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WATER PAINTING
Summertime is a fun time for outdoor water skills. This activity is great for large muscle control.
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Set out a large paint brush and a bucket of water. |
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Let your child water paint the side of the house or garage. |
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Encourage your child to paint either straight up and down or from side to side.
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TARGET PRACTICE
This is a great coordination game, if you are not afraid of getting wet!
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Set up some small empty paper cups on a narrow piece of wood, or outdoor table. |
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Give your child a loaded water pistol. |
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Have her see how many cups she can knock over from the water spray. |
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HAMMERING
A fun outdoor coordination activity for children is hammering. Be sure to supervise.
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You will need large nails, a small hammer and some soft wood or a tree stump. |
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Parents can help by hammering the nail in place, then letting their child have the fun of hammering the nail down as far as it will go. |
Variation: For toddlers, you may just want to let them hammer golf tees into a piece of Styrofoam.
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CAN STILTS
Walking on cans has been a favorite of children for many years. It is an inexpensive toy and allows for the development of coordination in handling the walking process.
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You need two clean empty cans the same size. (Be sure there are no sharp edges on the cans.) |
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Turn cans upside down, punch two holes at the top of each can (opposite one another). |
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Then thread each can by bringing 6 feet or more of rope through the two holes and tying the ends together, creating handles that reach the child’s waist. |
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Holding onto the rope handles, child steps up on the tops of the cans and by pulling tight on the handles, is able to lift his feet and walk. |
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