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Learn to Juggle in an Afternoon

Learn to juggle at home. Make three beanbags and go for ten catches in a row.

Use three beanbags, or make some by filling balloons with rice and wrapping each in a second cut balloon. Stand over a bed or table so drops don't roll away. Start with one ball tossed hand to hand at eye height, then two (throw the second when the first peaks, and throw it, don't hand it across), then all three. Work in short bursts and cheer every new record. Once someone hits ten catches in a row, try passing between two people.

  • Date or adventure
  • 1-3 hours
  • Moderate
  • Free
  • Indoors

Good with just you, friends, family, and kids

Photo prompts along the way
  1. Your three homemade balls
  2. One ball, the warm-up
  3. The three-ball blur
  4. The big drop pile-up
  5. Celebrating ten catches
Kids' version

Learn to juggle! Toss, catch, and try again.

  1. Your juggling balls
  2. One ball in the air
  3. Two balls in the air
  4. Your best catch
  5. A selfie with your grown-up!

Checked November 2026

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The basic three-ball pattern is called the cascade. The trick is that every throw goes to the same height, in an arc from one hand to the other, and you throw the next ball when the last one reaches its peak.

Learning to juggle is good for your brain, too: one well-known study found that people who learned to juggle grew more gray matter in areas that track movement. Practice in short bursts; most people get the hang of it within a few sessions. The photo to get: all three balls in the air at once.

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