Beanbag Balances
Beanbag Balances
Age:
3-5 years, 5-8 years, 8+ years
Participants:
1+
Time:
5-10 minutes
Setting:
Home, School, ECEC
Cones , Beanbags

Skills
Set Up:
- Mark out a square with cones
- Give a beanbag to each child, standing in their own space inside the square
Description:
- Children spread out and face coach.
- Coach chooses various balance challenges to complete, while balancing a beanbag on head:
- Stand
- Walk
- Run
- Jump
- Sit-to-stand
- Animal walks
Variations:
- Coach can challenge groups by making the challenges competitions to see who can keep beanbag balanced the longest
- Coach can time group until 1st drop to encourage repeat efforts at challenges and promote team work
- Children can set the challenges
- Coach can lead group through obstacle course with beanbag on head
- Can use Simon Says to keep children engaged
Teaching Points:
Balance
- Head up
- Eyes forward looking at something ahead of them e.g. tree
- Aeroplane arms