At a glance
- Sit on the floor facing your child, three steps apart.
- Roll the ball to them. They scoop it up with two hands and roll it back.
- Move one step further apart each round. Count scoops in a row.
- Progress 1: Roll it slightly to one side.
- Progress 2: Roll it to either side without saying which, so your child shuffles across to get behind it.
If it's not working: Keep the same distance every round instead of stepping back.
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Sit on the floor facing your child, three steps apart. You roll the ball, your child scoops it up with two hands and rolls it back. Take a step back each round.
Full details: set up, how to play, tips
Set up
- Sit facing your child, 3 steps apart.
Garden or indoors.
How to play
- Roll the ball to your child.
- Your child scoops it up with two hands.
- Then they roll it back.
- You both move one step further apart each round.
Make it easier
- Keep the same distance every round instead of stepping back.
- Roll a bigger, softer ball, which is easier to gather into the chest.
Make it harder, step by step
- Roll it slightly to one side.
- Roll it to either side without saying which, so your child shuffles across to get behind it.
Three things to say
- Little fingers together, scoop it into your chest.
Colts habit
Work hard: one more in a row.
Both feet
Roll back with each hand.
Heads up
Watch the ball all the way in.
For your birth year
Pick a birth year to show the tweak for that group.
- Under 5s
- Sit with legs wide and feet nearly touching, so the ball stays in. Roll slowly and stay close instead of stepping back.
Safety: Clear floor space.
My best
Scoops in a row. Last time and this time. Only ever compared with their own earlier go, never with anyone else's. Saved on this device only.