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Fine Motor Activities

Here are some examples of fun activities to engage in while playing:

• Play on the playground
• Pull child in a wagon over a bumpy surface
• Pull child while prone on a scooter
• Propel a scooter with feet
• Scooter board relay races
• Trampoline jumping
• Animal walks (crab, bear, frog)
• Red-Light Green-Light with hopping
• Log roll over a large cushion
• Sit on a giant bean bag
• Swing child in a blanket or sheet
• Pull a child while laying or sitting on a sheet
• Explore shaving cream with hands
• Explore dry tactile bins with hands
• Scribble on paper, then draw lines and circular marks
• Puzzles (start with large knobs)
• Read a book while turning pages and pointing to named pictures
• Nest cups or stack rings
• Place large objects into and take objects out of containers
• Place coins into a horizontal, then vertical slotted container
• Stack blocks vertically and imitate block models (train, bridge, wall)
• Snip with scissors or cut a line
• Match memory card pictures
 

Gross Motor Activities

1. Dancing to music
2. Playing twister
3. “Hokie Pokie”
4. Duck-Duck Goose
5. Marching band with instruments
6. Beach ball play
7. Throwing/catching
8. T-ball
9. Soccer
10. Animal races (bunny- hop, bear- bear crawl)
11. Biking
12. Bubble stomp
13. Hopscotch
14. Scarf dancing
15. Obstacle courses
16. Scooter board games
17. Relay races
18. Playground play