Homemade Equipment Ideas

Equipment Name: Sock Balls

Materials Needed: Old socks (Donated by students), Pillow stuffing, Needles and thread

Estimated Cost: $0

Rationale: To make balls of different sizes for students to work on throwing and catching activities.

Directions For Making:

At the beginning of the school year the AOS P.E. Department host a ball making party for parents only. The party begins with all parents sewing sox balls for one hour. Our goal is 100 balls. Parents are given a clip board with the following instructions for making the sock ball.

Stuff one sock with enough stuffing to make a 4 inch round ball.

Cut off the excess material from the sock.

Shape the ball as round as possible and fold over a flap of material. Sew the flap closed.

Select another sock and repeat steps 1 through 4!

Submitted by Martine Carr who teaches at Annunciation Orthodox School in Houston, TX. Thanks for contributing to PE Central! Posted on PEC: 12/23/00.

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