hey i was just wondering if you know if anyone ever makes the cronch slime but like. inside something? kinda stressball-like? bc i think i would love the feeling of that but i Hate the texture of slime.
I only like slime if it hits a certain magical not-sticky not-oozy not-gooey not-wet quality, and a lot of them (especially store-bought slimes) have been just horrible to handle. I popped all mine inside a balloon (making a balloon stress ball) just so as not to waste it. I found mine quite nice to handle that way, and I think your idea of turning cronch slime into a balloon stress ball is a great one!
Tumblr creatives @transsliime and @caseydickdanger have both made cronch slime (here, here and here). Searching fishbowl slime or crunchy slime on Etsy gets you more options for bead-studded crunchy slime. Please note, though: many of the results appear to be less crunchy/fishbowl/cronch slime and more simple floam.
Finding balloon stress balls on Etsy was … less simple. There’s a seller, Dres Stress Balls, who uses plain lentils (somewhere between $5 to $6 AUD a ball) and everything else appears to be of the soft and squishy stress ball variety. I’ve made balloon stress balls myself with plain rice, and I can confirm that they’re mouldable and pleasantly crunchy, but I suspect they’ll lack the liquid element that comes from the slime.
A general search with multiple terms got me links to Karina Garcia videos and little else.
I know that @caseydickdanger used to make balloon stress balls filled with orbeez/water beads and slime for the specific purpose of allowing people to enjoy water beads and slime without the icky texture. Casey, I don’t know how well they sold or if you’re planning to do anything similar again, but I call your attention to a potential customer!
Otherwise, the far less useful option is to suggest buying cronch slime and begging or bribing someone else to fill a balloon with it for you: @stimmystimmycocoapuff has written a fair bit on the subject of DIY stress balls.
Apologies for the somewhat less-than-useful search results. Like always, if my followers have anything to add, please do so!