Ball balance
Balance small balls on top of cardboard tubes to improve focus and fine motor skills.
A fun and simple activity to help kids practice balance and focus with lots of open-ended play potential.
By balancing small balls on cardboard tubes, they’ll engage their concentration while developing their hand-eye coordination. For littler kids, balance the balls and let them have fun knocking them down.
You can turn this into a challenge by seeing how long they can keep the balls balanced or set up multiple tubes for more complexity. This is a great way to help kids develop fine motor...
Materials
Prep
Step 1:
Gather small, lightweight balls (ping pong balls, ball pit balls, or even pom-poms).
Step 2:
Find a few cardboard tubes (from toilet rolls or paper towel rolls).
Step 3:
Optionally, use tape to secure the tubes on the floor or create a line of tubes for a longer challenge.
Play
Step 1:
Show your child how to balance a ball on the top of a cardboard tube.
Step 2:
Encourage them to try balancing the ball themselves, starting slowly and steadily.
Step 3:
For added fun, you can set challenges, like seeing who can balance the ball the longest or try balancing more than one ball at a time.
Extend
Ball toss: For an extra game, try to see if you can bowl to knock balls and tubes over
Ball tunnels: Find small balls that you can roll through the tubes and have fun experimenting - you can even use this as a ramp to bowl
Balance challenge: Once your child has mastered the basic balance, try adding a little twist by making them balance with one hand or while hopping.
