Exercise Ball Activities For Toddlers. It s also an easy way to provide more opportunities for movement and sensory input especially if they seek out ways to move their in different positions a lot or you have limited space in your. Toss balls in a basket.
Give toddlers foam or rubber balls to roll back and forth to a partner. Older toddlers can toss the balls into a basket. They come in a variety of sizes for children and adults so select one in which your child can sit on the center of the ball with his hips and knees at a 90 degree.
Playing with your older baby on an exercise ball is a fun way to help strengthen postural muscles necessary for the development of higher level motor skills such as crawling standing and walking.
Stability balls are large balls that are sometimes called exercise balls therapy balls or swiss balls. One they re great for providing proprioceptive and vestibular sensory input and can double up as occupational therapy style activities for autistic and sensory kids. Rolling a ball back and forth is a game even a very young child can enjoy. During this activity exercise caution with younger children who might bite foam balls.
