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Fancy a Game of Tennis?

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Activity

  • Playing balloon tennis using paper plates

Which skills are developed?

What you’ll need

  • 2 paper plates 
  • 2 cardboard tubes (e.g. empty alfoil, cling wrap or paper towel rolls)
  • A balloon 
  • Blu-tack or sticky tape

Details

  • If you’d like to include a bit of fine motor skill development to this activity, encourage junior to make a tennis racquet by joining the cardboard tube to the back of the paper plate

Combined Videos

Combining several foundation skills, our PlayBiz Play-a-Long videos run for 10 minutes or so. We’ve carefully ordered the activities so they enable your youngster to have an optimal learning experience and develop the skills they’ll need for school by joining in the ‘teachable moments’. Picture a fun and educational TV program like PlaySchool crossed with an occupational therapy session that’s chock full of strategies. Ready, steady, learn! Please note: The Play-a-Long videos don’t need to be viewed in any particular order.