Sock Ghost Throw

What you need

• three or four pairs of white socks, rolled into balls
• a big laundry basket and a small bucket

How to do it

1. Roll the white socks into balls: these are the ghosts.
2. Set the big basket close and the small bucket further away, and let your child throw the ghosts into each. Which is easier, the big one or the small one?
3. Then play catch: you throw a ghost gently, they catch it with both hands and throw it back.
4. Count how many ghosts made it home to the basket, then tip them out and go again.

Why it matters

The small bucket is harder to hit than the big basket, and they find out why with every throw. Soft socks make catching safe to try as well.

What they're learning

Throwing at a target

Aiming for the big basket, then the small bucket.

Catching with two hands

Arms ready, hands open, and squeeze.

Big and small

The big basket is easy; the small bucket takes aim.

What to look for

Notice them stepping closer to the small bucket on their own.

A tip

Soft socks can't hurt anyone, so this works indoors. Move anything breakable off low shelves first.

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