{"product_id":"fun-with-ping-pong-balls-a1993","title":"Fun With Ping Pong Balls","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a teacher, the goal is to mix up daily activities and crafts so that children explore different mediums and ways of doing things. A great tool for both art and active exercises are ping pong balls. Sherry Hutton and Donna Burns are preschool teachers who believe that play-based learning allows children to develop naturally and exponentially and have shared several 'irresistible ideas' for learning with ping pong balls.\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePing Pong Art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a wonderful opportunity for children to work together to create a colorful mural. Covering a large table with \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-217-bulletin-board-paper.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003ebulletin board paper\u003c\/a\u003e, have your students dunk pink pong balls into \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-69-paint.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003ecraft paint\u003c\/a\u003e and use drinking straws to blow them around on the paper. This activity is sure to bring lots of laughs and fun!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePing Pong Races\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing a table with sides or building your own 'bumpers' around the table's edge, create a race track for ping pong balls. Have students use a drinking straw to blow the ball down the track and over the finish line. To make things more challenging, add blocks to create an obstacle course. This activity offers a chance for exciting, hands-on play that is sure to be a hit with your students!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.playbasedlearning.com.au\/2010\/04\/it-started-out-as-a-cotton-ball-race-but\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eIrresistible Ideas for play based learning » Blog Archive » It started out as a cotton ball race … but …\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SupplyMe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1734079774745,"sku":"A1993","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.supplyme.com\/products\/fun-with-ping-pong-balls-a1993","provider":"SupplyMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}