We have a bunch of these little practice golf balls. I wanted to have a container they could be dropped into. I save random cans/containers is a box for my projects. In there I had a tennis ball can which was perfect.
I cut a hole in the lid just big enough so the balls could fit, but they had to be pressed down to go in and they would not easily come back out.
I made this for younger toddlers who were visiting my class, but then gave it to my boys.
The kids had to figure out how to get the balls in, and they loved dumping them out and playing with the balls too.
Ever noticed how all the toys that are marketed as educational these days cost a lot of money, and are electronic? When really the more simple toys teach just as much, or more, in a natural way, and children play with them longer as their are more ways for them to actually play with the toy.
Like this one can teach color, opposite words in-out, push(balls in)-pull(lid off). It uses fine motor skills to put the balls in and out, gross motor skills to chase the balls all around and bend to pick them up. Also, it uses some cognitive skills on which balls will fit and requires some practice on getting them pushed in. Math skills could be used to count the balls and compare size. Children can practice turn taking each putting in one at a time.
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