Nursing 3 Year old Gross Motor Skills
Gross Motor Activities for Toddlers
July 1, 2017 – 01:25 pm
Fine Motor Skills Activities for Infants Toddlers
- Jump from the bottom step
- Jump a distance of about 8 inches
- Jump on a trampoline with 2 hands held
- Begin to stand on one foot
- Begin to ride a tricycle
- Catch a large ball
At 3 years old, most toddlers can complete the following gross motor skills:
- Run forward well
- Jump in place with two feet together
- Stand on one foot (with some support)
- Walk on tiptoe
- Kick a ball forward
- Walk on tiptoes and stand on one foot for up to 5 seconds
- Avoid obstacles in path
- Catch an 8 inch ball
- Climb and walk up stairs alternating feet
You can help with early child development. Suggested gross motor activities for toddlers between two and three years old are as follows:
- Visit playgrounds often. When children see the slides and climbing structures, they naturally want to run, swing, and climb everything in sight. If you can’t make it to the playground, chasing each other in the backyard or taking a walk can help your child’s little muscles grow strong.
- Imitate each other. Stick your arms out wide and pretend to fly around the room. Tell your child it’s his/her turn to be the bird. Then, let your child be the leader and you copy whatever he/she does.
- Become a horse. If you cross your legs and place your child on your knee, it’s easy to take it for a horse ride. A variation would be to hold your child’s hands while it straddles your foot. Then bounce, bounce, and bounce some more.
- Play catch. Show your child how to hold out its hands and throw a ball directly, and gently, into them. Start out standing close together. As your child gets better, move farther away.
- It’s soccer time! Turn a large box on it’s side to become your goal. Then take turns trying to kick the ball into the goal, cheering when your little athlete makes a goal.
- Let’s be kangaroos. Make a chalk line on the sidewalk or place a washcloth on the floor. Show your child how to jump with both feet together and see how far each kangaroo can jump.
- Have fun with balloons. Here’s a fun game for a rainy day. Kick a balloon from one side of the room to another. Put a laundry basket on its side and your child can kick it into the basket.
- Act like animals. Can your child stand like a flamingo, squat like a duck, run on all fours like a lion? It’s fun to try. Don’t forget to make the appropriate animal sounds!
- Make a river. Put a folded towel on the grass. Tell your child the towel is really a river and ask if he/she can jump over the river without getting his/her feet wet. As your child gets better, unfold the towel for more of a challenge.
Source: day2dayparenting.com
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