In every family with children there is a ball to be found, or at least there should be one. But which balls are suitable for your baby and toddler and what can you do with them? Here you can read all about the ball skills of young children and how you can stimulate them yourself. Collect all the balls!

When your child is still a baby, you may not immediately think of a career for him or her as a professional footballer or volleyball player. However, your child can already experience and learn many fun and useful things with a special ball for babies. With the Oball rattle, your baby can learn to grab from 2 to 3 months. The openings in the ball make it easy to grab. This ball also makes a nice sound when you rattle it or roll it through the room, which is an extra incentive to get it. By letting your baby play with different balls at an early age; large, small, light, heavy, hard, soft, you stimulate eye-hand coordination. Balls are therefore always a suitable maternity gift for new parents.

When your baby gets older and stronger and can sit up independently, you can practice rolling a ball over. Sit opposite your child and gently roll the ball over the floor towards your child. This can of course be done with the Oball, but also with another soft ball that is easy to pick up. Alternate playing sitting with lying on your stomach for a different experience and to develop strong back muscles. Or roll a ball away and chase it together with your child by crawling or crawling. Balls invite movement for young and old.

As your child grows, he or she can move more and more purposefully. A few nice balls to throw, bounce and do the first catching exercises are then actually indispensable. Some children still find firm balls exciting. Then start with a soft ball, balloon or a balloon cover. The latter is a firm cover in which you put a balloon before you blow it up. This not only protects the balloon but also makes it easier to catch and throw.

The Senso softball is light, soft and bounces wonderfully. Your child will be amazed when the ball or balloon bounces back when you throw it on the floor or against the wall. Your child can also keep the balloon in the air by hitting it with his hand. Do you have a few empty bottles at home? Put them in a row and let your child roll them over. What a great game that remains! Or build a tower with cubes or blocks and try to knock them over with a ball in turns. Learning to catch a ball with 2 hands is something that takes some practice. Do you want to make it a bit easier for your child? Then start sitting and close. If it works, you can gradually sit further away and later also throw while standing. Is a regular ball still a bit too difficult? Then try a medium-sized cuddly toy or this Success Ball. Because the material moves along with you, the chance of success when catching is much greater.

Your child can also kick a ball from now on. This way he learns to steer his feet and also to stand on one leg for a while. That is good for the development of balance. No ball nearby? Then make a ball out of a large newspaper and let your child kick it away. What fun it will be for both of you!