Wrecking ball activity preschool

The children have been asking to knock over their block structures in different ways. They have pushed, kicked, and rolled balls into the structures to knock them down, but they wanted to know how do builder people (construction workers) knock over building. This lead to a discussion on wreaking balls. I then went home and raided my husband garage for scrap PVC pipe and fittings to create a frame for the children to experiment with wreaking balls. For the first attempt the children decided…

After the fun of painting with pendulums, we extended our pendulum experimentation by using them to knock down blocks. I got this idea from Let's Promote Play, where they have a much nicer apparatus than what you see here. I'd been hoping to find the time to build one of my own, but instead just re-purposed the PVC pipe from one of our painting pendulums and came up with this monstrosity. (I wound up having to add some pipe to brace the front and back to give it more stability, but you get…

Toddler Approved!: 13 Simple Learning Activities Using Balls

This construction themed math center will thrill your students! To create this construction counting activity, we used PVC pipe to create a wrecking ball, which goes perfectly with a construction theme! Your preschoolers will choose a printable tower card and create the tower as shown. Once the tower is built it’s time to smash it with the wrecking ball. A toddler’s dream! This Count & Wreck activity may just become a classroom favorite. Get the printable tower counting cards today!

In this lesson, students change the strength and direction of a wrecking ball’s push in order to solve a tricky problem.

Make an easy DIY wrecking ball and add a little demolition fun to block play kids' activities.

This apple wrecking ball STEM challenge is perfect for kids as an apple STEM activity for fall or back to school. Kids of all ages will have fun building a wrecking ball with apples.

Preschool ball toss is a fun rainy-day activity for preschoolers. Grab the bouncy balls and toss them to improve gross motor skills!

Discover the creative world of painting with balls! Engage your preschooler or toddler in a fun and sensory art experience using golf balls - a unique and exciting twist on traditional painting. Watch as they explore color mixing, patterns, and textures while developing fine motor skills. Get ready for endless artistic possibilities and messy fun that will captivate young minds and foster creative expression. Try out this easy and entertaining activity today!

We set up a wrecking ball in the block area, and let the children experiment with it. The wrecking ball was basically a ball and rope suspended from a dow rod. First, the children built structures from blocks and containers. Next, they used the wrecking ball to knock down their container. The children had to figure out where to hit the structures in order to know how to best knock them down.