Meatball Madness 🍝
🍝 Intro
It's a wild day in the tennis kitchen! One child is the Meatball Chef 👨🍳, the other is the Wrap Maker 🌯 — together, they’ll collect ingredients and build the perfect wrap! The more ingredients you add, the more points you earn!
Equipment 🧺
• 🟠 Soft balls = “Meatballs”
• 🎾 2 tennis rackets per pair = “Tongs”
• 🔵 Flat circle cones = “Wraps”
• 🧀 Yellow cones/beanbags = “Cheese”
• 🥕 Green cones/beanbags = “Vegetables”
• 🧣 Scarves = “Sauce”
• 🪣 Tub or bucket = “delivery bags”
👯 How to Play (in pairs)
👨🍳 Player 1: Meatball Chef:
• Uses two rackets like tongs to grab a meatball
• Carefully carries it through the kitchen zone
• Optional: can also pick up any other ingredients using racket tongs: cheese 🧀 veggies 🥕 Sauce 🧣 (marked by cones with drop-down lines), collecting them as they go
• Delivers all to the Wrap Maker
🌯 Player 2: Wrap Maker:
• Takes a flat circle “wrap”
• Folds it over the ingredients
• Adds a scarf sauce on top 🧣
• Places the finished wrap in the tub 🪣
🔁 Swap roles after a few wraps — teamwork is key!
🧠 Skill Focus:
• Racket control 🎾
• Teamwork 🤝
• Balance and movement 🏃♀️
• Role play and sequencing 🎭
🪶 Feathers (Support for Younger Players):
• Don’t pair them up; have some children be the chefs and others make the wraps, but don’t have it structured.
👫 Parents guide each step — helping collect ingredients
• Let children use one racket and their hand if needed
• Make ingredient stations closer together
• Use beanbags instead of balls for easier control
🛠 Progressions & Fun Variations:
Spinning Sauce: Wrap maker spins once before placing the scarf
Obstacle Kitchen: Add cones or nets to dodge around
Timed Service: Complete as many wraps as possible in 3 minutes!
Creative Combo: Add silly combo names for each ingredient wrap (“The Crunchy Veggie Melt!”)