::: tennis anyone?
The children really enjoy hitting a ball with a bat, it’s a great gross motor exercise as well as being good for their hand-eye co-ordination, but as a hitting partner is not always available, we came up with a partner who just loves hanging around!
As we find that the balls tend to end up over the fence fairly often, we decided that a ball that couldn’t go anywhere would be a really good idea.
We found an old sock and tied it to some strong cord then hung it from a tree where it is always ready for play.
The children can either play by themselves or with a friend.
This pink ball is a actually a swing but only when we attach it to our swing frame.
When it hangs above the decking from the tree the children understand it is not to be sat on but is for pushing and catching. Again it is great to play with on your own or with a group of friends.
Sometimes we hang up a large leather ball which they can kick or punch instead!
