This activity promotes development and learning by encouraging children to use large muscles to move and balance their body.

Materials Needed:

• 4 to 10 empty plastic water bottles (16oz to 1qt size) or other recyclables
• Ball
• Hallway or open space
• Masking tape
• Optional: Water or sand (to give the bottles a bit of weight)

Participants: This activity requires parent set up.

Directions:

1. Set up the empty bottles in the hallway or open space.
2. Make a line on the floor with masking tape 6 feet away from the bottles.
3. Model rolling the ball to knock down the bottles. Let your child try. If 6 feet is too far, move the tape line closer.