Shoot and Score

Practice shooting a ball into a low hoop or bucket with two hands.

Category: Motor Skills · Duration: ~10 min

Materials

• ball
• bucket or low basket

1. Set up a bucket, box, or low hoop as your target. Start just a couple feet away. 2. Show your little one the motion: hold the ball at your chest, push up and out. Two hands. 3. Let them try. It'll go sideways, too short, too far — cheer every attempt. 4. When they make one, go wild. Move back a tiny bit and try again. 5. Count the baskets together. "You got four today! Think you can get five next time?"