Jun 282013  spanish games for kids  A beach ball, pelota de
playa or balón de playa in Spanish, is a classic summer toy. It
is inexpensive, easy to catch and fun in the water or out. These
7 games for kids learning Spanish are all played with a beach
ball. They will get kids moving, laughing and hablando español.
1. Échala y habla – Toss and Talk There are many versions of
this Spanish game for kids. All of them involve using a
permanent marker and writing a question or prompt on the beach
ball. Kids play catch and respond to the question that their
thumb is touching, or closest to, when they catch the ball.
These are just a few of the things you can write on the ball: -
Letters – Kids say the letter or a word that starts with that
letter. - Numbers – Kids say the number, add the numbers (both
hands), or do any other math operation with the numbers their
thumbs are touching. - Categories – Write categories on the
ball. Kids say an item in the category they are touching.
Possible categories include Comida, An