about the game

Lots of games can be played with soft balls, choose from Ball fun part 1 and part 2. Mix and match these games throughout each  8 minute session to keep the group engaged

Equipment needed: Soft balls

· Elephant Football: Arrange the group in a large circle, the group stand with their legs wide apart and lean over with their hands acting like elephant trunks! The ball is given to one player who begins the game by batting the ball with their ‘trunk’ aiming to get it in-between another players legs the player can defends their goal with their trunk and aim the ball in-between someone else’s legs.  If the ball goes through a players legs they must run round the circle before coming back into the game

·      Body guard: Arrange the group to stand in a circle, nominate 1 person to be an evil king or queen and another person to be their body guard, they both stand in the middle of the circle, the aim of the game is for the children standing round the circle to hit the evil king or queen with the soft ball but the body guard has to defend them. When the evil king or queen gets hit swop over and allow other children to play that part