Poppers

Styles:

• Animals 
• Dinosaurs 

Please note:

• Price is for an individual popper including 3 balls.
• Colours and Designs are random, requests will be done as far as possible.   

Work on hand strength, manual dexterity, eye-hand coordination, spatial relations, using both hands in a coordinated manner, visual tracking, play and leisure exploration and participation

Load a ball into the popper's mouth. Then set up a target, aim, and squeeze the popper's belly to launch the ball.  Balls can travel up to about 6 m, depending on how hard you squeeze. 

The plastic is stiff and it will take some hand strength or two hands to put the ball into the mouth and to squeeze. 

There are a number of different animals and characters to choose from. 

Why we like poppers: 

• Make up your own games - How many balls can you  shoot through a hoop? 
• Bounce them off a wall into a box. 
• Measure the distance you can pop the ball.  Go again and see if you can beat your best distance.
• Make a large round target and tape it to the door. Divide the circle into several sections (like a bullseye) and assign points to the sections. Aim for the middle, and give points for wherever the ball hits. Play again and try to beat your score by getting closer and closer to the middle on most balls.
• Set up smaller targets, like plastic animals or army men and see if you can knock them over.
• This is also fun for outside play. Look for targets outside (keep away from dogs or animals who might chew and/or swallow them)
• Set up targets on a level plane at equal distances, then a variety of elevated planes at equal distances, then at different distances.
• Take your poppers with when going camping or visiting friends to add some competition, try to knock over empty cans 
• Make a game out of picking up the balls (there will be lots) to make it seem less like work and more like fun. For instance give a point for each ball collected.

Measures: 11cm x 9 cm