Mini Movers Equipment

What will I need to support my child & why?

Using the right equipment for your children to develop their skills is super important...

All you need to play every single MiniMovers game is listed below

Don’t forget – there are household alternatives for every item, so there are no excuses to get started today!

Click the equipment image for a purchase link idea, or find alternatives online or in the home

4 Spots

OR Markers

OR Folded Towel

Cones

OR Tins

2 Rackets

OR Dustpan

Balloon

OR Balloon

OR Scrunched paper

Activity Scarf

OR Light Cloth

Beach Ball

OR Scrunched paper

Bean Bag

OR Rolled-up socks

Fluff Ball

OR Rolled-up socks

Grab your equipment & get started with the Mini Movers App

Equipment for developing
key motor skills

Catching

Light Floaty Slow Equipment

Scarves

Balloons

Plus balls

Large Light Balls

Bright foam balls

Rubber playground balls

Beach Balls

Sensory Balls

Good Hand Catchers

Small balls

Different-shaped balls

Rugby balls

Household Items

Teddies

Cuddly Toys

Big scrunched-up newspaper ball

Children who struggle to catch are unable to track the ball. Activities in the Mini Movers app include activities specifically for eye tracking, such as rolling or catching scarves or balloons.

We can alter the equipment to make catching easier or harder to support children’s development. You can do this by changing the size of the ball – for example, a larger ball is easier to catch and a smaller ball is harder.

When you pass the ball to your child for them to catch, make sure that you pass the ball gently in an arc or rainbow shape towards the middle of the chest so that they can have more success and so more practices to get better…and have more fun!

Throwing

Soft Equipment

Fluff balls and pompom balls

Objects that fit into children’s hands

Bean bags are great as they stop when thrown

Small Tennis Balls

As children develop they can throw small balls

Ensure they are easy to grip

These are better to use outdoors

Throwing Targets

Overarm – Hoop head height

Underarm – Hoop on the floor or spots on the floor

Big targets for lots of success

Household Items

Rolled-up socks

Scrunched-up newspaper

Overarm target – Pictures on the wall

Underarm target – Towel/basket

Lots of the Mini Movers activities practice underarm and overarm throwing.

For throwing, equipment needs to be small to fit into children’s hands. As children develop, they can throw small balls.

It’s important that the targets are high or far away for overarm throwing, and on the floor for underarm throwing

Kicking

Objects that don't roll away

Dice/Cubes

Deflated balls

Large Soft Balls

Non-sting footballs

Beach balls

Kicking Targets

Cones

Goals

Hoops

Household Items

Milk Carton

Teddies

Scrunched-up newspaper ball

As well as dribbling and kicking practice, activities in Mini Movers encourage balancing on one leg to help with kicking! As balance is a key skill needed for kicking and other sports and physical activity – see moving for sport page for more details.

Large Soft Balls

Non-sting footballs

Beach balls

Objects that don't roll away

Dice/Cubes

Deflated balls

Kicking Targets

Cones

Goals

Hoops

Household Items

Milk Carton

Teddies

Scrunched-up newspaper ball