Gross motor1½–3½ yrsOutdoors

Puddle survey

You were going to walk past it anyway.

Prep

0 min

Mess

High

How to play

Test every puddle on the way. Which one splashes highest? Which is deepest? Stomp, then tiptoe, then jump with both feet. Rate them out loud as you go.

  1. a pair of rain boots
    1

    Boots on, after the rain.

  2. a boot between a large puddle and a small one
    2

    Find them. A big one, a small one.

  3. a boot in the puddle with drops flying up
    3

    Then jump in and see how big the splash is.

What you need

Boots, and rain that already happened.

What it secretly builds

Gross motor

Jumping with both feet leaving the ground at once is a real milestone, and puddles are the most motivating reason on earth to practise it.

Safety first
Dry socks in the bag.
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