BEAN BAGS Red And Blue

Bean bags are easier to use than a ball because the child can hold onto it tightly.

Take a look at all of the types of movement and skills that are strengthened by doing bean bag activities. And there are so many game ideas that use bean bags! 

BALANCE– either in a stationary position or moving.

COORDINATION– getting the arms and legs to work together.

HAND-EYE COORDINATION– eye following the path of the bean bag helps with following words in written text.

CROSSING THE MIDLINE TO MAKE BRAIN CONNECTIONS– movement across the midpoint of the body.

MANIPULATIVE SKILLS– help to give or receive force to and from objects to achieve an outcome.

OBJECT CONTROL SKILLS– The use of an object to perform a task either sending it away or receiving.

LOCOMOTOR SKILLS– when crawling, walking, marching, jumping, running, galloping, sliding, leaping, hopping and skipping.

NON-LOCOMOTOR SKILLS– stability skills moving the limbs or body parts when bending, stretching, pushing, pulling, swaying, twisting, and balancing.

**Set of 4 Bean Bags