Creative Play for the Ultimate Sports Lover
My little toddler is completely smitten with all things related to sports. His favorite daily activities include hitting balls (or anything for that matter) with his plastic bat, jumping on his trampoline while shooting basketballs into his hoop, tossing balls around the backyard (and AT the dog), balancing on his football while watching his shows, etc.
Not only does this kid enjoy playing sports, but he also loves to sit and watch a football game with his dad. Using this love for sports, I try to encourage creative play throughout the day.聽Do you have a little sports enthusiast in your home? Encourage creative play with these 5 exciting sports themed activities.
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Creative Play for the Ultimate Sports Lover
1. OYO Sports Minifigures: Does your loved one have a favorite sports team? How about favorite athlete? Using OYO Sports Minifigures, Encourage imaginative play by creating and reenacting plays from your favorite sports teams and players.
2. Bowling: Using 10 paper cups or tin cans, arrange cups in a “bowling pin” type of pattern. Take turns rolling a ball from across the room and see how many “pins” you are able to knock down. To add a little educational fun, practice counting the number of pins knocked to the ground.
3. Human Horseshoes: Have one player stand in the middle of a room (like a nail in the game of horseshoes). Take turns trying to toss hula-hoops around that player’s body. To avoid any potential injury (if playing with a younger crowd) use a coat rack, stool, or something tall and linear as your “horseshoe nail.” This is a great activity to help young kids develop motor skills and coordination.
4. Balloon Volleyball: Blow up a balloon and alternate turns hitting the balloon into the air. Count to see how long you can keep it in the air without letting it fall to the ground.
5. Bin Basketball: Rummage through your house and gather different sized bins (toy bins, laundry baskets, large bowls, etc). Spread bins around the room. Standing in a designated spot, practicing throwing balls into the various bins. This is a great spacial activity for younger kids; plus, it allows for opportunity to talk about various colors and shapes of the bins and balls.
Let’s just say that my son (and hubby) have WAY too much fun playing with their OYO Sports Minifigures. What makes these figures so unique are their realistic characteristics: bendable knees, rotation forearms, and the ability to hold a ball, bat, or water bottle. Customizing and building these characters is just half of the fun; my son loves changing their hats, helmets, etc.
The quality and sturdiness of each Minifigure is parallel to none. After customizing these characters to liking, it’s time to get some creative juices flowing. Because my husband is a 49ers fan, this Endzone Set provides the perfect playground for a little ball. Here’s a little peak into our playtime fun…
“Colin Kaepernick takes the snap for the 49ers 3rd and goal on the 7. 聽He drops back for a pass, Crabtree is open on the slant, fires it in… 聽Touchdown San Fransisco!”聽
As you can see, OYO Minifigures are perfect for the young and the old – the play possibilities are endless. With the Holiday season rapidly approaching, OYO Minifigures ($12.99) and Endzone Set ($29.99) provide excellent gift ideas for the sports lover in your life. Be sure to visit OYO Sports聽website and browse your favorite hockey, baseball, and football players.
My grandson would love this, I think he would play for hours and hours.
this is great.thank you for this wonderful contest
Thank you for the chance to win, this would be awesome on my shelf. 馃檪
grandson would love these
We like the 3 Russell Wilson
Quarterback
Super Bowl XLVIII Champions Limited Edition
The kids would love
i had absolutly no clue these existed, which are sweet, growing up i had massive amounts of legos ….it would have been cool to have a football game
My nephew would love to play with these. Thank you!
Thanks for the giveaway!
My grandson would have fun with them!
These look great! My son would love them! Thanks for the chance!
My boys, the sports fanatics, would love this.
This combines two things my hubby LOVES!! NFL and legos!!
My son would really enjoy this and even my husband.
Fun! Send us #54 Sergio Romo!
These are so cute! I could see how all the boys in my family would love this as a gift!
Great ideas and love the OYO sets!
These would be great for my grandson, football is his favorite!
This is a great present for boys for Christmas. It will keep them occupied for quite some time playing with it!
I would donate to a childrens charity.
We have to have these! Stocking Stuffer
Oh my gosh – my son AND husband would love this! Heck I love it because it’s cute! 馃檪
I would love to win. This would make a great stocking stuffer for my husband.
OK, I need to find this for my 8 year old because he is really into football. Very cool set!
These are so cute. I know several fully grown men who would love to get these this year!
What a fun giveaway! My little nephew would love this!
The football set looks like so much fun. I think I would want it more for myself than the kids (hee-hee). Balloon volleyball would be a blast too! Is it obvious that I’m a kid at heart! 馃檪
This is the cutest set ever. I think I would have more fun than the kids – seriously (sad, hee-hee). Got to get this.
So cute!! My nephew would love this. I had no idea that such a toy existed. Thanks for sharing.
How fun are those. They look like they’re as much for “big kids” as for actual kids, if not more! 馃槈
Those are the most awesome things ever! My husband would actually like it.
What a cute game for kids of every age!…eh-hem, I am including the grown-up kids here too! lol…
I liked your idea about horseshoes and hula hoops. My family and friends play horseshoes for fun and some are even in leagues. Not me, I am awful at horseshoes. Although I think I can play horseshoes this way.
This is so fun! I know a few boys that would love this. 馃檪
I remember in high school some friends and I played table football with a make shift football made of folded up paper just to pass the time during study hall. You could also use a quarter.
Cute toys! I don’t have any little sports lovers in my life right now, so I’m not entering the giveaway (I want someone to win who will love them). Your son is a cutie, and looks like he’s really having fun! 馃檪
Those minifigures are so cute!! I know some kids who would love those. What a great Christmas gift idea.
How fun! I love this. I know my daughters would even love this.
Those are awesome! My boys would love these, entering this contest!
How cool! Great for a sports fanatic! I would love to have the Detroit Tigers Official MLB Team Set.
Okay, Hubby would have a blast with those. Not to mention he wouldn’t get Little Man to leave him alone, either. HA! Thanks for the chance to win
Balloon volleyball is one of those things that you never grow out of. It’s just so much fun!
If my nephew were just a year or two younger I’d get him the football set. He was so into stuff like that.
Yup, my boys would have a field day with that thing! How cute.
I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve played balloon volleyball. I actually STILL play that!