Catcher

To make the catcher using a used, clean plastic bottle, ask an adult to cut the bottle in half or closer to the top if a large bottle. This should leave you with the neck of the bottle as an ideal handle or place to hold and the cut edge as the top of the catcher.

Tape over any sharp or jagged cut edges to keep safe. Then tie, or fix string to the neck of the bottle at the bottom of the catcher and fix the ball, bottle cap or tinfoil ball to the other end. The length of the string can be as long or as short as you wish, start off with about 30 - 40cm.

Alternatively to using a bottle, you could use an old yogurt pot or a plastic cup to be the catcher. Attach the ball in the same way.

Play by swinging the catcher to move the ball and then catch the ball inside it.