Toddler activities with a ball

A soft ball, or a rolled-up pair of socks, is all you need for rolling, tossing, kicking and chasing indoors. The activities here use a ball as the main prop and are written for a living room, not a park. They build hand-eye coordination, balance and turn-taking, which is a bigger deal than it sounds at eighteen months. Most work with any size of ball and a couple use a laundry basket as the goal. Each one has clear steps, what your child is learning and an easier or harder version.

37 activities

Ball Down the Ramp illustration Ball Down the Ramp from 12 months · 5-10 min Ball Hand To Hand illustration Ball Hand To Hand from 12 months · 5 min Slinky Ball Drop illustration Slinky Ball Drop from 12 months · 10-15 min Big Ball Roll illustration Big Ball Roll from 14 months · 5-10 min Pumpkin Hunt illustration Pumpkin Hunt from 14 months · 10-15 min Soft Ball Roll Bowling illustration Soft Ball Roll Bowling from 14 months · 20-35 min Roll It Or Stack It illustration Roll It Or Stack It from 16 months · 5-10 min Hand in Hand Kick illustration Hand in Hand Kick from 18 months · 5-10 min Tap the Top illustration Tap the Top from 18 months · 5 min Walk Into It illustration Walk Into It from 18 months · 5 min Yoghurt Pot Colour Sort illustration Yoghurt Pot Colour Sort from 18 months · 10-15 min Box Goal illustration Box Goal from 20 months · 5-10 min Down the Hall illustration Down the Hall from 20 months · 5-10 min Big One, Little One illustration Big One, Little One from 22 months · 5-10 min Fetch the Ball illustration Fetch the Ball from 22 months · 10-15 min Cup Skittles illustration Cup Skittles from 24 months · 5-10 min Ghost Bowling illustration Ghost Bowling from 24 months · 10-15 min Stop It With Your Foot illustration Stop It With Your Foot from 24 months · 5-10 min Tilt The Ball Home illustration Tilt The Ball Home from 24 months · 5-10 min Wall Kicks illustration Wall Kicks from 24 months · 5-10 min Kick To The Box illustration Kick To The Box from 26 months · 20-35 min Park Goalposts illustration Park Goalposts from 26 months · 10-15 min Pumpkin Patch Shop illustration Pumpkin Patch Shop from 26 months · 15-20 min Big Ball Catch illustration Big Ball Catch from 28 months · 5-10 min Drop and Kick illustration Drop and Kick from 28 months · 5 min Beach Ball Catch illustration Beach Ball Catch from 30 months · 5-10 min Bounce And Catch illustration Bounce And Catch from 30 months · 5-10 min Which Rolls Furthest? illustration Which Rolls Furthest? from 30 months · 10-15 min Tube Ball Run illustration Tube Ball Run from 34 months · 30-45 min Big Goal, Little Goal illustration Big Goal, Little Goal from 36 months · 10-15 min Bottle Skittles illustration Bottle Skittles from 36 months · 10-15 min Catch and Count illustration Catch and Count from 36 months · 10-15 min Feely Bag Mystery illustration Feely Bag Mystery from 36 months · 30-40 min Name Ball Catch illustration Name Ball Catch from 36 months · 5-10 min Ramp Roll Race illustration Ramp Roll Race from 36 months · 10-15 min Sock Ghost Throw illustration Sock Ghost Throw from 36 months · 10-15 min Chalk Hopscotch illustration Chalk Hopscotch from 40 months · 30-40 min

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