Puff Ball Soccer Challenge
Purpose
This fun, competitive game is designed to work Oral Motor Skills, Eye-Hand Coordination & Visual Tracking, and Social Interaction.
Activity Steps
This fun, competitive game is designed to work on several key skills:
Oral Motor Skills: Blowing through a straw helps strengthen the muscles of the lips, cheeks, and mouth, which are important for speech and feeding. It also helps with breath control.
Eye-Hand Coordination & Visual Tracking: Players must visually track the moving cotton ball and coordinate their movements to blow it in a specific direction.
Social Interaction: When played with a partner, it encourages turn-taking, following rules, and good sportsmanship.
Set the Field: On a flat table or floor, create a rectangular playing area. Use the tape to mark two small goals at opposite ends of the field.
Prepare for Kick-off: Place a single cotton ball in the center of the field.
Get Ready: Each player gets one straw. Players should position themselves at opposite ends of the field, near their own goal.
Play Ball!: On the count of “three, two, one, GO!”, players use their straws to blow air at the cotton ball. The goal is to blow the ball into the opponent’s taped goal area.
Rules of the Game:
No touching the cotton ball with the straw, hands, or any part of the body. Only air power is allowed!
If the ball goes off the side of the table, place it back in the center for a new kick-off.
Winning the Game: Keep score! The first player to score a predetermined number of goals (e.g., 5 or 10) is the winner.
