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Physical Pulling Up

Directions: Place your infant on the floor to sit; stand next to him. Holding his hand encourage him to pull himself up while maintaining balance. He will fall several times ...

Physical Fish Hop

Directions: Using colored chalk draw three fish on the ground in a line. Have your child start at the first fish and hop to the next one, then the next one. Then have him hop...

Physical Moving On Different Surfaces

Directions: Take your toddler walking on grass. This will help her learn how to place her feet to keep her balance. Have your child color the picture below before you go.

Physical Stepping

Directions: Use a bottle of bubbles or make your own bubble mix. Blow bubbles and encourage your child to step on them as they hit the ground or catch them as they float.

Physical Find The Fish

Directions: Using green construction paper and the fish shape below as a guide, cut out five fish. Place cutout fish in various places around a room. Ask your child to crawl ...

Physical Hip Lifts

Directions: Place your little one on her back. Her feet should be flat on the ground. Slide your hands around her waist while holding her back. Raise her torso two to four in...

Physical Walking

Directions: Have your child close her eyes ("Don't peek!"). Then hide an object (the "bone") in the room. Tell her when she opens her eyes to walk around and look for the obj...

Physical Throwing

Directions: Give your child a ball and ask her to throw it to you, and then throw it back. Start off a foot away from her, and then gradually increase the space up to three f...

Physical Fly Around

Directions: Get four boxes. (Shoe boxes work well). Number the boxes 1 to 4. Spread out the boxes on the ground. Explain that you will shout out a random number. When your ch...

Physical Let's Sit

Directions: Have your child get on his hands and knees. Explain to him that when he hears you say "sit", he should sit like the dog in the picture with his rear on the floor ...

Physical Windmills

Directions: Start with feet spread apart and arms extended out to the sides. Bend over at the waist and tap the left hand to the left foot. Stand back up again and then bend ...

Physical Superhero

Directions: Have your child fly like a superhero to strengthen his back. Have him lay on his stomach on the floor and try to lift his arms and legs up off of the floor so tha...