Rubber playground balls in 6-inch and 8.5-inch sizes, 180 g to 400 g, 152–218 mm across — the school and PE staple, printed with your brand.
Playground Balls
Playground Balls, 6 Inch and 8.5 Inch
Playground balls live outdoors, get kicked into fences, and are expected to last a school year. Two sizes cover 95% of orders: 6 inch at 152 mm and 180–200 g for younger kids, 8.5 inch at 218 mm and 380–400 g for everyone else.
The whole range is moulded rubber, which means no cover to peel and no bladder to replace. Prints are the entire product here — we run hundreds of them, from fruit and dinosaurs to camouflage and rainbow swirl.
Order volume is usually the constraint, not the design. Ask us what quantity makes a new print viable.
Featured models
A cross-section of the range. Every model below is in production and can be printed with your logo.
Full specification, all 45 models
Weights and measurements are finished-ball values. Model codes are stable across seasons, so a reorder references the same construction.
Rubber
45 models
| Model | Size | Weight | CIR / DIA | Material | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B51001-A |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51001-B |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51001-C |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51002-A |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51002-B |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51002-C |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51003-A |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51003-B |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51003-C |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51004-A |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51004-B |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51004-C |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51005-A |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51005-B |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51005-C |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51006 |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51007 |
6 | 180-200 g | 152 mm | Rubber | |
B51008 |
6 | 180-200 g | 152 mm | Rubber | |
B51009 |
6 | 180-200 g | 152 mm | Rubber | |
B51010-A |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51010-B |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51010-C |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51012-A |
6 | 180-200 g | 152 mm | Rubber | |
B51012-B |
6 | 180-200 g | 152 mm | Rubber | |
B51012-C |
6 | 180-200 g | 152 mm | Rubber | |
B51012-D |
6 | 180-200 g | 152 mm | Rubber | |
B51013-A |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51013-B |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51013-C |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51014-A |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51014-B |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51014-C |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51015-A |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51015-B |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51015-C |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51015-D |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51016-A |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51016-B |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51016-C |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51016-D |
8.5 | 380-400 g | 218 mm | Rubber | |
B51020-A |
6 | 180-200 g | 152 mm | Rubber | |
B51020-B |
6 | 180-200 g | 152 mm | Rubber | |
B51020-C |
6 | 180-200 g | 152 mm | Rubber | |
B51020-D |
6 | 180-200 g | 152 mm | Rubber | |
B51022 |
8.5 | 340-360 g | 218 mm | Rubber |
Why moulded rubber wins at this price point
A stitched or laminated ball has three cost layers: cover material, cutting and stitching labour, and bladder assembly. Moulding collapses all three into one cycle, so the unit price drops far enough to sell a printed ball at retail for pocket money.
The trade-off is feel. A playground ball bounces harder and grips less than a laminated ball. For a park district or a school recess programme, that is not a problem; for a volleyball club, it is.
Print programmes and repeats
Most of our playground volume is repeat business: a school district reorders the same six designs every year, or a retailer refreshes the print set each season. Keeping the artwork on file is what makes the reorder cheap.
Sizes, weights and diameters: 6 inch at 152 mm and 180–200 g, 8.5 inch at 218 mm and 380–400 g. A few heavier 8.5 inch builds run to 400 g for adult programmes.
Playground Balls questions buyers actually ask
Can we order mixed prints in one carton?
Yes, assorted prints per carton are standard for playground balls. Tell us the ratio and we will pack to it.
What is the smallest order for a new print design?
It depends on the print method — pad print has a lower entry than full-colour transfer. Send the artwork and quantity and we return the exact minimum.
Are these balls safe for under-3s?
Small balls are a choking hazard for that age group regardless of material. For under-3 programmes we recommend the plush toy ball range instead.
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