Game version
Play “Balloon Pass Keep-Up” to a song. When the music plays you play, and when it stops you freeze like a statue, then start again.
Balloon Pass Keep-Up
Keep a balloon up in the air by tapping it with both hands together. A slow balloon gives a young child time to move to it.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Blow up a balloon (a grown-up ties it).
- Ages
- 4 to 6
- Time
- 3 min
- Players
- Just you
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- Balloon
- Level · skill
- Beginner · Passing
The steps
How it works
- Blow up a balloon (a grown-up ties it).
- Your child taps it up with both hands together.
- Count the taps before it touches the floor.
- Try tapping it with flat arms, like a volleyball pass.
Coaching point
Praise the try: “You moved your feet to get under it!”
Safety: A grown-up blows up and ties the balloon, and picks up every piece if it pops: balloon pieces are a choking risk.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Story
You are a lion cub at a party, and “Balloon Pass Keep-Up” is your dance.
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