Rainbow Polyester & Cotton Beanbags
With this combination of polyester and cotton materials, you’ll get all the softness of cotton with the durability of polyester for lasting play.
Durability with Softness
Combining cotton and polyester makes these gym class beanbags soft and lightweight yet durable. The overlock stitching around all 4 sides keeps the threads locked to prevent unraveling and opening, making these bags ideal for routine institutional use. The soft 65% polyester/ 35% cotton material also allows the bags to slide easily on gym floors. Recommended for indoor use only.
Easy Organization
Our vibrant Rainbow colors make it easy to divide students up into groups or color-coded activities. The bags come in 3 sizes, allowing teachers to outfit their class according to their skill and age levels. Sets include a Rainbow Set of 6.
15 Creative Ways to Teach Movement Skills with Rainbow Polyester & Cotton Beanbags
The Rainbow Polyester & Cotton Beanbags are soft, lightweight, and versatile tools that are ideal for teaching a wide range of fundamental movement skills. Their soft polyester & cotton fabric makes them safer for throwing and catching, especially for younger students or those new to object control. These beanbags are color-coded in rainbow sets, making it easy to organize teams, games, and activity stations. Below are 15 imaginative, skill-focused activities using these beanbags to engage students across all grade levels in meaningful movement experiences.
1. Crazy Color Catch: Call out a color, and students must quickly find a beanbag of that color, toss it, and catch it with one hand to enhance reaction time and catching precision.
2. Toss & Twist Tango: Students toss the beanbag in the air, perform a full body twist, and catch it again to develop twisting and hand-eye coordination.
3. Hop & Drop: Students hop on one foot toward a target zone, drop the beanbag in a hoop, then return by hopping on the other foot to enhance hopping and object placement.
4. Color Run Relay: Students race to collect beanbags matching their team color and return them to their base, focusing on running and teamwork.
5. Overhead Rainbow Rain: Students throw their beanbags straight up and try to catch them without moving their feet, improving throwing, tracking, and catching.
6. Target Toss Trail: Set up a path of hoops at increasing distances. Students toss beanbags into each as they progress down the line to build throwing accuracy and power.
7. Balance & Build Towers: In pairs, students balance a beanbag while walking to a building zone, then stack it carefully with others to create a tower. This activity sharpens balance, control, and teamwork.
8. Slide & Sling: Students slide beanbags across the gym floor to teammates who try to stop them within a designated area, improving sliding and spatial awareness.
9. Skip & Score: Students skip between cones, stopping at each to throw a beanbag into a target before skipping to the next station to reinforce skipping and throwing.
10. Beanbag Back Toss: Students toss a beanbag over their head and behind them, then turn and try to catch it, developing turning, agility, and reaction time.
11. Twist Toss Challenge: Students stand sideways and twist their body to toss beanbags backward into a container, developing twisting and object control.
12. Rainbow Dribble Dance: Students dribble the beanbag using their foot in rhythm to music (like a ball), changing direction and speed for foot dribbling and rhythm.
13. Swing & Catch Circus: Students swing the beanbag in a circle then release it for a partner to catch, working on swinging, throwing, and catching.
14. Beanbag Balance Bop: Students balance the beanbag on their heads while performing various stationary movements like swaying and bending, focusing on non-locomotor control.
15. Lunge & Launch: Students lunge toward targets and throw their beanbags into different scoring zones for lower body stability and throwing accuracy.