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Rainbow Recess Pack

All of our premium, playground essentials in one colorful pack!
Item# 02-177
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From kickball to foursquare, this pack includes all the essential playground balls you need in bright colors for easy organization!

Perfect Playground Variety

This pack provides a variety of essential balls that'll keep students active and engaged on the playground. All balls are 8.5" diameter.

  • Rainbow Playground Balls are the ideal classic playground ball! A stippled two-ply rubber cover in brilliant Rainbow colors, makes them perfect for any passing or catching. Not recommended for kicking.
  • Rainbow DuraBall Playground Balls offer a high-quality, one-piece construction that makes them incredibly durable across a range of playground activities.
  • Rainbow UltraPlay Playground Balls offer our softest cover and toughest construction, ideal for kicking and other high-impact uses.
  • Rainbow Utility Balls provide superior shape-retention and durability to withstand heavy playground use. Not recommended for contact sports.
  • Rainbow UltraPlay Utility Balls feature an easy-grip cover and firm Ultra-Wound nylon/polyester windings for truer bounce and longer life.
  • Gopher 4-Square Balls are made of heavy-duty two-ply rubber with a stippled surface for excellent bounce and playability. Game rules are printed right on the ball for easy learning.
  • Rainbow UltraFlite Kickballs feature a soft-to-the-touch, tacky rubber cover for easier catching and kicking, while nylon/polyester windings help retain its shape kick after kick.

Easy Organization

Bright Rainbow colors allow for easy organization. Inventory colors by how they're handed out to ensure every ball is returned at the end of class, or assign colors to different grade levels for school-wide organization.

46 Pieces.

Pack includes:

  • Rainbow Playground Balls, Set of 6
  • Rainbow DuraBall Playground Balls, Set of 6
  • Rainbow UltraPlay Playground Balls, Set of 6
  • Rainbow Utility Balls, Set of 6
  • Rainbow UltraPlay Utility Balls, Set of 6
  • Gopher 4-Square Balls, Set of 6
  • Rainbow UltraFlite Kickballs, Set of 6
  • VersaBag Mesh Storage Bags (XXL), 4 Ea

 

15 Creative Activity Ideas Using the Rainbow Recess Pack

The Rainbow Recess Pack is a versatile and vibrant collection of equipment designed for fast, active, and organized play. It includes enough gear for up to 24 students to play simultaneously, with bright, color-coded equipment that encourages group play and simplifies class organization. With a wide array of items—like jump ropes, flying discs, playground balls, cones, and storage cart—this pack supports a full spectrum of fundamental movement skill development. Below are 15 fun, engaging, and skill-focused activity ideas using the Rainbow Recess Pack to promote physical literacy in students of all ages.

1. Bouncing Ball Bonanza: Students bounce Rainbow Playground Balls while moving through a maze of Rainbow Cones. They practice dribbling, bouncing, and spatial awareness.

2. Color-Coded Chaos: Assign students to a color team. Using the equipment of their team color, students must complete tasks like passing ball, dribbling a ball, and tossing a ball into a cone, developing coordination and teamwork.

3. Gallop & Grab: Students gallop (using a proper locomotor gallop) from one cone to another, collecting matching colored balls and placing them in team bins, reinforcing color recognition and galloping skills.

4. Frisbee Freeze Frame: While passing the ball back and forth, the teacher calls "Freeze!" and students must stop mid-action and balance, integrating manipulation with body control and balance.

5. Slide & Seek: Students use the Rainbow Dome Cones as bases while performing lateral slides between them. The teacher calls out a color, and students must slide to the matching cone, building agility and reaction time.

6. Leaping Line-Up: Set up a sequence of markers. Students leap from one to the next with both feet, increasing leaping distance each time. This improves leg power and coordination.

7. Disc Target Toss: Students throw balls at color-coded cones as targets. The cones are spread out at various distances. Teaches accuracy and manipulation skills.

8. Beanbag Balance Bash: Students balance a ball on their head while walking across a line. They must maintain posture and core stability without dropping the beanbag.

9. Catch Me if You Can: In pairs, students toss and catch Rainbow Playground Balls while moving laterally. Catching must occur within a colored spot zone. Focuses on catching, throwing, and footwork.

10. Skipping Safari: Students perform skipping movements between cones laid out in a “jungle trail” path. Each zone has a movement card prompting students to skip high, low, or backward, encouraging creativity and locomotor variation.

11. Playground Pong Launch: Using the Rainbow Playground Balls, students aim to bounce the ball into cone “cups” laid out at different distances. Works on rolling, bouncing, and aim.

12. Jumping Jack Jamboree: On cue, students jump in place on a spot and perform different types of jumping jacks (standard, star, cross-leg). Helps build aerobic endurance and rhythm.

13. Color Run Circuit: Students run a lap while collecting equipment of the same color and place it in a team bucket. Builds speed, strategy, and object control under time pressure.

14. Swing & Sling SlingShot: Students throw underhand-style toward cones, trying to knock them down. Teaches controlled swinging, aim, and fine motor skills.

15. Rollin' Rainbow Rumble: Students take turns rolling the Rainbow Playground Balls across the gym to knock over matching colored cones. Emphasizes rolling, aim, and control.