Teaching children to throw and catch a ball is an important
skill. Young children are able to perform
a “forward fling” at 1 year of age and a true overhand throw between 1 ½ year
to 2 years old with accuracy and distance increasing with age. (See our 3-Part
article on the Development
of Ball Skills in Children)
A great activity to improve and augment children’s throwing
and catching abilities is a Velcro
Mitt and Ball.
Children can use the velcro ball and mitt to catch and toss indoors or outdoors.
It is very portable and can be taken to the backyard, porch, beach, camping
trip or park. The velcro surfaces of the ball and mitt make catching easy
for the beginning catcher and still very enjoyable for more advanced ball players. Practice throwing and catching improves Gross Motor Skills and Eye-Hand
Coordination; the resistance of the velcro can strengthen the small muscles in the hand which can lead to better fine motor skills like writing and cutting with scissors.
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