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A traditional bean bag toss game with the addition of adjustable difficulty levels and auditory feedback.
Approx. Price: $19.99 Box Age Range: 1+ yrs # of Pieces: 6-10 Washability: Surface Wipe Storability: Easy Directions: Simple Play Locations: Indoor and Outdoor Adjustability: Position Levels of Play: Beginner and Advanced Batteries: Yes – Included
Durable
High Contrasting Colors
Auditorily Stimulating
Tactilely Stimulating
Visually Stimulating
Wide Age Range
Can Be Used Independently or w/Others
Promotes Active Play
Provides Auditory Cues
Provides Visual Cues
Hands-on Approach to Learning
Easy to Grasp/Hold
Large Target Area
Easy to Store
Simple
Incorporates Fundamental Learning Skills
Developmental processes promoted
Visual Attention
Visual Tracking
Auditory Attention
Auditory Processing
Cause and Effect
Action Concepts e.g. In/Out, Push/Pull, On/Off, Go/Stop
This toy’s electronic features add a fresh approach to a simple game.
Sound effects and flashing lights provide added sensory stimulation and appeal.
The Bean Bag Toss units and bean bags have high contrasting white, blue and orange coloring.
Since the difficulty level is adjustable, this toy is suited for a wide range of ages without appearing immature for older children.
The bean bags provide tactile appeal in a child’s hands and have a unique sound when grasped and manipulated.
Skills
As children watch where tossed bean bags land, they are practicing visual tracking, leading to the more refined eye movements necessary for reading.
This toy’s auditory feedback is more sustained, allowing time for children to focus on and process the results of their attempts.
This toy’s auditory feature provides additional feedback to help children know when they have aimed correctly.
Play Ideas
Children can toss the bean bags from different distances and positions (facing backward, using non-preferred hand, from between legs, under one leg, sitting, standing, lying down).
Add your own bean bags with different colors, sizes, shapes and textures for added appeal.
Larger groups of children could have relay races with an assortment of different bean bags.
Foam or ping pong balls could be bounced into the target area in different ways.
Multiple units can be spaced to create a Bozo Buckets-type game.
Luminescent paint can be used on the bean bags and the target to create night time games or to be used in a darkened room.
Adaptation Ideas
Numbers, letters or words can be applied to bean bags with puff paint to provide academic skill practice.
Different point values or directions (ex. a symbol meaning take another turn or lose a turn) could be marked on the bean bags to create more competitive play.
This toy’s electronic features add a fresh approach to a simple game.
Since the difficulty level is adjustable, this toy is suited for a wide range of ages without appearing immature for older children.
This game can be played from a sitting position.
Skills
As children toss bean bags, they are practicing whole-body coordinated movements as they shift their weight, balance, move their arms back and forth and extend their throwing arm.
As children are aiming bean bags, they are judging distance, leading to the development of depth perception and eye-hand coordination.
While playing with this toy, children are building their understanding of spatial concepts such as in/ out, near/ far, left/right, up/down.
The use of bean bags, with the shifting of their contents, allows a variety of hand positions when grasping. This develops a broader range of hand muscle usage and strengthening, while at the same time accommodates those with grasp difficulties.
Playing games of bean bag toss help children practice gross motor skills such as grasp/release, timing and amount of force used.
As children toss bean bags, they are exercising their arm and trunk, which builds and strengthens their upper body muscles.
Play Ideas
Children can toss the bean bags from different distances and positions (facing backward, using non-preferred hand, from between legs, under one leg, sitting, standing, lying down).
Add your own bean bags with different colors, sizes, shapes and textures for added appeal.
Larger groups of children could have relay races with an assortment of different bean bags.
Foam or ping pong balls could be bounced into the target area in different ways.
Multiple units can be spaced to create a Bozo Buckets-type game.
Adaptation Ideas
Numbers, letters or words can be applied to bean bags with puff paint to provide academic skill practice.
Different point values or directions (ex. a symbol meaning take another turn or lose a turn) could be marked on the bean bags to create more competitive play.
Place the unit on a raised surface to promote proper posture and positioning.
This toy’s electronic features add a fresh approach to a simple game.
Since the difficulty level is adjustable, this toy is suited for a wide range of ages without appearing immature for older children.
This game can be played independently or with others.
No reading or verbal communication is required to play.
Skills
This toy includes two sets of bean bags, which give opportunities for team play, reinforcing sharing and turn-taking abilities.
Children can use this toy to play more competitive games, thereby learning socially appropriate behavior when winning and losing.
When children use this toy during group play, social communication skills are practiced while taking turns.
This toy’s auditory feedback is more sustained, allowing time for children to focus on and process the results of their attempts.
As children watch where tossed bean bags land, they are practicing visual tracking, leading to the more refined eye movements necessary for reading.
Play Ideas
Children can toss the bean bags from different distances and positions (facing backward, using non-preferred hand, from between legs, under one leg, sitting, standing, lying down).
Add your own bean bags with different colors, sizes, shapes and textures for added appeal.
Larger groups of children could have relay races with an assortment of different bean bags.
Foam or ping pong balls could be bounced into the target area in different ways.
Multiple units can be spaced to create a Bozo Buckets-type game.
The auditory cheering phrases can be generalized and incorporated into play with other situations.
Adaptation Ideas
Numbers, letters or words can be applied to bean bags with puff paint to provide academic skill practice.
Different point values or directions (ex. a symbol meaning take another turn or lose a turn) could be marked on the bean bags to create more competitive play.
This toy’s electronic features add a fresh approach to a simple game.
Since the difficulty level is adjustable, this toy is suited for a wide range of ages without appearing immature for older children.
Skills
Children can play games using points, which develop counting and numerical quantity skills.
When children correctly aim the bean bag into the target area, the auditory features of this toy give immediate feedback, leading to an understanding of cause and effect relationships.
This toy includes two sets of bean bags, which give opportunities for group play, reinforcing sharing and turn-taking abilities.
While playing with this toy, children are building their understanding of spatial concepts such as in/ out, near/ far, left/right, up/down.
As children are throwing bean bags, they are judging distance, leading to the development of depth perception.
Playing games of bean bag toss help children practice gross motor skills such as grasp/release, timing and amount of force used.
As children watch where tossed bean bags land, they are practicing visual tracking, leading to the more refined eye movements necessary for reading.
Play Ideas
Children can toss the bean bags from different distances and positions (facing backward, using non-preferred hand, from between legs, under one leg, sitting, standing, lying down).
Add your own bean bags with different colors, sizes, shapes and textures for added appeal.
Larger groups of children could have relay races with an assortment of different bean bags.
Foam or ping pong balls could be bounced into the target area in different ways.
Multiple units can be spaced to create a Bozo Buckets-type game.
Keep count of how many bean bags the child throws into the game. Have him try to beat his score in subsequent turns.
Adaptation Ideas
Numbers, letters or words can be applied to bean bags with puff paint to provide academic skill practice.
