Gross Motor Activities to boost Fine Motor Development

Description

Get your toddler or preschooler ready to build their Fine Motor skills by FIRST establishing their Gross Motor skills. This pack of activities and games will make Gross Motor development a time of fun and connection, while you can be confident your little one has every opportunity to develop their skills well!

 

Gross motor development is a foundation for Fine motor development. Children develop from “big” to “small” – they first learn to use their big muscles and master those skills before having the ability to master the fine motor skills.

These fun gross motor activities are a great way to build a variety of skills including:

• Core strength
• Shoulder stability
• Hip stability
• Posture
• Proprioception
• Visual spatial perception
• And much more…

Once our toddlers and preschoolers have developed the gross motor strength and coordination they are better prepared to tackle the fine motor tasks. The strength and stability established by gross motor skills provides a strong framework that fine motor skills can be “built around”.

 

In this pack, you’ll find activities and games that do JUST THAT 👆

All activities are simple to set up, low-prep and do not need any expensive equipment. Directions are given about how to do the activity or run the game as well as age/stage-appropriate adjustments to make the activity meaningful and effective for each child.