The
lessons will encourage cooperation and team work skills as well
as foster physical health, gross-motor development, coordination
ability, self awareness and muscular endurance.
The
more exposure and practice children have with balls, the more
comfortable and competent they will be when handling balls for
play and sport.
Being
active at Balls of Fun will give children practice with balls
and will build confidence.
Balls
of Fun is Canada’s only Ball Gym. Balls of Fun is designed
to be used as a gym/recreation centre for children. This stimulating
gym environment is a great place for children to be enthusiastic
about being active. The facility is also clean, safe, and air conditioned.
Sun screen is not needed at this camp.
At
the Balls of Fun Camp we want your child to gain more confidence
participating in gym class, at recess time, and on sport teams.
Having your child active at the Balls of Fun Gym Camp also gives
your child practice in listening to activity instructions and following
through with the activity and as a team.
Balls
of Fun Gym Camp is an investment in your child’s . . .
Physical
Health
Gross-motor
development
Coordination
ability
Self-awareness
Muscular
endurance
Self-esteem
.
. . need we say more?
Balls
of Fun’s Mission Statement
Our goal
is to provide children with an environment that fosters essential
physical and social development skills. When these skills
are nurtured and practiced, children gain self-awareness and
confidence to succeed during play and sport. Moreover, an
enthusiasm for physical activity, created by learning necessary
ball skills, encourages a healthy lifestyle.
Being Active + Being Together = Balls of Fun Inc.
Balls
of Fun Gym Activities
The
summer camp curriculum is comprised of 84 main gym activities. There
are also over 50 different warm-up activities and over 50 different
cool-down activities. Each week the camp activities vary (including
the warm-ups and cool-downs). There will be 10 warm-up activities,
16 main gym activities, and 10 cool-down activities each week. We
have incorporated the best gym activities to create the Ultimate
Gym Camp Curriculum!
Balls
of Fun Camp also encourages children to express their opinion about
the gym activities. At the close of each camp day, the children
vote on their favourite gym activity from the four main activities
played that day. The group’s favourite activity is then played and
practiced again on the last day of camp. The gym curriculum activities
(ball or no ball) are designed to get children moving, thinking,
and communicating together. Moreover, we want your child to enjoy
participating in physical activity at the Balls of Fun Camp and
throughout life.
Warm-Up
Activities:
Each
week the children will be taught 10 warm-up activities, and each
day they will warm up their bodies going through the warm-up activity
circuit. Some examples of the 50 activities your child may do as
a part of their warm up are:
20
jumping jacks
Skip
around the perimeter of the gym
Go
down each slide two times
5
Burppies (jump up, jump down and extend legs out, then jump back
up)
Jump
across the facility in a potato sack
Main
Gym Activities:
Each
day the children will learn four gym activities (sports and games).
Some examples of the 84 activities your child may do as a part of
their main-gym activities are:
Capture
the Flag (Ball)
Soccer
Follow
the Active Leader
T-Ball
Badminton
Aiming
Activities
Obstacle
Course Creation
Parachute
Games
Fitness
Circuit
Cats,
Birds and Trees (a cooperative tag game)
Cool-Down
Activities:
Each
week the children will be taught 10 cool-down activities, and each
day they will cool down their bodies going through the cool-down
exercises. Some examples of the 50 activities your child may do
as a part of their cool down are:
3615
Laird Rd., Units 15-16
Balls
of Fun Summer Gym Camp 
Warm-Up
Activities:
Capture
the Flag (Ball)