FlashBall is the brainchild of my two sons (Landon and Grayson) and I almost 9 years ago in an effort to make learning fun for them while they were in elementary school.  Like most young students, their attention span was somewhat limited, and it was difficult to get them to sit still for long periods of time. So, we had to make it entertaining. Starting as a simple rolled up pair of athletic socks as a make-shift ball, we took turns tossing the “ball” to each other and if successfully caught, a math question such as 4+5 was given.  When either of the boys got the question correct, they were able to choose the next person to toss the ball to and the game continued.  Doing this for hours, both boys were learning without even realize they were doing so.  To them, it was a game and that was the point.  One day, I walked into my son’s room, and they were playing the game on their own.  Problem was that although their hand-eye coordination was quickly improving, I heard one ask, “what is 3+8” and the other said “12!!!”  They both celebrated because they thought they were right!  WRONG!!!