Gross motor2½–4 yrsHome or out

Animal walks

Cross the room as a bear. Come back as a crab.

Prep

0 min

Mess

None

How to play

Pick an animal and cross the room like it: bear on all fours, crab on your back, frog jumps, snake on your belly. He picks the next one.

  1. a child crossing the floor on hands and feet
    1

    Cross the room like a bear, on all fours.

  2. a child crouched like a frog, jumping up with motion lines under the feet
    2

    Hop back like a frog.

  3. two children choosing between a bear, a frog and a dog
    3

    Take turns picking the next animal.

What you need

Nothing at all.

What it secretly builds

Gross motor

Bearing weight through his arms builds the shoulder stability that later keeps his hand steady on paper — the part of writing nobody thinks about.

Spin again