Constructive Playthings Ankle Skip Ball Toys for Kids 5 Yrs., Kids Playground Equipment, Teacher Supplies for Physical Education, Gross Motor and Balancing Skills, Great Christmas Gifts, Set of Six

The balls are very light weight and can be difficult to get them spinning since their are no weights in them to help with moving (like the "Lemon Twister" ankle hoop toy I had as a kid). They look like whiffle balls (with open holes). Also, the plastic cords that connect the balls to the ankle hoop were bent and crooked from packaging and that added to the difficulty of making them move in a circle. After several times of trying these out during P.E., a few students (2nd grade) were able to make them go, and they were finally having some fun with these. I'm hoping those students will be able to share tips with my other students on how to make them work so my whole class can have the opportunity to enjoy this fun form of physical exercise. My teacher sized feet are too big to put the ankle hoop on my my own ankle, so I can't try to figure out tips for them myself - this could also be a good thing because the kids have to figure it our for themselves (problem solving skills) instead of relying on their teacher figuring it out for them!

I purchased these for my PE classes. Kids loved them but 2 broke (ball separated from rope) after only a few uses. Wish construction was a bit sturdier.