One of our favorite family activities is to play with a beach ball while we hang out in Buddy’s room. Over the years, we’ve played with the beach ball in a variety of ways. When he was little, we just rolled it around. Now, we often use it to play variations of basketball, volleyball, and soccer. We recently took Buddy to his first hockey game, and since then he’s wanted to play hockey with the beach ball.
I bought two fly swatters from the dollar store a long time ago, after reading about doing balloon tennis from Little Bins For Little Hands’s blog. However, we never got around to doing that activity. When Buddy asked for a hockey stick, I realized that the fly swatters would work perfectly.
Fly swatter hockey is simple. My husband and Buddy were the hockey team, and I was the goalie for the other hockey team. I stood in a narrow space between an ottoman and Buddy’s bed, and they had to knock the beach ball past me. A door opening would also make a good goal. We only had two fly swatters, so I just kicked the ball away instead of swatting it.
This was a fun and easy activity that provided a perfect way to get rid of some energy while stuck inside. We have played this several nights this week, and Buddy loves it! I’m sure this will be a frequent activity for the rest of the winter at least.
Do you have any other ideas for fly swatter activities? If so, please leave a suggestion in the comments section.
