Soft Ball Target Practice
Use soft items like socks or beanbags to practice throwing at designated targets (e.g., buckets, chalk circles), promoting hand-eye coordination and spatial awareness.
- Takes
- 20–40 min
- Your setup
- 5 min prep
- Ages
- Ages 3–5
- Mess
- Some mess
- Cost
- $
- Where
- Either
How to do it
- 1Set up the targets (buckets/cups) a short, accessible distance away.
- 2Mark a clear throwing line that is appropriate for the child's skill level.
- 3Demonstrate the overhand and underhand throwing motions.
- 4Encourage the child to throw all their objects and then retrieve them.
- 5Gradually increase the distance of the targets or introduce a simple scoring system (e.g., small bucket is 2 points, large bucket is 1 point).
What they're practising
- Hand-Eye Coordination
- Depth Perception
- Turn-Taking
- Motor Planning