Whether it's a plastic ball, a tennis ball, or a softball, kids tend to bond with them quickly and treat them like their best friends. Having a ball to play with in the garden is also a great way to get some exercise. But not all games have to be about catching and throwing back a ball. There are fun ball games you can play with kids that can turn a simple task into something that will keep them interested for hours.
Children's Best Ball Games
Here are some of the best ball games for kids.
Ball Games Inside
Kids can play ball games inside when the weather doesn't let them go outside.
1. Move the ball through a maze.
Simple ping-pong balls, a bunch of books or boxes, and a couple of straws are all you need for this. Set up the books and boxes in your hall so that they look like a maze. Give each child his or her own ping-pong ball. Make a design on each one with a temporary marker. Then, each kid blows on the ball with a straw to help it get through the maze. The winner is the person who does it the fastest.
2. Move the balls through the tunnels.
This is a fun game to play if you have a long hallway or passageway in your house. Use old boxes with little holes cut into one side. Turn these boxes over so that the holes can become tunnels. All of the kids gather at one end of the hallway, where the boxes are. Start rolling tennis balls toward the boxes so that they go through the tunnels. Whoever can get the most balls through the tunnels is the winner.
3. Ice Hockey Using Ping Pong Balls
A table, some straws, a ping-pong ball, and a few cups. That's all you need to set up a game where everyone is very competitive. This can be played either by breathing or by using your hands. Put one cup on each side of the table and tape them together to make the goal posts. The sticks are made of straws. Let each kid try his best to get the ball in the goal by pushing it around with straws or blowing through them to move it in one direction.
4. Using old newspapers to make a sticky spider ball
This one is sure to make a mess, but it's so fun to play that you might want to join the kids. Wrap a piece of cardboard with a lot of duct tape. Don't make it straight, but make it crisscrossed so that some parts of the board are still visible. Wrap the duct tape so that the side with the glue is facing out. Then, crumble up some old newspapers and roll them into balls. Stand far away and throw the balls at the board so that they stick to the board.
5. Reverse bowling with used bottles of cold drinks
In bowling, the goal is always to knock down the most pins. Why not get rid of the least important ones? You just need a medium-sized ball and all the empty cold drink bottles you've been saving. Set them up in the hall in a way that looks like a puzzle. Now, roll the ball so that it knocks over the fewest number of bottles feasible. The winner is the one who drops the fewest bottles.
Outdoor Ball Games
When the day is bright and beautiful, there is nothing better than playing ball with kids.
1. Move your feet but don't touch the ball
This is a very fun game that is best played with a group. A number is given to each person in the group. Keep the ball in the mid of the circle. One player calls out a player's number. This player needs to get the ball as soon as possible while the others try to get away from it. As soon as he gets the ball, he yells "STOP!" Everyone stops at this point. Now, the person who has the ball has to try to hit someone. At most, he can take two steps in one direction. The other player can move without lifting their feet to avoid the ball.
2. Get the ball into the goal
In this strange version of basketball, a plastic bag is used as the basket. The kids are put into groups, and each group has a goalkeeper. This goalie has a plastic bag, and his job is to make sure that as many balls as possible are thrown into the bag by his team. The goalie can move the bag without getting up off the ground. The other players on the team are supposed to work with the goalie, talk to him or her correctly, and catch the ball together. The team that catches the most balls wins.
3. Hop, skip, and jump around with balls
One of the most popular football games for kids also requires them to pay attention and understand other instructions and commands. This can also be played by two people. The goalie is one of the players. The goalie will roll the ball in the player's direction. The goalie can tell the player to hop, skip, or jump with the ball once the player starts moving toward the goal. The player has to do the action exactly as told by the command while still moving toward the goal. The tables can also be turned for a different twist.
4. Toss, catch, and say it
Ball games don't have to be just about moving around. They
can also help keep your brain in shape. Make a circle with the kids. Every time
someone throws the ball at someone else, he shouts out a thing or object that
fits into more than one category. When the other kid catches the ball, he has
to shout something about the object and then throw the ball at another while
shouting something about a different category. For instance, a child could yell
"colour" as he or she throws the ball. The other child catches the
ball and yells "red," then throws it to another child and yells
"country." The game will go on once that kid calls out the name of a
country.
5. Ball in the Air
Every kid learns to play this by himself, usually when he is
on a football team. The tendency to try to keep the ball in the air on one foot
for as long as possible. This can be made even harder by stepping with each
foot in turn. Also, if there is a group of people there, they can all stand in
a circle and pass the ball around while keeping it in the air. This can be fun
and hard, and everyone needs to be on the lookout at all times. You can make
more mixes by switching from the feet to the head and occasionally bouncing it.
All of these fun ball games for kids are great ways for them
to get a lot of exercises. Contrary to what most people think, you can still
play ball games at home on a rainy day. Every game can be fun if you put a
little thought into it, and making up different rules can give an old game a
new twist. Kids can work together to come up with their own rules and new ways
to play the game. They can also start their championships when it's time.