Description

This is such a fun game for kids!

Benefits include:

• Bonding time
• Rapport building
• Physical activity made fun
• Hand eye coordination
• Focus and concentration
• Social skills – turn taking, fair play, interaction, following rules.
• Therapy benefits – emotion recognition, catharsis as the ball is bowled into the ‘yucky feelings’, tolerance of different emotions (frustration, excitement, loss, disappointment etc).

I’ve used bowling with the children I’ve worked with and it’s been a great extra in the therapy room when needing to build rapport, building connection, reframing difficult emotions, recognition of emotions, regulation them and a way to diffuse difficult emotions. Also gives an opportunity to practice social skills!