#stim toy tutorial

[riddlerbrandautism]

Squishy dice tutorial [text only,for now]

What you'll need:

The dice mold(you can find the 3d model to print here)

A liquid silicone kit

Something to dye your silicone with. Preferably pigment powder,but liquid silicone dyes or watercolor paints in a tube will work aswell. Just don't add too much liquid colorants,or you'll disrupt the curing process!!! that's very very important!

A mixing stick to stir up the silicone

Two plastic cups(preferably measuring cups. Remember,only use plastic for this one because silicone will stick to silicone!!)

A cup of water

Gloves,if you need to use them for crafts

A flat surface to work on

Some extra silicone made in a constrasting color,to fill in the dice's numbers with

Some electrical wiring tape to cover the mold with(just incase,so you can avoid silicone leaks)

Steps:

Assemble the mold parts together.

Put tape around the edges of the mold. Cover up any spots that don't fit as tightly

Pour equal amounts of silicone into the two separate cups respectively,part a and part b

Combine the two parts into one cup,scraping the sides with the stiring stick to get all of uncured liquid silicone out into just that one cup

Add materials that you're using to color the silicone

Take your mixing stick,and stir up the mixture. You will have to do this for about 6 or more minutes,depending on the type of silicone kit you use. Some cure faster than others,so just watch out!

Carefully pour the mixture into the mold,do this slowly and try to pour it slightly high above the mold so it comes out thinner(it's much less messy that way,you'll avoid over filling the mold hopefully this way)

Don't touch the mold for the estimated curing time,just leave it be after that previous part.

Try to leave it alone for a few extra hours just to be safe,then poke the silicone gently with your finger. If it's hardened to the touch and won't stick to your finger at all,then congrats your squishy should be done!

Very carefully unmold your squishy. Test it some more to make sure it's fully cured. Expose it to the air for a bit,then it's time to make your extra silicone for the numbers!

Mix up equal amounts of a tiny bit of silicon,then add your pigment or liquid dye.

Mix this up extra well,then carefully use a toothpick or paint brush to add on the numbers in silicone.

Let each side cure first before making another batch to color the other numbers,so that you can rest the unpainted sides down on the table to let your extra silicone cure.

Once everything is done curing,carefully give your stress ball a test squeeze.

Congrats! You've just made a very cool dice stim toy.

[thesensorybox]

I like to call this the Easiest Stim toy Diy Ever.

Do you like spinner rings but can't afford them? or have limited access to buy them? 

What you need it a safety pin (the tiny ones probably won't work very well but you can go as big as you like) and some beads. beads that are good to use are ones that have a very smooth even hole that runs through the centre of the beads. beads that are not round will probably work just as well but you want to go for beads that are fairly short as long tube-like beads won't spin in the same fashion.  

I chose these beads as they are a hard plastic and so spin very smoothly and are the design is nice when spun.

if you want the easy version of this then simply open the pin, slid several beads onto the open bar ( I chose three as it left just the right amount of room for them to spin freely) and shut the pin if you want to make sure it doesn't open accidentally then pinch the part that hides the sharp end togeather with pliers. 

you can now carry it as is or string a cord through the loop on the end of the pin and wear it as a necklace.

If you would like to be able to pin this to your clothing or a bag then you will need to find pins that you can unbend like this :

the difference is that they don't have a cover on the looped end which will allow you to either un bend the pin with a pair of pliers (if using larger beads)  or to push the end of a screwdriver between the links 

and feed the beads through.

re shape the pin and they will be secure in place and you can now use the open end of the pin normally and wear it as a broach. 

the beads are lovely to spin individually or togeather with you fingers, provide a nice vibration and if the beads are larger a good noise if you shake the pin back and forth. its a nice discrete stim toy its not too loud and its easy to carry and can be made so cheaply that it won't matter if it gets lost.