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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



