Ball Games Resources

Use empty soda bottles to create a fun bowling set that helps your first grader practice addition skills!

Encourage your child to practice skip counting by turning number patterns into this fun and interactive game of catch.

Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your kid practice his vocabulary!

Good for indoor and outdoor play, this patriotic tossing game uses lightweight pieces that can be found in almost any household.

Play this fun basketball game to help your third grader master his multiplication tables.

Kindergarteners are expected to master the alphabet. Get your child outside and exercising with this fun, move and shake alphabet game.

Improve your child's hand-eye coordination with this outdoor group ball game that's similar to Four Square.

Here's an entertaining ball game filled with spins, jumps, and claps to keep your child having fun while you get a moment to yourself.

Develop your child's hand-eye coordination in a fun and engaging way by challenging her to a game of Drop Catch.

Invite your child and a few friends to get crabby in this game of soccer with a twist: Instead of running, players "crab crawl" around the playing field.

Gather the neighborhood children together and host an Olympic Games for Kids, right in your own backyard!

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then subtract to determine their scores.

Kids put their geography knowledge to the test in this balloon volley game inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go".

Make your own volleyball net! This beach ball game is a great activity for kids of all ages to develop coordination and teamwork.

Here's a game your child is sure to love playing with her friends: French Cricket. Just grab a baseball bat and a tennis ball, and you're set.

Improve your child's hand-eye coordination with these fun dribbling drills! Before you know it he'll be a ball-handling master.

The next time you're trapped indoors on a dreary day, try this take on dodgeball. All you need are a group of kids, an open area and a soft, spongy ball.

Help your third grader make the Scoop 'N Catch--a great choice for a fun and inexpensive afternoon.

Your family will have a blast getting into the sporty spirit with these Olympics-themed contests. Here's how to get started:

Keep your child active this summer by transforming old milk jugs into scoops and newspaper into a ball with this exciting game of catch!

Head out to the driveway, ball in hand, for a bouncing challenge. Then use those results to make a colorful graph that lets your child compare results.