Child Development Activity #5: Balloon Tennis

September 10, 2012 By Kelli Miller Leave a Comment

Skills this child development activity enhances:

Gross Motor Skills
Hand-Eye Coordination

For ages: Preschool 4 years +

Balloon Materials Needed:

Masking Tape or Glue
Paint Stirrer or Ruler
Balloon

Balloon Instructions:

Make a little "tennis racket" by using masking tape or glue to attach a paint stirrer (or ruler) to the back of a paper plate (a glue gun works particularly well). Give your child the "racket" and let him hit a balloon around, or make two racket and play "balloon tennis" with him.

About Kelli Miller

My husband (Ricky) of 20 years, our three wild and wonderfully different boys, five totally spoiled little dogs, a plethora of wild cats, and I live at Miller Manor! It is a 100 year old Colonial Style Farmhouse that is surrounded by hundreds of acres of farmland, in a small town on the coast of Southern Alabama.

Skills this child development activity enhances:

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