Frisbee Golf
Skill: Throw
30 minutes
Suggested age: 6 - 12 years
This activity further develops frisbee throwing, and it includes some imagination and problem-solving challenges in setting up the golf course.
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The fun activities below help kids to develop the fundamental movement skills that provide an early foundation for physical literacy. You can search these activities according to child age and movement skill using the sorting tool above.
Frisbee Bowling
Skill: Throw
20 minutes
Suggested age: 6 - 12 years
This activity develops more advanced skill in throwing a frisbee for accuracy.
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Frisbee Basics
Skill: Throw
15 minutes
Suggested age: 6 - 12 years
This activity develops an unusual style of throwing that requires both large-motor and fine-motor coordination of the hands, wrists, arms, legs, and trunk.
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Twist and Shout
Skill: Balance
10 minutes
Suggested age: 4 - 12 years
This activity develops coordination and balance as kids shift their weight from one foot to the other while twisting their body through a dynamic range of motion.
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Throwing Stones in Water
Skill: Throw
30 minutes
Suggested age: 4 - 12 years
This activity develops coordination of arms and torso, fine motor control, and the ability to “read” distances. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve throwing an object accurately over a perceived distance (e.g., balls, frisbees, ribbons, sticks, batons).
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Throw and Catch – Wheeling
Skill: Catch, Throw, Wheeling
5 minutes
Suggested age: 5 - 12 years
This activity develops throwing and catching skills together with core strength.
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Tennis Ball Bounce Catch
Skill: Catch
20 minutes
Suggested age: 6 - 12 years
This activity develops hand-eye coordination, fine motor control, and the ability to track moving objects in the air. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve flying objects (e.g., balls, shuttlecocks, frisbees, ribbons, sticks, batons).
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Target Throwing
Skill: Throw
30 minutes
Suggested age: 4 - 10 years
This activity develops coordination of arms and torso, fine motor control, and the ability to “read” distances. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve throwing an object accurately over a perceived distance (e.g., balls, frisbees, javelins, darts, ribbons, sticks, batons).
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Tag
Skill: Agility
10 minutes
Suggested age: 5 - 12 years
This activity develops coordination of legs, arms and torso, plus dynamic balance and speed. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve dynamic balance and speed (e.g., soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball, racquet sports, martial arts, dance).
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Standing Broad Jump
Skill: Jump
10 minutes
Suggested age: 4 - 10 years
This activity develops dynamic balance, coordination, and strength required for any and all sports and activities that involve jumping (e.g., basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball, track and field, gymnastics, diving).
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Soccer Outdoor Mini Game
Skill: Dribble, Kick
20 minutes
Suggested age: 4 - 12 years
This activity develops kicking, along with some ball dribbling.
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Soccer Dribbling
Skill: Kick
15 minutes
Suggested age: 5 - 12 years
This activity develops leg coordination, strength and fine motor control in the lower body. It also develops balance and rhythmical movement. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve dynamic balance and rhythmical movement (e.g., soccer, basketball, volleyball, racquet sports, martial arts, dance).
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Running Long Jump
Skill: Run
15 minutes
Suggested age: 4 - 12 years
This activity develops dynamic balance, coordination, timing, and strength required for any and all sports and activities that involve a running jump (e.g., basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball, track and field, gymnastics).
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River Leap
Skill: Jump
10 minutes
Suggested age: 4 - 12 years
This activity develops dynamic balance, coordination, rhythm, and timing required for any and all sports and activities that involve a running jump (e.g., basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball, track and field, gymnastics).
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River Bank
Skill: Jump
10 minutes
Suggested age: 4 - 12 years
This activity develops dynamic balance, coordination, mental focus, and reaction time required at older ages for a variety of sports and activities.
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Overhand Catch
Skill: Catch
15 minutes
Suggested age: 6 - 12 years
This activity develops hand-eye coordination, fine motor control, and the ability to track moving objects in the air. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve flying objects (e.g., balls, shuttlecocks, frisbees, ribbons, sticks, batons).
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Outdoor Golf Toss
Skill: Throw
30 minutes
Suggested age: 6 - 12 years
This activity develops coordination of arms and torso, fine motor control, and the ability to “read” distances. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve throwing an object accurately over a perceived distance (e.g., balls, frisbees, ribbons, sticks, batons).
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Monkey Bar Challenge
Skill: Agility
15 minutes
Suggested age: 4 - 10 years
This activity develops coordination of legs, arms and torso, plus dynamic balance and body proprioception. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve dynamic balance and proprioception (e.g., gymnastics, aerial diving, martial arts, dance, soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball).
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Kick Side Foot
Skill: Kick
15 minutes
Suggested age: 3 - 12 years
This activity develops leg coordination, strength and fine motor control in the lower body. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve kicking an object (e.g., soccer, football, martial arts).
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Kick Instep
Skill: Kick
15 minutes
Suggested age: 5 - 12 years
This activity develops leg coordination, strength and fine motor control in the lower body. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve kicking an object (e.g., soccer, football, martial arts).
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Kangaroo Hopping
Skill: Hop
10 minutes
Suggested age: 3 - 10 years
This activity develops dynamic balance, coordination, and rhythm required for activities at older ages such as running, skipping, hopping, and dancing.
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Hockey Shooting – Wheeling
Skill: Strike, Wheeling
5 minutes
Suggested age: 5 - 12 years
This activity develops striking skills together with core strength.
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Hockey Shooting
Skill: Strike
15 minutes
Suggested age: 4 - 12 years
This activity develops hand-eye coordination and timing while using a hockey stick (i.e., striking tool). These skills also transfer to striking with a bat or racquet.
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Hockey Passing – Wheeling
Skill: Strike, Wheeling
5 minutes
Suggested age: 8 - 12 years
This activity develops striking skills together with core strength.
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Hockey Mini Sticks
Skill: Strike
15 minutes
Suggested age: 5 - 10 years
This activity develops striking.
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Hockey Bowling – Wheeling
Skill: Strike, Wheeling
5 minutes
Suggested age: 5 - 12 years
This activity develops striking skills together with core strength.
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Follow the Leader – Wheeling
Skill: Wheeling
5 minutes
Suggested age: 5 - 12 years
This activity develops wheeling skills and leadership.
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Dodge Ball
Skill: Agility
15 minutes
Suggested age: 8 - 12 years
This activity develops coordination of legs, arms and torso, plus dynamic balance and speed. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve dynamic balance and speed (e.g., soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball, racquet sports, martial arts, dance).
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Cardboard Javelin
Skill: Throw
15 minutes
Suggested age: 4 - 10 years
This activity develops coordination of arms and torso, fine motor control, and the ability to “read” distances. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve throwing an object accurately over a perceived distance (e.g., balls, javelins, frisbees, ribbons, sticks, batons).
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Bucket Toss Golf
Skill: Throw
30 minutes
Suggested age: 4 - 10 years
This activity develops coordination of arms and torso, fine motor control, and the ability to “read” distances. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve throwing an object accurately over a perceived distance (e.g., balls, frisbees, ribbons, sticks, batons).
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Bowling Milk Cartons
Skill: Throw
30 minutes
Suggested age: 4 - 12 years
his activity develops coordination of arms and torso, fine motor control, and the ability to “read” distances. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve throwing an object accurately over a perceived distance (e.g., balls, frisbees, ribbons, sticks, batons).
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Bean Bag Golf – Wheeling
Skill: Throw, Wheeling
10 minutes
Suggested age: 5 - 12 years
This activity develops throwing.
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Beach Ball Handball
Skill: Strike
30 minutes
Suggested age: 5 - 10 years
This activity develops hand-eye coordination and timing for striking a moving object. These skills also transfer to striking with a bat, racquet, or stick.
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Basketball Shooting – Wheeling
Skill: Throw, Wheeling
5 minutes
Suggested age: 8 - 12 years
This activity develops throwing skills together with core strength.
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Basketball Passing – Wheeling
Skill: Catch, Throw, Wheeling
5 minutes
Suggested age: 8 - 12 years
This activity develops throwing and catching skills together with core strength.
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Basketball Dribble
Skill: Dribble
15 minutes
Suggested age: 5 - 12 years
This activity develops hand-eye coordination, balance, and rhythmical movement.
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Baseball Throwing
Skill: Throw
30 minutes
Suggested age: 7 - 12 years
This activity develops coordination of arms and torso, fine motor control, and the ability to “read” distances. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve throwing an object accurately over a perceived distance (e.g., balls, frisbees, ribbons, sticks, batons).
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Baseball Batting
Skill: Strike
20 minutes
Suggested age: 5 - 12 years
This activity develops hand-eye coordination and timing while using a bat (i.e., striking tool). These skills also transfer to striking with a racquet or stick.
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Balloon Volleyball
Skill: Volley
15 minutes
Suggested age: 5 - 10 years
This activity develops hand-eye coordination, gross and fine motor control, and the ability to track moving objects in the air. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve striking or catching an object in the air (e.g., balls, frisbees, ribbons, sticks, batons).
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Balloon Tennis
Skill: Strike
30 minutes
Suggested age: 5 - 12 years
This activity develops hand-eye coordination and timing while using a simple racquet (i.e., striking tool). These skills also transfer to striking with a bat or stick.
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