DIY sports equipment - how to make dumbbells for children
They can be made from the most unusual materials.
Take:
- imunele bottles;
- wooden sticks;
- scotch;
- peas.
Unscrew the bottle caps. Insert wooden sticks into each pair to connect these containers in pairs. Wrap with tape around the necks. But first, pour dry peas or beans into the bottles. You can also use buckwheat, rice.
Such sports equipment for kindergarten will help children fall in love with sports, they will be able to develop the strength of their hands.
You can also use unnecessary skittles to make dumbbells. You will make slits on the side of the neck, put loose weights in them and connect these parts in pairs with tape or tape.
If you want to make sports equipment for children, you can also take regular plastic bottles with a volume of 300 or 500 ml. And for adults, you will use larger bottles.
- See also how to make a climbing wall for children in the country
Magic bottle
A very simple product. To create it you will need a transparent plastic bottle, a cocktail straw, confetti or foil.
You need to make a hole in the lid. A tube will be inserted there. Small confetti, cut foil or large glitter are placed in the bottle itself.
The child should inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth into a tube. This way he masters the correct breathing technique and watches the cheerful “fireworks” inside the bottle.
We train the eye - do-it-yourself sports equipment
A ring throw will help with this. Take:
- plastic bottles with a volume of 1.5 to 2.5 liters;
- colored electrical tape;
- cardboard;
- scissors;
- glue.
Making master class:
- Cut out rings from cardboard. If you don't have very thick pressed paper, then connect the two rings in pairs.
- When the glue is dry, wrap them with colored electrical tape. Take plastic bottles, remove the labels from them, fill them with loose grain or sand so that these blanks are stable.
- Now invite the children to split into two teams and take turns throwing their rings at a certain bottle. Those who can string the most rings will win.
And here is another game called “Hit the Target.” It will also help train your eye. Also, the child will be able to develop coordination of movements, manual dexterity, speed of reaction, and attention. Take:
- thick fabric;
- scissors;
- threads;
- ball.
Making master class:
- Fold the fabric in half and stitch along the edges. Then place the ball here. See what size the holes need to be made so that this sports attribute fits into the grooves made.
- This game requires four people. Each of them will take a corner of the fabric at the base. The ball is placed in the center.
- Now the children need to throw it, but not high, so that the ball then falls into some hole. Here some of them will give up, others will take action in order to direct the projectile straight to the target.
Also, other sports equipment for kindergarten will help develop the children's eye. Cut out various shapes from cardboard. These can be rectangles, circles, triangles. Cover with self-adhesive film or cloth. Make a hole at the top to thread a thick rope through. Hang this attribute. Let your child throw objects, such as balls, inside. This way he will develop dexterity of movements.
Pouch
It would seem, how to use it? But it can be found in many applications. For example, bags can be placed on the head so that children maintain their posture at all times. Since problems with spinal curvature are becoming more common, such exercises will be very useful. You can sew a bag from ordinary thick fabric. The filler will be salt or sand.
Homemade exercise equipment for outdoor games with your own hands
You can make these in a matter of minutes. Take a rope and tie it in some places with colored electrical tape.
Now you can use it to come up with a variety of outdoor games. Tie a rope low and let the kids step over it first. Then position the rope higher so they crawl under it.
The following sports equipment for kindergarten, created with your own hands, will help children develop coordination of movements.
Take:
- thin foam;
- thick dark fabric;
- multi-colored rags.
First, take scraps of colorful fabric and cut out numbers from them.
It is better to take a canvas whose edges do not crumble. Fleece or drape is perfect.
Cut a rectangle out of foam rubber. Two of the same, but a little larger, will need to be made from fabric. But it is more advisable not to cut these two rectangles, but to make one large one. Fold it in half. Topstitch along the edges. Leave free edges on one side to insert foam rubber here. Straighten the workpiece and sew it here on your hands.
Now you can lay out this rug. Give your child different tasks, for example, step on the numbers in order or in reverse order. You can arrange real fun competitions if there are two participants.
"AIR FOOTBALL"
Material: Box covered with self-adhesive film, goal cups, foil for the ball and straws.
Goal: Develop breathing, exhalation power. Cultivating perseverance, perseverance, and a positive spirit of competition.
Use: in gaming activities.
The game is installed on the table. There are 1 player on both sides, armed with straws. The balls are placed in the center of the playing field. The players' task is to score the most goals against the opponent's goal. At the same time, they should not touch the ball with their hands, but can only blow on it through the tubes.
If a player touches the ball with his hand or straw, the opponent receives one extra point. By agreement, the players can introduce some football rules.
How to make sports equipment for kindergarten - interesting attributes
See also how you can make various sports equipment from improvised materials. These are called belboks. To make such sports equipment for children, take:
- laces or ropes;
- plastic bottles;
- plastic boxes from Kinder surprises;
- soft fabric;
- electrical tape;
- threads;
- markers.
Making master class:
- First, cut the plastic bottles. Now draw different flowers here with markers. To prevent children from getting hurt, cover the cut areas with fluffy cloth. You can use an old terry towel as it.
- Use a hot nail to make a hole in the middle of each lid, insert a cord here, and tie the end of it in a knot so that the laces are fixed.
- Attach them to the chocolate egg containers in the same way. Make a hole in this plastic with a hot nail, thread the lace and tie it with a knot on the back side. You can play with these devices in different ways, for example, throw the container up and catch it with the corresponding bottle.
Here is another DIY sports equipment for children.
These palm massagers are made from:
- plastic containers from Kinder surprises;
- Easter thermal stickers;
- pencils;
- thread
Take plastic chocolate egg containers and use a hot nail to make a hole in one side of each. The nail should be quite large so that you can then insert a pencil into these recesses.
To secure these wooden writing sticks, it is advisable to insert them immediately while the plastic is still hot. But if you didn’t have time to do this, then secure the blanks with hot glue.
Make small holes on the other side of the chocolate containers. You will thread threads here, from which you will create tassels. Secure them also with a hot gun.
If you want to decorate these containers, first heat them in hot water, then place iron-on stickers for regular eggs on top. Then you will make the holes.
Such homemade simulators will help children develop fine motor skills and tactile sensations.
It's interesting to twist the pencils between your palms and watch how the brushes develop in different directions.
If the kids are older and don't need plastic blocks, then show them how to transform these old toys. Let them and you draw figures of children doing various exercises. Such drawings should be on each side of the cubes.
Measure the sides that make up these toys, and use these measurements to cut out blanks from paper or cardboard. Now you will need to draw what you have planned, then glue each plate to a specific face of the cube.
To make these toys more durable, you can then additionally cover them with cellophane.
It is very interesting to play sports with such attributes at hand. You can have a competition and roll the dice lightly. Which side will be at the top, such exercises must be performed at the moment.
- Take a cube and write numbers on it. Which number will be at the top, this exercise must be repeated so many times. Therefore, it is advisable to start writing numbers from 10 and above.
- Here is another interesting sports craft made from scrap materials. First you need to fix the wooden pole on the plywood circle. If you do not have such a blank, then use an old wooden mop and attach an additional cross to it at the bottom. Paint these blanks, then the bottom can be decorated with fabric or a rug knitted from threads.
- Take large plastic bottles and cut off their tops. Then you will need to tie these cuts so as not to get hurt and get this beauty. After all, braids for funny characters are also created from these threads. And to tie the edges, you need to take a large needle, thread a thread of yarn into it and overcast the edges so that the turns are located closer to each other.
- All that remains is to use felt-tip pens to draw their facial features and attach them to wooden stands. You can make two holes in each bottle, thread a wire through it and attach these elements, or do it with tape.
If you have old tennis rackets that have broken strings, don't throw them away. See what you can make from such unnecessary attributes.
"FUNNY PENCILS"
Material: the equipment is made of colored pencils or felt-tip pens, the Kinder container is a surprise.
Purpose: to promote the prevention of flat feet, foot massage. Improves blood circulation in fingers, hands and forearms.
Options for use: Palm massage (rotating the barrel of a pencil between the palms), massage of the fingertips, massage of the back and inside of the palm. Foot massage, lifting a pencil with your toes. Use as attributes.
How to make sports equipment for home from tennis rackets?
Take these sports attributes, as well as a suitable translucent fabric and thread with a needle.
Take the fabric, cut out a cone-shaped blank from it, so that you can then sew such a net. Remove the fishing line from the racket, place the top part of this net here, wrap it around the racket and hem it here with a needle and thread.
Well, if children want, they can play badminton even with old attributes. But first, these rackets need to be updated. To do this, cut out blanks from cardboard to the size of the working parts of the rackets. Then you need to sew them to the base with threads. At the same time, you will sew on the petals of such a sunflower to create interesting sports attributes for children.
How to make sports equipment with your own hands - a velomobile for a child
This vehicle will also help children train their sports skills.
You can make it from an old bicycle, and you can take the wheels from an unnecessary baby stroller. You will also need round and square metal pipes, various fasteners, components and tools.
First, assemble the frame of the velomobile. To do this, you need to cut pipes of a certain length with a grinder, then fold them and connect them using a welding machine. Also provide wheel mounts to secure them. At this stage, weld a small round tube from the bicycle to the front part where the handlebar will be located.
Here's how to make a children's velomobile next, then the sports equipment will be replenished with such a useful thing. Attach a metal tube to the rear wheels on which the chain will be wound.
Then attach the part from the bicycle closer to the steering wheel, then fix the chain holder along with the pedals. You will also borrow these parts from an old bicycle.
Secure the steering column in front. Place the bike guard on so that it covers the chain. Now you can spray paint these metal parts.
Take a suitable chair so that your child can sit comfortably in it. To do this, you can purchase a regular plastic child seat and remove the legs from it. This is the kind of velomobile you will get.
The child will be able to develop his legs and hip joints while riding this sports device. And how much delight there will be!
And such a velomobile is stable, it is suitable even for those children who have not yet learned to ride a bicycle. The same applies to the next car. Such sports equipment for kindergarten and home will become a favorite toy for children.
For such equipment, we took parts that were already in use. Here's what you'll need:
- gear and pedals from a bicycle;
- stroller wheels;
- aluminum pipes;
- aluminum shanks;
- fastenings;
- plywood;
- tools;
- dye.
First you need to assemble the car drive. Various bodies can then be attached to such a chassis, since such a base is universal. This chassis consists of 4 sleepers, which are mounted on 2 rails. All these parts are made of wood. You can also attach a metal bicycle structure with pedals to a strong wooden board. But first you will need to cut this part with a grinder, then use tools and components to fix it here.
Secure the parts with secure bolts. Then fix the wooden planks and components made from these materials on the base, make holes with a drill and insert metal rods here on which the wheels will be attached.
Now secure the front axle beam with the bolt. Don't forget to lubricate it with machine oil so that the parts rotate better. Place this workpiece on the bearing and secure the chain.
To drive the drive wheels, you will need a so-called sprocket. Take pipes made of galvanized or chrome-plated steel. The rear sprocket must be clamped with nuts between two washers on the rod. Wind electrical tape between the tube and the rod.
Attach the instrument panel and steering wheel.
Then you need to decorate the car to make it look like a real one.
Do-it-yourself sports equipment can also be made for very young children who are learning to walk or have just learned to walk. Such children also need to train their arms, legs, and muscular frame. And this playpen will help with this. It will also free up the time of parents who will be doing things while looking after the child.