Gross motor1½–3 yrsHome or out

The floor line

One roll of tape becomes a balance course.

Prep

2 min

Mess

None

How to play

Tape a long line on the floor — straight, zigzag, curved. The game is walking it without stepping off. Then level up: tiptoes, backwards, hopping.

  1. a roll of masking tape
    1

    All you need is a roll of masking tape.

  2. a zigzag line taped across the floor
    2

    Tape a long line on the floor — straight, zigzag or curved.

  3. an arrow tracing the taped line, showing the path to walk
    3

    The game is walking it without stepping off.

What you need

A roll of masking tape.

What it secretly builds

Gross motor

Balance and body awareness. He learns where his feet are without looking, which is the base of all coordinated movement.

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