Balloon Batting (Gross Motor)
Practicing body mechanics, color and counting skills
Month 2 · Activity 20 · Physical Activity
Instructions
- Together inflate four balloons - two blue and two yellow
- See how long a child can keep in the air one blue balloon (count aloud) by batting with their hands
- Now try keeping in air two balloons - one yellow and one blue (count aloud) by batting with hands
- Suggest to a child they bat with different parts of body - hands, elbows, feet, head, etc.
- Have the child pick one color and bat balloon back and forth with a partner
- Try to keep all four balloons in the air with a partner
Simplify
Use two balloons - one blue and one yellow
Extend
When batting all four balloons, let a child say out loud the color of the balloon that is being hit. Set a timer for one minute and count how many times a balloon touches the ground. Practice until no balloons hit the ground in one minute.
QUESTIONS FOR CHILD
What makes the balloons stay in the air?
If you could float in the air, what would you see?
Materials
- Four balloons - two blue and two yellow (click here to purchase)
Math & Science Skills
Motor Skills
