Bean Bag Hot Potato

[15 Minutes]

Enjoy this fun game of "hot potato" at your next picnic or anytime.

You'll need:

• bean bag(s)

How to play:

1. Invite your child and other family members and friends to sit in a circle and pass around a "hot potato" bean bag.
2. Tell everyone they cannot hold the bag too long or it will "burn" their hands.
3. To make the game more challenging, use two or more bean bags.
4. Sit back and enjoy the laughs.

Let's Talk: Ideas to Explore Together.

• What does the bean bag feel like?
• Is it "hot"?
• How do you catch one bean bag?
• How do you catch two bean bags?

Useful information:

While you are having fun together, this activity helps your child develop eye/hand coordination and balance.