Here are some fun activities to get you through spring break
- Shadow tracing: Head outside if its sunny! Bring some items such as toy animals, cars, stuffed animal, dolls, etc. Place them in the sunlight and trace their shadows:
2. Animal walks: Make an obstacle course, race a family member, or just walk around the room!
- Frog jump- Hop, hop, back and forth like a frog
- Crab walk- Sit and place your palms flat on the floor behind you near your hips. Lift up off the ground and crawl
- Bear crawl- Hands and feet on the floor, hips high- walk left and right, forwards and backwards
- Gorilla shuffle- Sink into a low sumo squat, with hands on the floor, shuffle around the room
- Flamingo stance: Stand on one leg for as long as you can. Try both legs.
- Lions crawl: Just like an army crawl, lie on your tummy and use you elbows and knees to crawl forward
3. Cosmic Kids Yoga: Put on the video and follow along with the moves. This movement story focuses on The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Click on the link for more cosmic kids yoga: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cosmic+kids
4. Balloon Volleyball: Blow up a balloon and see how long you can keep it in the air. Pass it back and forth between a partner. Try using your hands and feet. Play independently by moving through an obstacle course while hitting the balloon to yourself.
5. Laundry Basketball: Roll up some socks or other laundry items. Place them to the left and right of your child. Have you child positioned in a tall kneeling position. Have them side bend to retrieve the laundry. Shoot it into the basket! Make the task more challenging by:
- Moving the laundry basket further away from the child.
- Scattering the laundry items further around the child.
- Holding the laundry basket while moving around the room.
- Tilting the laundry basket away from them, then toward them.
- Having the child kneel on a more unstable surface (such as a pillow)
- Having the child kneel on one leg.
- Having the child shoot smaller laundry items/laundry items that weigh less.
- Placing a timer.
- Setting a goal for how many baskets to make.
