Balloon Volleyball

By Claudea Blythe

Preschoolers love balloons and can find a variety of imaginative things to do with them. Here's your chance to come up with your own imaginative game to play with your preschooler using a balloon. In addition to plenty of fun, Balloon Volleyball helps to develop your preschoolers eye-hand coordination and gross motor skills.

What You Will Need

Latex balloon 

Barrier (such as a couch, table, or bed)

Plenty of strength to blow up the balloon

How To Play

2. Explain to your preschooler that you will take turns hitting the balloon to each other.

3. If the ball touches the barrier when your preschooler hits the balloon to you, then you will receive the point and vice versa.

Make It More Challenging

Balloon Volleyball is a lot of fun to play on it's own but when your preschooler wants to make this preschool game a bit more exciting, you can make a few new rules! Play One-Handed Balloon Volleyball for additional excitement!

1. Have your preschooler hold one hand behind his/her back

2. One person begins the play by punting the balloon to the other and then placing his/her hand behind there back.

3. Any person that touches the balloon with the out-of-play hand forfeits a point to their opponent.

Note: There is no penalty for the balloon touching the barrier, or falling to the floor.

You will find you and your preschooler laughing at the number of times you'll be tempted to use the out-of-play hand! Laughing and having fun with your preschooler is what preschool games are all about!

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