How do I make homemade yarn ball and what do I do with it? I made some homemade yarn balls long ago when I was in college for extra credit in my Teaching Physical Education class. I saved them for “someday when I have kids.” Well, awhile after college was over, Little Bear finally was… Continue reading How to Make a Yarn Ball Video Tutorial
Category: Gross Motor Activities
Over 20 Gross Motor Activities for Toddlers
What are some fun gross motor activities for toddlers? If you are looking for some wonderful gross motor activities for toddlers, then you have come to the right place! This post has a roundup of all the posts from the Toddler Gross Motor series from Moms Have Questions Too, plus a bunch of awesome gross… Continue reading Over 20 Gross Motor Activities for Toddlers
Up and Down Sorting for Gross Motor Skills
What is an indoor game that will develop gross motor skills for toddlers? Smiley Man is going through a stage right now where all he wants to do is play outside. Normally, I would encourage this, but at the particular moment our backyard situation is a little tricky. This has necessitated indoor activities that are… Continue reading Up and Down Sorting for Gross Motor Skills
Walk the Line: Gross Motor Development for Toddlers
What will help my toddler with gross motor development? This post is very similar to my locomotor skills post, so I’ll try to make it short. Basically, having your toddler walk on a line is a wonderful skill for gross motor development. The simple act of having to watch where their feet are going, not… Continue reading Walk the Line: Gross Motor Development for Toddlers
Jump on the Chalk Shape for Gross Motor Skills
Are you looking for a fun game that will improve gross motor skills for toddlers? This game will not only help to improve your toddler’s gross motor skills, it is also fun, super cheap, and super easy to prepare. All you need is some chalk and a sidewalk or cement patio. To prepare for this… Continue reading Jump on the Chalk Shape for Gross Motor Skills
Walk on Pillows for Gross Motor Development
Do you need a great game that will improve your toddler’s gross motor development? Smiley Man absolutely loved this gross motor development game, which you can tell from the title, is walking on pillows. At first, this was very difficult for him and he was getting frustrated. However, I turned on some music and that… Continue reading Walk on Pillows for Gross Motor Development
Throw and Roll a Ball to Improve Gross Motor Skills
What is a fun activity for toddlers that will help improve gross motor skills? Just for some background, Smiley Man’s first word was ball. He loves balls. In fact, I’m pretty sure the only reason he ever got around to crawling was because he would push a ball, then go crawl to it. Every once… Continue reading Throw and Roll a Ball to Improve Gross Motor Skills
Dance to Music – Gross Motor Activity for Toddlers
How can I get my kids moving to develop some gross motor skills? Toddler gross motor skills are highly important for your child’s development, but that doesn’t mean it has to be boring. Dancing to music is a favorite activity at my house and we do it frequently. It’s so easy to dance to music,… Continue reading Dance to Music – Gross Motor Activity for Toddlers
Homemade Lightsabers for Gross Motor Development
What is a super fun toy I can make for my toddler that will help with gross motor skills development? It’s time for a new toddler series and this one is perfect for my Smiley Man. If you’ve been following my blog for a long time, you may recall that Smiley Man had a gross… Continue reading Homemade Lightsabers for Gross Motor Development
Find the Shape – Teaching Shapes Activity
Smiley Man loves the quiet book I posted about last week. It surprisingly gives him a lot more fine motor practice then I thought it would. Since the quiet book is so good for fine motor, I thought I would do some shape activities for children that use gross motor skills. In case you don’t… Continue reading Find the Shape – Teaching Shapes Activity