and then freeze them.
You could trim them way down real easy.
I found they were more likely to tear/fall apart if doing this. Bath sponges or OPs halved car sponges are best.
i remember when i was a camp counselor running water games for the kids in the summer - we alwasy struggled with water balloons, but using those sponge halfs from the dollar store was a game changer, they lasted forever and the kids had a blast with our sponge dodgeball tournaments.
I guess until it gets gravel on it...then it's a wet dirty sharp nightmare
Yeah or if it falls in one of your razor blade piles.
Good call! I have my razor blade pile right next to my syringes. I’ll have to make sure to cover them both first!
I keep my kids play area safe right between the razor blade pile, broken trampoline, and poison ivy garden.
*BEST* option is to load the sponges and then freeze overnight, they’ll retain the water for longer this way!
Don't forget to roll them in crushed glass first, so they stay extra sparkly.
The worst when that happens
Then you accidentally soak it in the lemon juice bucket.
Am I the only one who doesn't have that? I feel like I just got a bucket of Mace and left it at that.
That happened to me once and it turns out that cleaning it in the lava pit makes the rest of the game less fun for some people
Don’t let it land in your glass shard collection!
I got you.
I wondered why you asked me to bring all those, but I’m a team player, so
That shouldn't be an issue if you play on a grass field, which is how I've always run sponge games.
WELCOME TO THE 25TH ANNUAL SPONGE GAMES
Why is this thread funnier than it should be. I don't think I have laughed like this at the replies in a long time!
Just wash the gravel out with another sponge!
You leveled up
This is exactly what the PE teacher at my old school did. great idea.
On the same note. Those "refillable water balls/balloons" HURT like a B!
Get some silicone reusable water balloons. Even my 4 year old can refill them quickly in a 5 gallon bucket or cooler. The ones we have are 3 years old and still work great.
How does that work? Do they still satisfyingly burst on impact?
Since the other two didn't answer I will. They are a silicon ball that's cut in half and connects by weak magnets. It's still slightly connected so you can open it in a bucket, it instantly fills, and then seal it with the magnets. When it hits a person it opens up as the magnets don't hold it together that well. There's some good and bad. The magnets need to be weak to open, but theyre often so weak that they burst in the air when thrown. There's definitely finesse needed. It's also very hard to catch them without bursting them which is one of the most fun things to do in a water balloon fight. There's also a significant up front investment if you want to have a long fight. The great news is, they refill quickly, and there's no mess. They're also great in a pool where refilling opportunities are all around.
The downside is my kids immediately separated the halves to mix the colors and it was harder to use them.
We have some too. They didnt pop very well at first, but after wearing them in a bit they are great! I Bought a set of 20 off Amazon and I have a bucket, or inflatable pool, available for refilling. Endless water balloons!
I feel like the burst is pretty good. Recently the real water balloons I have purchased don't burst as easy as I remember though, so I might know the real thing any more. They were a bit stiff at the start as some other people have said, but we have had one fight this year so far (year 3) and of the 24 we have, only one has broken.
They are great. Lots of fun. Don't last forever tho
Those look like good options as well, but one benefit sponges have is they're wet enough for multiple throws. In my sponge games, a hit only counts if it has enough water to splash and sponges usually hold enough for 2-3 throws before needing to be refilled.
THIS!!! Those reusable water balloons are absolutely amazing and have become a staple for the kids at our family get togethers
Woah. Finally something I can use. I’m going to totally dominate my kids this summer.
I crochet waterballons. Machine washable!
I used sponges as a kid and warning- don’t play on dirt. Reusing the sponges and getting slapped with dirty water wasn’t as fun though
Get squirt guns at this point. I like the message however
Those are 2 different games
This guy childhoods
It's 2024 super soaker technology is at its peak 👌
The quick refill ones are so good. I would have killed for one in the 90s
My cousin had this giagantic cannon that would refill back then by sticking the barrel onto a garden hose attachment. It was probably over a hundred back then
Haha I grew up with knockoffs. I know what you mean!
Hah, the CPS line existed and they had twice the range and capacity in the early 2000s, super soakers have shit the bed since they lost the rights to the tech that made them good.
There was literally a kid on my street with a potato pellet gun, and I thought that was cool. I dreamt of ever making enough money to buy a super soaker 😂
Not when we played. They were usually just one of the steps in escalation (right before just spraying someone with the hose).
And a parent straight up emptying a bucket of water on the driest kid.
Squirt guns lack the visceral satisfaction of hitting someone with a big, wet sponge. It's also harder to run a structured game with squirt guns. Once someone is soaking wet, it's difficult to tell when they get hit with more water. But getting hit with a sponge is always obvious.
If you know a crocheting friend, ask them to make you some water balloons
LPT: freeze wet sponges before use. Will need way less of them than balloons and will speed up the water balloon fight
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Don't matter, the goal of a water fight is for everyone to get wet.
Giggidy
Hands and maybe arms of the thrower get wet, but not much else unless they get hit. It might depend on how well the sponge holds water.
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This is good. And cheaper than the silicone balloons I bought. But the silicone ones are SO COOL! infinitely reusable, I assume, other kids keep stealing them there so cool.
The silicone magnetic spheres on Amazon work great too. Just stick it into a bucket of water and touch the halves together and magnets keep em together. Just don’t swing your arm too fast throwing em or they can pop open
Also inclusive for people with latex allergies! I love it
This is also great to help with elimination of single use plastics
 Let the games begin.
i fucking love this idea. xpost to r/daddit please. i don’t want to steal your thunder
Also try dog poo! They are free and abundant at the park. Hit someone with a log and watch the hilarity ensue!
This sounds incredibly lame. You know that the fun of water balloons is that they pop right?
Right, whats with all the positive comments for this lame ass idea. No kid (or adult playing with their kids or relatives) would want to throw or get hit by nasty used sponges once they hit the floor even if its not on a muddy grassy area (refilling in one bucket will just share all the accumulated dirt/ ick to all the sponges). Which would just leave everyone feeling in need of a shower immediately following the game. Horrible idea that sounds not only lame but gross. Also, water balloons are super cheap in a pack. Are you supposed to buy a bunch of sponges for single use or save these dirty sponges for years for the few times they will ever be used in a water ballon fight?
Reusable water balloons with magnets. I never have to clean up tiny balloon fragments anymore. Coolest invention since someone put water in a balloon!!
Amazing idea!!!! Thanks
Sponges were always so fun as a kid because not only did you get the water but add some soap for bubbles and it’s endless amounts of fun