Parndo
Skills:
Physical: reaction time, agility, power, lower limb coordination, balance
Cognitive: visual processing, selective attention
Social: taking turns
Number of participants:
two or more
Equipment:
medium-sized ball
Description:
- children take turns dropping and kicking a small ball high in the air for the other child(ren) to catch
- the child who catches the ball is the next to kick it
History:
Parndo is a traditional game played by Aboriginal people from South Australia. The word Parndo originated from the Kaurna language which was “a ball to play with.”
Wheelchair friendly?
This activity might not be suitable for people who use wheelchairs. “Wheelchair Friendly Activities” has a list of activities that are easy to adapt for wheelchair users. This list isn’t exhaustive, so we invite you to come up with your own creative ideas to make any activity work for you. If you have an idea on how to make this or any other activity more accessible for wheelchair users, We’d love to hear your ideas on how to make this or any other activity accessible for wheelchair users. Thank you for helping make play more inclusive!
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the equipment: use a bigger ball (e.g., beach ball) to decrease physical and cognitive demand
Change the task: have the coach hold the ball off the ground for the child to kick to decrease physical and cognitive demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the task:
- have the child alternate kicking foot to increase cognitive demand
- have the child stand farther away to increase physical demand
Goal examples:
- I will be able to kick the ball in the air (e.g., adequate force and direction toward the other players) 4 out of 5 tries
- I can drop and kick the ball to my friend
