Let your children play with the balls used in several popular sports. Some ideas include: basketball, football, soccer, tennis, racquet ball

Basketball Toss:

Have your children toss a basketball into a small trash can or basket.

Hammer Throw:

Take a tube sock and put a small ball (tennis ball, racquetball, etc) have your children sling it above their head and let it go. See who can sling the ball the farthest.

Discuss:

Have your children throw paper plates as discuss

Javelin:

Throw straws and see who can throw them the farthest.

Obstacle Course:

Set up an obstacle course Having your children crawl under, through, and over obstacles.

Tennis:

Have your children play with flyswatters and balloons

Volleyball:

Have children stand on both sides of a net and throw a ball over the net.

Hockey:

Have your children play with flyswatters and balloons

Shot Put:

Have your children throw tennis balls, or softballs like a shot put.

Relay Races:

Have your children run a set distance and hand off a rolled up piece of paper to another student.

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