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[[File:Space hopper, Walker Art Gallery.png|thumb|A space hopper]]

A '''space hopper''' (also known as a '''moon hopper''', '''skippyball''', '''kangaroo ball''', '''bouncer''', '''hippity hop''', '''hoppity hop''', '''sit and bounce''', or '''hop ball''') is a [[rubber]] ball (similar to an [[exercise ball]]) with handles that allow one to sit on it without falling off. The user can attempt to hop around on the toy, using its [[Elastomer|elastic]] properties to move forward.

The term "space hopper" is more common in the United Kingdom. The toy is less familiar in the United States and may be known as a "hoppity hop", "hippity hop", or a "sit and bounce". A similar toy, popular in the United States in the 1980s, was the [[pogo ball]], which has a hard plastic ring encircling the ball instead of a handle.