Nature Walks: Take your family on nature walks and encourage your child to observe and mimic the movements of animals they see, such as birds flying, squirrels climbing, or insects crawling.
Outdoor Games: Organize outdoor games like Simon Says or Red Light, Green Light to engage your child in different types of movement and promote listening skills and coordination.
Water Play: Plan a water play day where you set up sprinklers, water tables, or kiddie pools for your child to splash and explore different water movements.
Visit a Playground: Take your child to a playground with swings, slides, and climbing structures to encourage them to explore different ways of moving their bodies.
DIY Sensory Bins: Create DIY sensory bins filled with materials like kinetic sand, rice, or dried beans and provide scoops, cups, and toy vehicles for your child to manipulate and experiment with different movements.
Gross Motor Games: Play simple gross motor games indoors, such as musical chairs, freeze dance, or balloon volleyball, to promote movement and coordination skills.
Yoga for Kids: Practice simple yoga poses together as a family to promote balance, flexibility, and body awareness in a fun and playful way.
Pretend Play: Encourage your child to engage in pretend play activities that involve movement, such as pretending to be animals, astronauts, or superheroes with special powers.
Dance Parties: Have regular dance parties at home where you and your child can move and groove to different types of music, experimenting with various dance styles and movements.
Sports Activities: Introduce your child to basic sports activities such as kicking a soccer ball, throwing and catching a ball, or dribbling a basketball to develop their coordination and teamwork skills.
For older children, see our investigation on Movement
