Balloon Soccer Preschool Game

By Charlene Haukom

Balloon Soccer Preschool Game can be played indoors or out. If you’re playing Balloon Soccer as an Indoor Preschool Game, use a foam soccer ball and make the goal a little bit smaller. If you need extra space, play Balloon Soccer as an Outdoor Preschool Game. Use a standard soccer ball with a larger goal.

What You Will Need

Balloons
Soccer Ball
Preschool Soccer Goal or Soccer Cones

How to Play

1. Set up your preschool soccer goal or place the soccer cones about 4 feet apart from each other.

2. Blow up the balloons. Do not use helium for this preschool game – the balloons need to be on the ground.

3. Scatter the balloons near the front of the preschool soccer goal or soccer cones.

4. Have your preschooler kick the soccer ball into a balloon. Try to get the balloon into the soccer goal or between the soccer cones. Goals only count if the balloons are hit with the soccer ball first.

Turn this Active Preschool Game into and Educational Preschool Game

Make Balloon Soccer Preschool Game and Educational Preschool Game by introducing preschool math!  Count the balloons as they make it into the goal, then have your preschooler add one more each time a new balloon makes it in.  If it's time to remove a balloon, have your preschooler subtract one instead of add one!

Make Balloon Soccer Preschool Game More Challenging

Play Balloon Soccer with more than one preschooler. Designate one color to each preschooler or preschool team. If a preschooler makes a goal with someone else’s balloon, s/he must remove one of his/her own balloons from the goal. The first preschooler or preschool team to get all of their colored balloons in the goal wins the game.

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