Sarah’s Silks Shooting Star Skytail is a soft, bonkless ball designed for safe throwing, catching, and spinning. Covered in 100% mulberry silk with a starry tail, it adds colour, movement, and excitement to imaginative, open-ended play. Babies, toddlers, and older children can safely explore tossing, rolling, and catching, while developing hand-eye coordination, proprioception, and gross motor skills. Its durable, lightweight design ensures it grows with the child, offering years of creative play, sensory exploration, and independent fun.
Play Inspiration
Skytails are designed to make learning to throw and catch fun and engaging. Children can practice aiming by tossing the Skytail into a basket, throwing and catching with a friend, or practicing solo tosses. The long silk tail makes it easier for little ones to track and catch, supporting the development of hand-eye coordination. Repeated play helps children strengthen gross motor skills, coordination, and control while enjoying safe, active, open-ended, imaginative play.
About Sarah’s Silks
Sarah’s Silks has been inspiring imaginative, open-ended play for over 30 years. Each Skytail is carefully crafted with soft batting and 100% mulberry silk, hand-dyed and sewn in family-run factories in Suzhou, China. The company focuses on ethically and sustainably produced toys that encourage independent, sensory, and slow childhood play. Choosing Sarah’s Silks supports mindful, creative, and movement-based play experiences that nurture imagination and confidence in children.
Key Features
- Bonkless rubber ball with silk tail, safe for tossing and catching
- Lightweight and soft, perfect for babies, toddlers, and older children
- Rainbow Comet design encourages imaginative play and storytelling
- Develops hand-eye coordination, gross motor skills, and proprioception
- Durable design for years of open-ended, active play
FAQs
What age is the Skytail suitable for?
The Skytail is recommended for children aged 3 and up because it contains a small ball sewn inside, which is a choking hazard for younger children.
How do Skytails help with motor skill development?
Throwing, catching, spinning, and rolling Skytails helps children develop hand-eye coordination, proprioception, and gross motor skills while encouraging active, mindful play.
Can children play with Skytails safely indoors?
Yes, the bonkless design and soft silk covering make Skytails safe for gentle indoor play as well as outdoor adventures.
Warning: Choking Hazard Toy contains a small ball Not for children under 3 years
