{"id":20877,"date":"2020-03-20T17:38:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T15:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/zaparents-blog\/?p=20877"},"modified":"2023-06-27T08:58:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T06:58:07","slug":"10-fun-bean-bags-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/activities-and-outings\/games\/10-fun-bean-bags-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"10 fun bean bag activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Bean Bags: good ol&#8217; fashioned Fun! This inexpensive prop can be used for many different activities to develop gross motor skills, body awareness and sensory play. It&#8217;s no wonder then that JOG and The Clamber Club use these for some awesome, developmental FUN!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Bean bags for endless fun!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Here are some activities you can try at home<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">All you need is:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">different color fabric or different textured fabric\\<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">rice, plastic pellets or foam balls<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">cotton, needle and scissors<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Sew about 10 bean bags together in different colours or textured fabric and make half of them different weights.\u00a0 You can fill them with beans, rice, plastic pellets or foam balls.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Activities and development:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Visual Skills.<\/strong>\u00a0Throw bean bags into a basket and increase the distance gradually. This is excellent for depth perception and focusing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Concentration. <\/strong>Throwing, catching and aiming are an important skill for all children. This helps them focus on and track a moving object, thereby improving reading and writing.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clamber-bowling-1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clamber-bowling-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clamber-bowling-1.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clamber-bowling-1-300x200-1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Aim and Precision.<\/strong> Draw a circle on the ground with chalk and aim at the circle. Similarly,\u00a0 hang a pillow from your swing frame and throw the bean bag at the pillow to practice target throwing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Aim and Precision.<\/strong> Set up a bowling alley with old water bottles filled with a bit of rice. Then, aim at hitting down as many bottles as you can.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Body Awareness.<\/strong> Put the bean bag on different body parts, and name them, consequently improving your child\u2019s vocabulary.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clamber-bean-bag.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20916 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clamber-bean-bag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clamber-bean-bag.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clamber-bean-bag-300x200-1.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 599px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 599\/399;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Object balance.<\/b> Try different gross motor activities like running, walking, jumping and kicking with a bean bag balanced on different body parts. Our favourites is holding the bean bag between and knees and hopping like a bunny. Another favourite is balancing the bean bag on our foot and kicking it up to try and catch it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Recognising colours.<\/strong> Put out some coloured shapes and match the colours. Kids tend to match colours before naming them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clamber-shapes.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20915 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clamber-shapes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"352\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clamber-shapes.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clamber-shapes-300x117-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clamber-shapes-768x300-1.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/352;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Understanding shapes.<\/strong> Using coloured shapes, play a spatial game by putting the bean bag on the square, under the square, in front of and behind it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Sensory Fun.<\/strong> Perfect in Autumn and Winter too! Search for bean bags after they&#8217;ve sunk into a huge pile of leaves. You can also use this to have some colour fun. Imagine the tactile experiences your child will have with this game!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>I spy.<\/strong> Finally, use bean bags to walk over in the garden, while setting up a teddy bear picnic\u00a0 after all your bean bag FUN!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note: If you enjoyed this article, and would like to receive more information from Jozikids<\/strong><strong>, you can:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Subscribe to our free weekly Jozikids\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/member-registration\/\">newsletter<\/a>\u00a0for parents in Gauteng<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Like us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jozikids.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">facebook<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/jozikids?igshid=1n8cwedrewul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instagram<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bean Bags: good ol&#8217; fashioned Fun! This inexpensive prop can be used for many different activities to develop gross motor skills, body awareness and sensory play. It&#8217;s no wonder then that JOG and The Clamber Club use these for some awesome, developmental FUN! Bean bags for endless fun! 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