E-Z Grip Junior

Product Description

Physical 4

Skills

• Motor planning and sequencing steps to complete a task are incorporated into play—grasp the ball, find balance, and throw.
• Hand transferring and bilateral coordination can take place as kids manipulate the E-Z Grip™ Ball between their hands during play.
• Because it is easy-to-grip, E-Z Grip™ Ball is ideal for children to develop hand strength and dexterity. 
• As children go from catching the ball to throwing it, the motion can be used for engaging and crossing their midlines.
• The versatility of ways to propel the ball—overarm, sidearm, underarm, kicked, punted, and more—the ball can be used to engage different parts of the body.

Play Ideas

• Knock down other toys and play products from around the house with the E-Z Grip™ Ball like in a game of bowling.  
• Use the E-Z Grip™ Ball and another ball of a different size (smaller or bigger) to bounce back and forth simultaneously with a caregiver or peer.
• Try and pick up the E-Z Grip™ Ball without hands. Use elbows, feet, etc. and drop them in a container. 

Cognitive 3

Skills

• Problem solving skills are used as children learn how to throw the balls and make them bounce on various surfaces and angles.
• Object permanence is taught as children learn that even when the E-Z Grip™ Ball roll or flies out of sight, it is still there.
• The E-Z Grip™ Ball teaches cause and effect through observations such as kicking or hitting the ball causes it to move forward.

Play Ideas

• Play catch back and forth with the E-Z Grip™ Ball. Choose a category like “cereals” and with each catch, name a cereal without any repetition.
• Count the number of times you can bounce the E-Z Grip™ Ball in a row.

Social/Emotional 4

Skills

• With the E-Z Grip™ Ball’s spherical shape, it allows unlimited open-ended opportunities for pretend play as children use their imaginations to transform the ball into anything playtime requires.
• The E-Z Grip Ball™ allows for independent play, but when the child desires is an ideal tool to promote social play with a friend by bouncing, throwing, rolling, kicking, etc.
• Active play is promoted with the E-Z Grip™ Ball which may have a calming effect on children, making the ball an ideal tool for children to be able to self-regulate during play. 

Play Ideas

• Play music while passing the E-Z Grip™ Ball around. When the music stops whoever is holding the ball does a silly dance!
• Go outside for this game! Bounce the ball up as high as you can and before it lands see how many exercises you can do. For example, jumping jacks.
• Name the E-Z Grip™ Ball with a friend!