My body gross motor activities

Simple balloon tennis game for a quick energy buster. Balloon tennis makes a great indoor gross motor play idea. Balloons are always a hit with kids.

Do you have masking tape at home? Try these simple set up activities! For most of these, you will only need masking tape. Some require a few other small items that you likely already have at home (small toys, balls, blocks etc). Click on each heading to learn more about setup and how to play

It's hard to know what to do with active kids on a rainy day! Thankfully, this post has a huge variety of indoor gross motor activities for preschool and kindergarten. No more crazies! #grossmotor #preschool #kindergarten #rainyday #largemotor

These gross motor mindfulness activities combine whole body movement with mindful breathing and self-awareness.

A fun gross motor activity for kids of all ages! Free printable template in post!

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More Than A Gym on Instagram: "Bear walking pushing weighted balls around cones to provide heavy work/ proprioceptive input to improve organization. The goal is to not touch the cones with their body or with the weights balls! Activity addresses: Upper body strength Body awareness Graded force Motor planning Object negotiation #morethanagym #sensorygym #pediot #pedipt #pediatricot #pediatricpt #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricphysicaltherapy #bearcrawl #bearcrawls #bodyawareness…

Free Gross Motor Movement Dice Printable - It has 6 gross motor movements to do with kids. And these can be loads of fun with a speed dice. - 3Dinosaurs.com

Blow up some balloons for a creative afternoon of indoor gross motor energy burning fun!

Body awareness and being able to identify body parts is an important aspect of a child’s development. Knowing the different body parts can help children learn how to follow instructions (clean your hands vs clean your nose) or express themselves (my tummy hurts vs my hand hurts). Typically, children would start pointing to different parts of their body when an adult names them between 15 to 18 months, and would start labeling them by the age of 2. Learning different body parts can be…

This kick the cup alphabet activity is perfect for your ball theme lesson plans!

49K views · 3.9K reactions | 4 JUMPING EXERCISES- Gross Motor Skills 🚀Help kids improve gross motor skills with these simple jumping exercises. #kidsfitness #grossmotorskills 💡Good for kids 3 years and up ❤️ You will need: ⭐️Hopscotch rings (or use masking tapes) 🔗Link in Bio for the Hopscotch Amazon link Perfect for: 🍎Body coordination 🍎Muscle controls 🍎Concentration training 🍎Burn energy If this is fun for you and your little one(s), feel free to save it for later or share with…

Play On Pediatric Therapy | Kids Therapy on Instagram: "🚦OT Leah loves to play this game with kiddos in the clinic! Here’s how to play: - either using coloured cards or giving directions verbally, call out either red, green, or blue. - red means stop - green means go - blue means jump - you can mix it up with different activities such as animal walks! Find a spot In your home that suits this activity and let your kids have fun with it! Jump into a a big pile of pillows and blankets or…

Follow us on Pinterest Here is a great game for toddlers to help them learn and identify colours (colors) whilst getting them moving and working those gross motor skills at the same time. You can play this game virtually anywhere and it will take minimal time to set up/ pack away. This is a favourite game of my son's that we play in his kinder gym class and you can vary it to suit your child and the stage that they are up to. Age: 6 months- 2 years + (N was approx 2 years old here. See…

This gross-motor activity only requires tape and plastic balls (or any other small toy!) For this, you or the child can tape the toys up to the wall. Then the children will strengthen their gross motor skills by using their whole body to grab the toys! (Crouching to grab lower balls, using tip-toes to get higher up balls) PW29. The young toddler moves body with purpose to achieve a goal.

Robot Dance for some gross motor fun. Perfect way to practice following directions, counting, shapes and more.