AppleRound 8.5-inch Dodgeball Playground Balls, Pack of 4 Balls with 1 Pump, Official Size for Dodge Ball, Handball, Camps and Schools

GF bought one of those cheap $5 balls from a bin at that large chain dept store for my dog. He took one look, pounced, bit, popped. He was SO SAD! He made us sad. We were all sad. Tried a couple more times with the same results, much sadness for everyone. I remembered back in the olden days (when kids were allowed to play dangerous competitive games like kickball without fear of massive physical or emotional trauma [?!] ), that the tough rubbery material of a kickball - oh, sorry, kicking incites violence, I meant a lower extremity powered dynamic elasticity sphere with high velocity potential and excellent rebounding capacity - may be tough enough for my dog to play with without popping in under a minute. SUCCESS!!! I bought two sets, 8 balls so that if they didn't last long, at least he'd have fun with them for a little while, I inflated them all, put them in a big box, got him all excited (he knows when I buy stuff for him that there's gonna be something awesome inside), and dumped the whole box on his head! Oh The Chaos! The Pandemonium! Many, many happinesses were had by all! Ok, the other reviews are correct, these balls may or may not be the EXACT size described, if for some reason you need a ball that is that level is precisely 8.5 inches, this is not the ball for you. In fact, even individually the balls are different sizes, the red and blue seem to be about 1-2 inches smaller that the green and yellow. However, if you want a couple toys to play with, these are made of the same tough, very elastic material as in the olden days of yore. My dog loves them. I deflated six and put them away, of the two remainders I pulled some air out of one so he could get it in his mouth enough to carry, the other I left firm to torture him with (makes him crazy that he can't pick it up). All in all, a great purchase at a great price. Tried both pumps and all 4 needles. Everything worked perfectly, and he hasn't popped one yet!

Our kids always seem to loose their balls or they are deflated again. They told me that they wanted to have a Gaga-ball because they knew from school that they can be used for many games. It's a kind of rubbery material which makes it much easier to inflate than for example a soccer ball and not prone to getting holes. Partially drove over one and it's still good, so pretty sturdy / strong. Our daughter was struggling to learn to catch and kept hurting her fingers, so we had one ball not inflated as hard, so she could catch it without bending her fingers. They are fun to use in various games (gaga, four- square, soccer, throw and catch, bouncing / dribbling, basketball), so we now only being one ball when we go camping because it works so good for most sports. The colors are very bright, they are much easier to find in the yard and bushes.

I brought these for kid play in my backyard. I'm glad they came with a pump. It was some effort to pump them up, but I haven't noticed any leaking. They have a nice bounce and great colors.

Balls are great for kids - exactly what I was looking for to play outside on the garden or in the pool with them. However they are NOT the same sizes. The rainbow one is accurate in size but the green one is much smaller. It does not bother me or my kids as we will have fun with them anyway but the description IS NOT ACCURATE. Wanted to you be aware of that.

As Described! Great quality comes with a mini pump!

Great quality play balls.

I've got twin grandsons, so we buy 2 of everything. When I found these playground balls, I knew I hit the jackpot!! These colorful rubber balls remind me of the 4-square balls we played with when I was a kid and had so much fun with! Easy to inflate (comes with it's own pump if you need it), and each inflates in seconds. Then you're ready for fun! These rubber balls will bounce as high as you let them. And are textured for easy handling. My grandsons are under 3, and can hold, throw and kick the balls easily. The colors are bright which can make for a nice surprise too!

My twins love this colorful rainbow ball

These balls where perfect for the games of dodgeball we played at camp very happy with this purchase will definitely recommend these. They where like proper dodgeballs which was exactly what we needed!

Buona qualità

I actually got these for an entirely different purpose i.e. as moulds for wet-felted bowls, for which they are great. But, they are very good quality and I can imagine using them for their intended purpose in due course.

I bought these for my 9 year old son to take to school to play four square with his friends at recess, they had been using a regular soccer ball that constantly deflated because it was bounced so hard. This was a great buy! The material feels sturdy, they have a nice grippy texture and are very lightweight but have fantastic bounce to them. The included pump worked perfect and they were very easy and fast to inflate, no leaks in any of them so far. Both he and my 3.5 year old son love them, I can tell they will get plenty of use, I would buy again!

Are you looking for a way to introduce your kids to the terror of a sound that rubberized dodgeball makes? These are perfect. They even come in for bright colours so that the child can more easily see the doom that is about to smack them up the side of their little faces. I’m kidding. These things are so close to the old gym class dodge balls I have flashbacks but they’re a great product aside from the fact, the balls come out a little bit square due to the fact that it’s packed in a box. *** no children were harmed during playtime***