Gross motor skills

Help your child develop their large muscle movements with three gross motor activities. Combining development and fun help young children learn and grow.

When cold days keep kids indoors, it can be hard for parents to entertain them. They tend to stay glued to computers, mobile phones, TVs, or just get bored. And this is not good for their health. According to Australia’s Physical Activity & Sedentary Behavior Guidelines, children from 5–12 years old should have at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day. If you know the right games, staying home can be so much fun.

Wondering what gross motor skills your preschooler needs to master? Check out our gross motor skills list, packed with gross motor activities for toddlers and preschoolers.

Match and Hang Up The Socks - Fine Motor Activity for Toddlers and Preschoolers. Perfect for helping kids develop fine motor skills. #finemotor #toddler #preschool #kindergarten

Stuck inside on a rainy day? Get your kids moving with these Indoor Energy Burning Activities for Kids. 20+ fun and easy gross motor games and activities to try.

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

This was a challenge for the boys. They had to work together carrying the ball with the sticks to the end of the course. If the ball dropped they had to go back to the start. They were working on teamwork, communication, balance, coordination and gross motor skills. This was a fun way for them […]

Looking for motor skills development activities to do at home with toddlers and preschoolers? Here are fun ways to improve children's fine motor skills (fine motor dexterity) and gross motor skills (large muscle group play) for little kids in preschool through kindergarten with at home skills.