Kitchen Roll Slalom
Dribble a soft ball round five kitchen rolls in a hallway or garden, beating your own time.
At a glance
- Stand 5 kitchen rolls in a line, a big step apart, in a hallway or garden. Your child starts at one end with a soft ball.
- Your child dribbles in and out of the rolls to the end, then back the same way.
- Time it on your phone, or let your child count. Try to beat the last time.
- Progress 1: Use the practice foot only.
- Progress 2: Practice foot only, and move the rolls half a step closer together.
If it's not working: Space the rolls further apart.
- your child
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Five kitchen rolls stand in a line a big step apart in the hallway or garden, shown in two panels. Top: your child dribbles the soft ball in and out of the rolls to the far end. Bottom: they turn and weave back to the start. Time it on your phone, or let your child count.
Full details: set up, how to play, tips
Set up
- Stand five kitchen rolls in a line, a big step apart.
A hallway or garden.
How to play
- Your child dribbles the soft ball in and out of the kitchen rolls to the end and back.
- Time it on your phone, or let your child count.
- Next time, try to beat that time.
Make it easier
- Space the rolls further apart.
Make it harder, step by step
- Use the practice foot only.
- Practice foot only, and move the rolls half a step closer together.
Three things to say
- Small touches keep the ball close to the rolls.
Colts habit
Work hard: one more run than last time.
Both feet
One run with the practice foot only.
Heads up
Look at the next roll, not the ball.
For your birth year
Pick a birth year to show the tweak for that group.
- Under 5s
- Three rolls, two big steps apart, no timer. Walk the wiggle with no ball, then carrying it, then nudging it with a foot.
Safety: Soft ball indoors. Clear the hallway.
My best
Time for there and back. Last time and this time. Only ever compared with their own earlier go, never with anyone else's. Saved on this device only.