School

Flop, fidget, and flow.

Being a student today is hard. And their teacher or counselor - even harder! We can’t help with a lot of what you’re facing, but we can give you a powerful tool to integrate into lessons, meetings, and PD - Flop Balls.

They provide a low stakes way to create a space to practice messing up, re-centering when agitated, sharing when anxious, and finding flow for improved well-being. For you and your students.

Flop Balls are quiet. accessible to a wide range of students, and don’t require a lot of space. Ready to get flopping?

“Flop Balls offered my students an opportunity to push themselves and work toward success in a very tangible and engaging way. I love seeing the excitement of my students as they build success. If you're looking for a way to help your students grow in their creativity, perseverance, growth mindset, collaboration, confidence, and hand-eye coordination, get yourself some Flop Balls and get them flopping!”

Erin Gannon, PBL Trainer & 3rd Grade Teacher, Davis Drive Elementary

Integrate more playful spaces in you school with one or more of these:

Teachers at Team Building program passing a Flop Ball.

Teachers at professional development seminar working together with Flop Balls.

Team building

Engage your staff in learning a playful new skill and then applying it to competitive and creative challenges. Laughter fills the room as you struggle, strategize, and succeed, together. Continue to build on these skills in follow up meetings to further solidify the connections made.

Professional development

No teacher is an island. In this PD we play for two reasons. One, so they have tools to create playful spaces in their classrooms to improve student learning. And two, we reinforce the importance of play as a tool for building important leadership skills of self-awareness, curiosity, and vulnerability so your school community can be stronger. They also walk away with a new tool for engagement - Flop Ball exercises they can integrate the next day.

Flop Ball Kit for teachers, school counselors, and classrooms.

A selection of custom school Flop Balls.

Flop Ball kits

Flop and go. Do an activity with Flop Balls for a class, then pack it up in an easy close mesh bag, and you're ready to move it out of the way for your next activity. The kit also comes with a USB with activities and resources to get you started with programming.

Check out our kits and other products in our shop.

Custom Flop Balls

Build school pride. Connect school rewards to a skill building tool. Engage families in growth mindset lessons, together. Integrate play into your school’s family engagement plan. These are ways schools are using custom Flop Balls.

Put your school name, mascot, or motivational message on Flop Balls. It’s simple and impactful. Learn more and get a mock-up of your custom Flop Ball here.

Train-the-trainer

Train your RAs, OLs, and other student leaders to integrate Flop Balls so they can create playful spaces for building connection among their peers.

Students passing a Flop Ball in a leadership training.

Interactive keynotes

Empower students with strategies to embrace the uncertainties, the mishaps, or the “flops” that will inevitably happen during the school year. Great fit for Welcome Week, Leadership Conferences, and RA trainings.

Students engaging in a clapping contest during an interactive keynote.

Team building workshops

Engage RAs, LLC members, or other student groups in learning a playful new skill and then applying it to competitive and creative challenges. Laughter fills the room as they struggle, strategize, and succeed, together.

Students creating a commercial for their program during a balloon team building event.

Kinetic play stations

Reinvigorate minds, bodies, and connections. We bring a table full of Flop Balls and other skill toys from around the world to engage and energize students. An excellent break during high stress times.

Students engaged at a pop up lay station.

Integrate more Flop Ball play with one or more of the following:

Team building

Teachers at Team Building program passing a Flop Ball.

Engage your staff in learning a playful new skill and then applying it to competitive and creative challenges. Laughter fills the room as you struggle, strategize, and succeed, together. Continue to build on these skills in follow up meetings to further solidify the connections made.

Professional development

Teachers at professional development seminar working together with Flop Balls.

No teacher is an island. In this PD we play for two reasons. One, so they have tools to create playful spaces in their classrooms to improve student learning. And two, we reinforce the importance of play as a tool for building important leadership skills of self-awareness, curiosity, and vulnerability so your school community can be stronger. They also walk away with a new tool for engagement - Flop Ball exercises they can integrate the next day.

Flop Ball kits

Flop Ball Pod Kit showing Flop Balls, Flop Deck, and Bag.

Flop and go. Do an activity with Flop Balls for a class, then pack it up in an easy close mesh bag, and you're ready to move it out of the way for your next activity. The kit also comes with a USB with activities and resources to get you started with programming.

Check out our kits and other products in our shop.

Custom Flop Balls

A selection of custom school Flop Balls.

Looking for a new tool to engage your groups? The Flop Ball has you covered. Accessible and engaging, opening the door to conversations about setting goals, managing stress, and practicing mindfulness while learning new things.

Customize it with your school, club, or event colors and graphic. Get a mock-up of your custom Flop Ball here.

“I needed this tool even for myself as an educator. It helped to remind me it’s OK to take a break and reset my brain so that I can think more clearly and reset my brain afterwards. We tell our students this all the time, but we have to practice what we preach.”

Meg Osterhoff, STEM Specialist, York Elementary

The reviews are in...

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It was a great experience having Flow Circus for RA Training! We really enjoyed the enthusiasm and energy Dawn and Paul brought and how they incorporated introspection and awareness. Flop balls have a lot of potential to increase student engagement on our campus.

Robbie Chulick, Assistant Dean of Students & Director of Residents Life, UVA Wise

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The whole session flowed so well and I could see how our students were resonating with the activities. The debrief was powerful - your small group questions helped them reflect on how their juggling experience connected to real life applications around their well-being and resilience. I wouldn't change anything.

Nance Lucas, Executive Director, Center for the Advancement of Well-Being, George Mason University

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Our students very much enjoyed FLOP ball Kinetic Play and the metaphors you presented that help build a mindset for perseverance and resiliency. We are excited to use these activities in our peer leadership programming.

Tricia Biles, Assistant Dean for Student Engagement and Success, Washington College