ealp2009 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Any resources that you might suggest. I can basically juggle three balls. And I was going to try and teach my kids. But I wondered if anyone has any suggestions or resources such as books, videos, etc. thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 (edited) I don't know of resources but I just wanted to say that is really neat! :) My oldest went to a private school when he was little and their PE teacher was a retired circus performer. They learned many circus arts and my son still thinks of it fondly. Edited July 22, 2017 by nixpix5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIN MOUSA Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 I taught myself from a Klutz book! It's a fun party trick :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 We started with scarves. They were slow enough to get the movement down well. After that we switched to small balls. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 There are tons of tutorials on youtube. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 I taught myself from a Klutz book! It's a fun party trick :) Me too! I can do 3 balls in two different patterns, and 4 balls at once as well. In this day and age, I'd probably just youtube it, but the old Klutz book really is a gem. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIN MOUSA Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Me too! I can do 3 balls in two different patterns, and 4 balls at once as well. In this day and age, I'd probably just youtube it, but the old Klutz book really is a gem. It really is! I still remember the first step: throw all the balls up in the air and don't try to catch any. Congratulations, you've mastered the Drop! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 It really is! I still remember the first step: throw all the balls up in the air and don't try to catch any. Congratulations, you've mastered the Drop! Or there's always standing next to a cliff to overcome the instinct to step forward... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 To the OP: I have never, ever understood juggling with scarves as a first step. To this day, I cannot juggle scarves. It's a totally different hand movement, I just don't get it. So skip any "Start with scarves" advice and go straight to a nice, compact bean bag. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyGF Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 My kid taught himself using the Klutz juggling book. He was 11. He loves practicing so it went really quickly. Emily 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 I also was taught with silk scarves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartlikealion Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 I hung out with the juggling club in college :laugh: They had some soft balls with a slight weight to them. They would have you sit on the floor and begin with two. You never added the third til you got the hang of two. I never got really good, but I could juggle three. Meanwhile they were awesome and throwing fake bowling pins across the room. One of my friends took out his juggling set at work and juggled for tips before LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartlikealion Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 They looked similar to these: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Duncan-Toys-Juggling-Balls-Multicolor/26676735?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&adid=22222222227018919536&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=40945671272&wl4=pla-78887485832&wl5=9058374&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&wl12=26676735&wl13=&veh=sem But I cannot tell if these have any weight to them. When I said throwing pins across the room I mean two people juggling to each other, sometimes with a person standing between them that they juggled around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ealp2009 Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 Great ideas here. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Mine learned by using scarves first. I personally cannot even do it with scarves but my 5 biological children can all juggle now. We did it as part of cross brain work to help with dyslexia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerforest Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 What age? Younger than 6-7 will be tough. Some kids just never get into juggling. My DD has been attending circus classes for nearly 6 years and still really can't juggle! She's tried diablo, scarves, poi, spinning plates, flower sticks, hoop, unicycling.. we have it all but she's definitely never caught the flow toy bug! She is an advanced aerialist and stilter, though! Here's a way to earn some juggling badges and a great resource for tips, etc.: http://www.juggle.org/programs/youth-juggling-academy/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAR Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Check out outschool.com. There is a "Learn to Juggle" class starting tomorrow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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