I used beanie babies instead of regular bean bags in my kindergarten. As well as balance and tossing activities, the kids learned animal names and how to understand descriptive language--e.g. "Pick the beanie with the purple scales" or "Find the beanie with no legs." etc.. Perhaps some teacher would like them. (I had purchased someone's whole collection cheap. Some of the beanies were useful when re-telling stories without books. Some went as prizes. There were so many I could share with primary colleagues.)