Flavor and Filler!
To help make the game feel more immersive I've been adding in flavour text and assets, to give our main character a little backstory I decided to add in a small details such as this small ball toss. The ball toss also helps familiarize the player with throwing objects.

Once the player walks near the barrel a small text box will appear having Johnson (the main character) reminisce about playing baseball. If the player hits the cans the sound of a small crowd cheering will play.
I'm doing the same with other text boxes around areas, adding some character to the scenery.