BASKETBALL
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Set out a plastic clothes basket. |
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Give your toddler a medium sized ball. |
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Show her how to toss the ball into the basket.
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BOWLING
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Set out three or four large, empty plastic soda bottles. |
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Have your toddler stand back 3-4 feet and roll a ball on the floor towards the bottles. |
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Have your child count the number of bottles he knocks down. |
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PAPER BALLS
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Set out some sheets of used paper (approximately 8” x 8”). |
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Show your toddler how to crumble the paper into a ball. |
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Later, your child can try tossing her paper balls across the room. |
Note: Crumbling paper into balls can help young children develop hand muscles.
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CLAY BALLS
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Set out some clay or play dough for your toddler. |
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Show him how to roll the clay or dough between his palms to create small balls. |
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BOX ROLL
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Find a shoebox and a small rubber ball. (Be sure the ball
is large enough that it won't fit in your child's mouth.) |
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Cut a hole in the bottom of the box, slightly larger than
the ball. |
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Show your child how to drop the ball into the box and move
the box around until the ball rolls out the hole. |
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Pick up the ball and let your child drop it in the box again.
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BOUNCING BALL BOOK
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Cut out magazine pictures of interesting
people and animals. |
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Let your child help you place a circle sticker "ball"
on each picture. |
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Staple the pictures together and add a construction paper
cover. |
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Read your Bouncing Ball Book together, looking for the "ball"
on each page. |
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