America's favorite pastime is still a favorite for fans of all ages! Little ones love the thrill of the game; the friendly atmosphere encourages everyone to enjoy the game of baseball. Incorporate baseball into your lesson or units to add a spark of interest and engagement. These crafts, activities, and snacks are lots of fun for little learners and big baseball fans!
1. Scavenger Hunt
Whether major league, minor league, or even little league, this challenging little scavenger hunt will be a great addition to any baseball season! You could make your own, based on your family and the event. This fun baseball activity will keep little ones busy while your family enjoys the game!
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2. Math Facts Baseball
Make your own baseball multiplication game with this baseball diamond and a set of number cubes. Practice multiplication facts as your race the bases in this math game. This printable baseball game, or create your own, is fun and educational and can also be used for addition and subtraction facts!
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3. Tic Tac Toe (Baseball Style)
Everyone loves a good, old-fashioned tic-tac-toe game! Even better is baseball tic-tac-toe! use tape to create your board on a flat surface and add baseball cutouts to use as pieces to play the game. Students can play with one another and practice using strategy to win the game!
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4. Sportsmanship Activity
One of the biggest and most basic rules of baseball is sportsmanship! Teaching children how to be a good sport is as important as essential baseball skills. This would be great to do as a whole group or in small groups, and in conjunction with a children's book about baseball.
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5. Baseball-Themed Alphabet Books
Alphabet books are so much fun, especially ones with a baseball theme! These are great for introducing baseball vocabulary and learning about various baseball items. Use this baseball book as a model and you could easily tie writing to this by creating a class alphabet book or having students create their own! Let students help create a baseball word list to use as an aide in writing!
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6. DIY Pennants
Crafts are always a hit! Let your little ones design and create their own baseball pennants in support of their favorite baseball team. Get crafty with felt and paper and stickers to let the creative energy flow with this fun craft!
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7. Indoor Balloon Baseball
Teaching the aspects of baseball can even be done indoors! Use a balloon in place of a ball and let an indoor baseball game take place! This could be done to help increase the knowledge of baseball and the rules.
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8. Baseball BINGO
BINGO is a fan favorite of games! You can play this with small groups or whole groups. You can tie this baseball bingo to players' numbers and practice fast facts. This particular version focuses on batting performance and score.
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9. Lacing Practice
This premade baseball and glove template only requires hole punching the edges. Kids can then use yarn or string to lace through the holes. This is fantastic for practicing fine motor skills! Add this to your collection of premade baseball activities.
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10. Baseball Snacks
Yummy rice krispies treats can be formed to create cute little baseball snacks. Children can help form and flatten the treat and then decorate the tops to make them look like baseballs. These treats will be a grand slam!
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11. Fingerprint Baseball
Students can make these fingerprint baseballs totally independently! They can cut the baseball, draw the lines, and add the fingerprints. You can laminate these cute little crafts and keep them as special keepsakes!
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12. Jackie Robinson Baseball Card
Creating baseball cards is always a hit! Baseball player knowledge, research, and writing go together to create these baseball cards. Students can create their own baseball card collection and learn about famous baseball players in the process.
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13. Fly Ball Drill
This fun baseball drill will help children focus on communication and catching fly balls. This is a good drill to add to effective baseball practice and will help boost confidence and teamwork.
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14. Origami Baseball Jersey
Using paper crafts can be a fun way to incorporate fine motor with the sport of gross motor. Folding the paper into a sports jersey is a fun activity. Students can color the jersey to represent their favorite team or they could design it and decorate their own.
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15. Baseball Necklace
Simple materials are needed for this fun and easy craft. Children can make their own by painting and assembling their necklace and personalizing it with their own number.
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16. Baseball String Bracelet
Some kiddos prefer a bracelet. What better way than to use an old baseball to create a cute little bracelet? Kids will enjoy wearing a ball that they once played with!
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17. Baseball Cupcakes
Adorable and delicious, these baseball cupcakes are easy to make and yummy to eat! Young baseball fans will enjoy creating and then tasting these cute cupcakes!
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18. Team Tissue Paper Logos
This one is geared more for older children who can choose their favorite baseball team and design the logo using tissue paper. This can result in a cute keepsake that young baseball fans treasure forever!
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19. Indoor Baseball Game
Perfect for a rainy day, this indoor baseball game is a fun way to reinforce the rules of the game and help learn the proper procedures for playing baseball. This indoor game will quickly become a favorite baseball activity.
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20. Handprint Baseball Craft
This handprint baseball craft is fun for when children first start playing baseball. It is neat to document the size of the hand and see how much your ballplayer grows over the course of time in the baseball player's sports career.
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21. Chain Throwing
This chain throwing drill can help improve hand-eye coordination and gross motor skills. This drill includes many people on a team who can work together and build teamwork.
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23. Tabletop Dice Baseball
Baseball players can improve and develop a powerful swing by working on batting drills. Simple practice drills can help improve baseball skills. A batting tee can be helpful to improve their baseball swing skills.
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23. Tabletop Dice Baseball
Fun for indoors, this baseball dice game is good for kids to play together. Keep score at the top of this printable baseball game template. This game encourages turn taking and working together.
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