The human bubble ball or simply the bubble ball is yet another distant relative of the all mighty zorb ball. Don’t let the smaller size fool you, the bubble ball is as fun as the zorb, or maybe even more so (check video below). It’s basically your own inflatable portable human hamster ball. You slide your upper body inside and strap on, while your legs are free to move you around. Go on and bounce, bump, jump, roll around, run.

We’re gonna take you for a “spin” and show you everything that you can do with a bubble ball, below. There are so many fun competitions, activities and games that involve bumper balls. You can play Bubble Football (Soccer), go Body Zorbing with your friends, play Bumper Ball Sumo, other competitive games and races or just free run like a nut. Do whatever your creativity tells you to. Let your body go free and don’t worry! You’ll be safe inside your own protective inflatable bubble ball!

What Is The Human Bubble Ball?

Simply put it is a mini-zorb inflatable ball. It has straps built in, so that your body is well secured and safe inside the sphere. The capsule goes over your head and body, and it fully protects you when you bump and tumble. Only your legs stick out, and free to do whatever they want. You’ll be completely in control of which way you’re heading. Or, will you?

What Can You Do With It?

Once you get inside your protective colorless bubble, the sky is the limit. Geared like this, you turn into a genuine Zorbinaut! You are now ready to experience Body Zorbing at the fullest. You can engage in races with your friends! You can have exciting team contests, where whomever rolls his partner faster over the finish line, wins. You can be rolled on the ground and used as a bowling ball, engage in hamster ball sumo with your friends, or simply play Bubble ball Soccer with your mates. I say simply, but it’s not quite so simple, as you will see for yourself, below. Keeping your balance while inside the ball, bumping into your friends and chasing the soccer ball at the same time will prove quite a feat. It will all turn into a super funny fiasco, and an experience you’ll never forget. There will be tumbles, bumps and bounces in all manner of awkward positions. But don’t worry, you will be perfectly safe inside your human bubble ball!

A Day Inside A Bubble

Check out what you can do once you strap yourself in one of these bad boys:

 

Buy A Bubble Ball

If you want to try it for yourself , you can always get yours on the Amazon, for around $160 each. But don’t forget to get yourself an electrical pump, or there will be a lot of heavy duty pumping, if you go manual!

 

How To Have Fun In A Bubble Ball

Let’s take a look at all the various sports and fun activities you can do with a bubble ball, either by yourself, with your family, or your buddies! There’s a bunch of fun stuff that you can do with a couple of bumper balls. So, strap in tight and let’s go on a “bumpy” ride!

 

Bubble Soccer – The Exhilarating Game That You Absolutely MUST Try Out!

 

What You Need:

• two teams of at least 2 players each (the team size is up to you: you can go 2v2 and all the way up to 10v10 if you have enough inflatable bubbles)
• a soccer ball

• enough inflatable bubble balls to suit up the players

• an electric pump (unless you wanna go breathless before the game even begins)

• a couple of portable soccer nets

• a grassy field where you can set this all up (can be your back yard, or some other terrain where you can tumble and roll around while playing)
• you might also want some spray-chalk to draw the boundaries of the soccer field on the grass

 

How It Works:

Just like regular soccer, but with a twist! You still have the 2 teams kicking the soccer ball around trying to score goals, but while in regular soccer you are not allowed to commit fouls, in bubble soccer you have to do the exact opposite! You are supposed to run at each other and bump into one another to take over the ball. You will tumble, roll around, end up with your feet high in the air in the most awkward and random ways, and you will LOVE every moment of it! I mean, that’s what bubble soccer is all about!

If in the process you manage to score a goal and win the game, then congratulations! If not, I’m sure you’ll have a blast just bumping and tumbling. And trust me, you’ll be completely safe and sound thanks to the protective bubble ball! Let yourself go wild!

So, as long as you have the players, the balls, and a lawn to play on, you categorically have to try this out. You can play it with friends, family, kids,  or coworkers on teambuilding trips, and age doesn’t count here!

 

Try Out Bumper-Ball Tumble Races With Your Buddies!

What You Need:

• at least 4 people
• at least 2 bubble balls
• a strip of grass covered lawn or something like that

 

How It Works:

There will be at least 2 team of 2 people. One member of each team will get inside the ball and curl up in there, with their feet tucked inside and not hanging out, while the other will be the one to push the ball with his team mate inside.

You need a starting line and a finish line. When you hear the go, you must push your team mate’s bumper ball over the finishing line. The first to do this, wins. You need at least 4 people and 2 teams to do this, but, the more the merrier. So, if you can get 4 or 5 teams going, it will be the more chaotic and fun. The balls won’t roll in a straight line, they’ll bump and tumble around, and the chaos that ensues will make the race more exciting. And, of course, take turns at who goes inside the balls, everyone needs to get a taste of it!

This is a perfect activity for team building with co workers, for friends out camping somewhere, or for kinds and family get-togethers.

 

 

Push It To The Limit With Bubble Ball Sumo!

What You Need:

• two people
• 2 bubble balls
• something to mark the boundaries of the bubble-sumo ring. You can use this spray-on chalk, it’s perfect for this.

• a lawn (or other grassy surface)

 

How It Works:

Use the spray-on chalk to draw a wide circle on the lawn. A diameter of around 13 feet (4 meters) should be more than enough. Get into your bubble balls and step inside the ring! Use all means necessary to push your opponent out of the ring. You can go head-straight into a bull fight kind of clash. Or you can play it sneaky, try to dodge your opponent’s charge, and use his momentum to throw him off balance and bump him out of boundaries!

And if you feel creative, you can draw a wider sumo ring on the ground and use more than 2 players, turning this into a chaotic and hilarious free for all! Or, set up teams of 2 and match them against each other. There are no set rules, you can bend the game to your liking to accommodate as many players as you see fit. This is an awesome bubble-ball game to play with friends, family or on team-buildings with your co-workers. You’re gonna have a blast, guaranteed!

Here is a cool video of “bubble-ball sumo” taken to the next level! I mean, you don’t have to be this extreme, but this can be just as fun on a flat grassy surface too!

 

 

Set Up An Obstacle Course Bubble Ball Race!

Something else you can do is to set up some special races together with your friends. There are specially build inflatable tracks that make the race super hilarious, as everyone taking part will be tumbling and falling around like helpless little babies. Try to outrun your competition while keeping balance. Bumping into one another is not only permitted, but encouraged in order to secure your win. It will be super fun. There is also bubble bowling where one guy tries to take down all the others by bumping into them at full speed, and the list goes on. So don’t miss out on testing it out for yourself. Head on to a zorb park and try it out! Or you can even buy your own and let the good times “roll”.

So don’t fall behind playing ordinary games. Go on and try out body zorbing or bubble football or simply do whatever you feel like inside the inflatable bubble suit. Don’t hold back when it comes to this high energy and fun sport. “Roll” whichever way you want. You are a true Zorbinaut and you are perfectly fine inside your personal human bubble ball!

 

Take Care Of Your Bubble Ball

Before we wrap things up, we have to warn you that, just like any other inflatable item, bumper balls will eventually puncture and deflate. There is little, to no way to avoid this. We’ve seen the PVC material tear or puncture, and air escaping even out of bumper balls that have been used exclusively indoors, on clean and tidy surfaces (such as a bumper-soccer indoors court). So you can imagine that when you use these outside, chances are even higher that at some point something might prick them.

That is why you should definitely have a set of  TPU self-adhesive repair tape at hand for quick “field”-repairs. Slap a self adhesive patch on the tear, and it will seal it off, allowing you to keep using the bumper ball and preventing it from deflating. These solutions are quick, handy and even long-lasting if you use some quality repair tape.

We’ve tested out the Gorilla waterproof adhesive tape. It’s a great quick fix for punctures and tears, so you could use that for some fast and easy repairs.

Alternatively, we recommend using a quality vinyl repair kit for inflatables. You have to carefully de-grease, and thoroughly clean the surface around the puncture/tear before applying any of those two solutions, or else the adhesive won’t hold and you will end up right where you started. After you clean the surrounding area,  slap the tape on, and voila, your bubble ball is fixed and ready to go for many more rounds of tumbling excitement.

 

For more fun check out the other iflatable balls! And definitely read up on the cool sports you can try out!