Tossing a ball is excellent for hand/eye coordination, and rolling a ball underarm (bowling-style) is another skill to practice. Hula hoop games are brilliant too, and a great way for active kids to practice their jumping (and hippie hippie shaking).Īs they grow, preschoolers learn how to throw objects overarm at a target, and work up to more powerful and better-directed throws. They can also jump over an object, landing with both feet together – so give that sprog some space! Game: Animal track jumpĭraw some brightly coloured animal prints on the ground in chalk, then watch little joeys jump from one to the next, counting prints and naming colours. They learn how to jump along with two feet together, and as they get older, they can go further in a single leap and can jump more times in a row. Kids will hit the ground running and get wind in their soles with this homespun fun!īetween the age of three and four, preschoolers get a spring in their step. DIY: KiteĪ kite is a fab gross motor skills DIY. This one gets tykes moving and listening, so it’s a win-win. In this gross motor skill game, one person gives an instruction, like “run to that tree, touch the bark and run back” and the others have to do it. Skipping is also a fun movement for little people and it works leg and smiling muscles! Game: The run-around As they move from a toddling run to a full-pelt gallop, preschoolers’ legs start racing here, there and everywhere. Running is one of the great gross motor skills. So let’s get to it – here are 20 fun gross motor skill games, with some DIY projects along the way. And it’s all thanks to gross motor skills!īetween the age of three and five, kids learn how to do a lot of cool stuff. They change from toddlers to gallopers, become little kickers, master the art of hopping, and throw their weight around pedalling, ducking and weaving.Īll these large, coordinated movements are called gross motor skills and when kids find new ways to use their arms, legs, torso, head, feet and hands, a whole world of fun opens up.
Running, jumping and climbing – that’s what little kids are made of.
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