Hi everyone! Today Cathy from Bountifulplate shares with us her very valuable review on “pound-a-ball” toys! Cathy is a homemaker/wife and a mother to a 10-year old son with Autism and ADHD, an 18-year old daughter who is a college freshman and a stepson who is 30. Originally from Maryland, she has lived in the Midwest for 13 years.
“Now that the holidays are winding down, it’s time to sort through the gifts that were received! Dominic got some awesome presents at Christmas, but one of his favorite toys from years gone by, is a “pound-a-ball” toy. It was given to him by a friend whose two children had outgrown it. Lucky us, right? There are so many cool things about the toy that I don’t really mind the constant banging. 🙂
I love that this particular toy has strengthened his motor skills and aided him in matching his colors. He can now match the balls to the colors of the holes on the top of the toy! That is awesome, because he used to not be able to do that. Dominic watches very little television and instead prefers to play with his toys. 
If you asked him right now what he thinks of the “pound-a-ball” toy, I guarantee his response back would be, “good!”
Cool!! As a busy mom, I love it when a toy will keep him occupied for more than five minutes!”
Cathy B.
Special Needs Essentials Blog 
I love that! We are always looking for toys that will help my A-Man learn, and we’re working on colors and motor skills. I’ll have to look into getting one of these. 🙂
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Funny, isn’t it, how the best toys are often the simplest ones. Add a cardboard box to sit in while pounding, and it might last 15 minutes! Thanks for adding this post to DifferentDream.com’s Tuesday link up.
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