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Gross Motor Skills

written by Claire Minnaar March 12, 2014

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A while ago we talked about ways to develop a child’s fine motor skills, and today we’re moving onto the larger body muscles. Gross motor skills are all about using physical exercise to help a child gain control of body parts like the arms and legs right down to hands and toes.

Once again, this needn’t be a chore for mom or child! Grab hold of this golden opportunity to run around and have a giggle with your little ones. While any type of sport or physical game will really do, here are a activities to get your brain buzzing with even more ideas:

  • Play with balloons and shout out different body parts that the little ones must use to keep it in the air.
  • Dust off the hula hoop and let the kiddos hula-hula, crawl through the hoop and use it as a “jump rope”.
  • Indulge in good ol’ fun-fair games like egg races, three-legged races and bunny-hopping.
  • Create a simple kiddie-friendly version of charades (using picture cards instead of words) where they have to act out things like “cat”, “sad dog” and “sleeping bird”.
  • Sing songs that require bodily movement, whether it be crazy dancing or following instructions like “head, shoulders, knees and toes”.
  • Classic children’s games like “what time is it Mr Fox”, Ring-a-Ring-a-Rosie, Hopscotch, Simon Says and Follow the Leader not only enhance gross motor skills, but encourage them to socialize with other kids.
  • Mix and match a variety of basic ball games – from ten-pin-bowling to soccer and pool volleyball.
  • Turn the living room or backyard into a full-blown obstacle course, using trees, pillows, boxes and playground toys as part of the course.

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Claire Minnaar

Claire is a boy Mom to Ethan and Jake. Living in Hermanus, a coastal town approximately 120kms outside of Cape Town, Claire aims to help inspire other Moms by sharing her stories of motherhood and everything that comes with it. She writes about her life and experiences plus shares easy recipe ideas, party ideas, health and beauty tips, info on building a business and everything in between.

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