Test Your Strength

Your weight is over.  The question, what is she up to, using 2 rubber balls and a portable dustpan from the dollar store.  The answer, making a barbell...of course!

Curious how I transformed my dollar store rubber balls and dustpan, keep on reading.

Get some liquid starch and lots of 1 inch wide strips of newspaper.  Dip the strips of newspaper into the liquid starch and cover each rubber ball.   Allow the newspaper strips to dry completely once applied {approximately 24 hours} and then add a new layer.  You'll want 3-4 layers before you are ready to put your barbell together.

Yes, I realize, I duplicated a picture...that's what happens when you blog at nearly 11 at night.  Cut a hole into the paper mache rubber ball approximately the size of the pole you plan on using.

Remove the dustpan from it's pole.

Insert the pole into the rubber balls, using more liquid starch and newspaper strips, attach the ball to the pole.  When that has completely dried, wrap with electrical tape to fully secure the two together.  Cover the newspaper with black paint.  Decide how much weight you want to lift and paint on the pounds.  

Yes, I am raising the world's strongest 4 year old.

So, was it worth the weight?

*My favorite guess, concerning what I was up to, came from No. 29 Design who thought I'd use these rubber balls and portable dustpan to whip up some fake food.