Japan-based liica Inc. hopes to bring out the kid in you, along with some cash, in its newest game Dorodango for iOS and Mobile devices. How, you ask? By making mud balls. Yes, that’s right. Mud balls ...

I think that many of you remember that when you were a kid, you made mud dango unwaveringly, but there were many times when you couldn't make it well, or the mud dango cracked over time. The ' ...

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Mix a little dirt and mud, shape it with your hands, and out pops a beautiful shiny mud ball that’s actually the Japanese art of Hikaru Dorodango. It takes so much more work than that, of course, but ...

For those folks headed to the beach this weekend with the offspring for the final hurrah of summer, I offer a fun alternative activity to the tried and true sandcastle: sand balls. Hikaru Dorodango, ...

In many countries, mudballs are not considered elegant. But dorodango mudballs are beautiful and fun to make. The smooth balls are made by rolling a soil-based mix by hand. Making dorodango can be ...