Balloon Tennis
Skill: Strike
30 minutes
This activity develops hand-eye coordination and timing while using a simple racquet (i.e., striking tool). These skills also transfer to striking with a bat or stick.
More»The fun activities below help kids to develop the fundamental movement skills that provide an early foundation for physical literacy. You can search these activities according to child age and movement skill using the sorting tool above.
Skill: Strike
30 minutes
This activity develops hand-eye coordination and timing while using a simple racquet (i.e., striking tool). These skills also transfer to striking with a bat or stick.
More»Skill: Volley
15 minutes
This activity develops hand-eye coordination, gross and fine motor control, and the ability to track moving objects in the air. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve striking or catching an object in the air (e.g., balls, frisbees, ribbons, sticks, batons).
More»Skill: Strike
20 minutes
This activity develops hand-eye coordination and timing while using a bat (i.e., striking tool). These skills also transfer to striking with a racquet or stick.
More»Skill: Throw
30 minutes
This activity develops coordination of arms and torso, fine motor control, and the ability to “read” distances. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve throwing an object accurately over a perceived distance (e.g., balls, frisbees, ribbons, sticks, batons).
More»Skill: Dribble
15 minutes
This activity develops hand-eye coordination, balance, and rhythmical movement.
More»Skill: Catch, Throw, Wheel
5 minutes
This activity develops throwing and catching skills together with core strength.
More»Skill: Throw, Wheel
5 minutes
This activity develops throwing skills together with core strength.
More»Skill: Strike
30 minutes
This activity develops hand-eye coordination and timing for striking a moving object. These skills also transfer to striking with a bat, racquet, or stick.
More»Skill: Throw
30 minutes
This activity develops coordination of arms and torso, fine motor control, and the ability to “read” distances. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve throwing an object accurately over a perceived distance (e.g., balls, frisbees, ribbons, sticks, batons).
More»Skill: Throw
30 minutes
This activity develops coordination of arms and torso, fine motor control, and the ability to “read” distances. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve throwing an object accurately over a perceived distance (e.g., balls, frisbees, ribbons, sticks, batons).
More»Skill: Throw
15 minutes
This activity develops coordination of arms and torso, fine motor control, and the ability to “read” distances. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve throwing an object accurately over a perceived distance (e.g., balls, javelins, frisbees, ribbons, sticks, batons).
More»Skill: Agility
15 minutes
This activity develops coordination of legs, arms and torso, plus dynamic balance and speed. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve dynamic balance and speed (e.g., soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball, racquet sports, martial arts, dance).
More»Skill: Wheel
5 minutes
This activity develops wheeling skills and leadership.
More»Skill: Strike, Wheel
5 minutes
This activity develops striking skills together with core strength.
More»Skill: Strike, Wheel
5 minutes
This activity develops striking skills together with core strength.
More»Skill: Strike
15 minutes
This activity develops hand-eye coordination and timing while using a hockey stick (i.e., striking tool). These skills also transfer to striking with a bat or racquet.
More»Skill: Strike, Wheel
5 minutes
This activity develops striking skills together with core strength.
More»Skill: Hop
10 minutes
This activity develops dynamic balance, coordination, and rhythm required for activities at older ages such as running, skipping, hopping, and dancing.
More»Skill: Kick
15 minutes
This activity develops leg coordination, strength and fine motor control in the lower body. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve kicking an object (e.g., soccer, football, martial arts).
More»Skill: Kick
15 minutes
This activity develops leg coordination, strength and fine motor control in the lower body. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve kicking an object (e.g., soccer, football, martial arts).
More»Skill: Agility
15 minutes
This activity develops coordination of legs, arms and torso, plus dynamic balance and body proprioception. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve dynamic balance and proprioception (e.g., gymnastics, aerial diving, martial arts, dance, soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball).
More»Skill: Throw
30 minutes
This activity develops coordination of arms and torso, fine motor control, and the ability to “read” distances. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve throwing an object accurately over a perceived distance (e.g., balls, frisbees, ribbons, sticks, batons).
More»Skill: Catch
15 minutes
This activity develops hand-eye coordination, fine motor control, and the ability to track moving objects in the air. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve flying objects (e.g., balls, shuttlecocks, frisbees, ribbons, sticks, batons).
More»Skill: Jump
10 minutes
This activity develops dynamic balance, coordination, mental focus, and reaction time required at older ages for a variety of sports and activities.
More»Skill: Jump
10 minutes
This activity develops dynamic balance, coordination, rhythm, and timing required for any and all sports and activities that involve a running jump (e.g., basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball, track and field, gymnastics).
More»Skill: Run
15 minutes
This activity develops dynamic balance, coordination, timing, and strength required for any and all sports and activities that involve a running jump (e.g., basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball, track and field, gymnastics).
More»Skill: Kick
15 minutes
This activity develops leg coordination, strength and fine motor control in the lower body. It also develops balance and rhythmical movement. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve dynamic balance and rhythmical movement (e.g., soccer, basketball, volleyball, racquet sports, martial arts, dance).
More»Skill: Jump
10 minutes
This activity develops dynamic balance, coordination, and strength required for any and all sports and activities that involve jumping (e.g., basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball, track and field, gymnastics, diving).
More»Skill: Throw
30 minutes
This activity develops coordination of arms and torso, fine motor control, and the ability to “read” distances. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve throwing an object accurately over a perceived distance (e.g., balls, frisbees, javelins, darts, ribbons, sticks, batons).
More»Skill: Catch
20 minutes
This activity develops hand-eye coordination, fine motor control, and the ability to track moving objects in the air. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve flying objects (e.g., balls, shuttlecocks, frisbees, ribbons, sticks, batons).
More»Skill: Catch, Throw, Wheel
5 minutes
This activity develops throwing and catching skills together with core strength
More»Skill: Throw
30 minutes
This activity develops coordination of arms and torso, fine motor control, and the ability to “read” distances. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve throwing an object accurately over a perceived distance (e.g., balls, frisbees, ribbons, sticks, batons).
More»Skill: Balance
10 minutes
This activity develops coordination and balance as kids shift their weight from one foot to the other while twisting their body through a dynamic range of motion.
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