Have you been looking for the perfect way to commemorate that perfect season in your child’s sport, or a way to let them know how proud you are of their sports accomplishments? I found the perfect answer with customized sports balls (or pucks) from Make-A-Ball.
I had the opportunity to try making a customized baseball for review. While I would have preferred a soccer ball to show off Kurt or Danica’s past season, I decided I would go ahead and make a baseball for Kurtis to get him excited about his first upcoming tee-ball season.
Kurtis was very excited to see his new ball with his own name and picture on it. It was truly something special to let him know how proud we are of him.
The process of making the ball was very easy with a few simple steps:
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Choose the type of ball (basketball, baseball, soccer ball, hockey puck , etc.)
- Then choose the layout
- Choose a background
- Finally, personalize your ball
For the baseball, the layouts offered a possibility for up to 4 text boxes or pictures. I chose 2 different backgrounds and added one picture of Kurtis and one text box where I simply put his first name. If you wanted to commemorate a season or honor a coach you could definitely add more text to say more, add the year etc. The website was very easy to follow and use, I did find some of the backgrounds to be a little busy, but there were plenty of simpler ones to choose from.
This would be a very fun project to do with your child and let them make a ball for their favorite coach. I will say that you need to order ahead as it took about 4 weeks for my order to arrive.
The customized baseballs are real baseballs and are regulation size and shape with red stitching. They are 2.687″ in diameter. Although our customized baseballs are real, they are not approved for game play.
Make-A-Ball offers Baseballs, Softballs, Footballs, Soccer Balls, Basketballs, Hockey Pucks, and Volleyballs ranging in price from $25- $66. They also offer various display accessories.
To learn more you can visit Make-A-Ball on Facebook or Twitter or watch their how-to video on YouTube.
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Customize your own baseball at Make-A-Ball for $25.00. For a limited time get 20% off your order with discount code mab.20.ref
Disclosure: I received a sample for the purpose of this post. All thoughts remain my own.
Beth Rees says
That is so neat! It would be great for a commerative ball as well for after the season or to celebrate a high school championship. So neat!
ColleenMarie82 says
I love this, I will be telling my hubby about this, we had our first son this year and my hubby is enjoying buying all these sport things for him!
ColleenMarie82 says
I love this, I will be telling my hubby about this, we had our first son this year and my hubby is enjoying buying all these sport things for him!
Robin O says
That is so cool! I know lots of people I could give this to as as gift. It’s great that you can pick from different sports and layouts. Personalized gifts are great. Thanks for the review!!
Vickei Couturier says
I love that ideal,,My son who is 38 now played football in 8th grade an high school,so this would be so sweet to put his football pic in it an for him to share with his son
courtney b says
wow pretty affordable and fun 🙂 sounds great for a little boy…
Rich Hicks says
these are really neatr. Perfect for getting something really special for someone
Eileen says
That is TOO cool! My 13 year old is sports crazy and is in a handful of sports each year. She would STiLL love to have one of these! She’d pick soccer too, as you said you would have. It’s just her game!
Michele P says
this is very cool! my husband’s cousin has a young son who is in a soccer league and would love this, I am definitely going to tell him what a great gift it would make… thanks for the heads up, I’ve never seen these before.
Brandy says
I’ve never seen something like this before. What a cool gift idea.
Betty Baez says
That is way too cool I would have to order extras for keepsakes