“From early on, movement is associated with better cognitive outcome, and gross motor activity has an impact on learning as well as fine motor function,” says Nicole Hilburn, Peadiatric...
Gross motor play during the Covid-19 pandemic
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6 Fun tin games for the holidays
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Balance
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Nothing Like a Bit of Outdoor Free Play
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Almost Summertime Garden Obstacle Course
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Having Fun with Balancing Hangers
My eldest daughter has become obsessed with balance lately. She often comes home from school telling me that she has a great sense of balance and that she and her friends practice walking on the...
Balancing Robots
When it comes to practising balancing skills with our children I am sure that most of us automatically think of more gross motor activities like egg and spoon races, balance beams, climbing on...
Egg and Spoon Races
When we talk about balance with regards to our children most of us automatically think of things like our children walking on balance beams or the edges of flowerbeds. My 4 year old daughter has...
Jog The Frog Says
I remember playing this game (more commonly known as Simon Says) when I was a child and like most children, I was completely unaware of how beneficial it was to my Body Awareness development....