Active play for preschoolers

Nothing beats playing outside, but sometimes the weather just doesn’t allow for outdoor play. Here are some ways that preschoolers can be active indoors – without harming themselves or your furniture! 🙂 Game #1: Masking Tape Race Lane Make a masking tape “lane” on the floor. The boys enjoyed running down the lane and hopping […]

30 Fun indoor recess games for kids. Preschool games for those days when you can't get outside due to bad weather.

Gross motor active games to help kids learn about colors

Parents! This list of active indoor activities is the best we've ever seen, with fun Gross Motor games & creative ideas for high-energy kids. Perfect for Winter (snow days!), Spring (rainy days!) or for when Cabin Fever strikes. Awesome Boredom Busters and Brain Breaks for Toddlers, Preschool and beyond.

These simple movement activities for preschoolers are great ideas to try at home with your kids or at school. Build your child's gross motor skills while having fun. #parenting #kids #kidsactivities #learning #preschool #kindergarten

These simple bean bag activities are great for toddlers, preschool and kindergarten kids and will build their gross motor skills.

This perfectly simple preschool game about colors requires no prep, gets kids moving, and helps them practice colors and counting skills.

Scarf play is an excellent opportunity for preschool children to learn many developmental skills while swishing, floating, waving and tossing scarves. What looks like just fun and games is actually enhancing your child’s development in multiple areas. You can do these at home, for free. As a school based physical therapist, I use these lesson plans all the time because I can modify them into a great therapeutic tool for my students with special needs AND they are standards based!

Strengthen your child's gross motor skills with 25+ gross motor activities for preschoolers and toddlers. Gross motor development supports better health, physical development, fine motor control, as well as improved concentration and brain development. Let's get your kids moving! Which gross motor activities will you try next? #DiscoveryBuildingSets #grossmotoractivities #grossmotordevelopment #grossmotorskills #grossmotoractivitiesforpreschoolers #grossmotoractivitiesfortoddlers

It's hard to know what to do with active kids on a rainy day! Thankfully, this post has a huge variety of indoor gross motor activities for preschool and kindergarten. No more crazies! #grossmotor #preschool #kindergarten #rainyday #largemotor