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.
Skill: Catch
15 minutes
Suggested age: 3 - 8 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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Skill: Balance
10 minutes
Suggested age: 1 - 3 years
This activity develops dynamic balance in preparation for all walking and running activities at older ages.
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Skill: Agility, Balance
15 minutes
Suggested age: 2 - 5 years
This activity develops agility, balance, and coordination as your child moves through the obstacle course.
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Skill: Jump
10 minutes
Suggested age: 1 - 3 years
This activity develops dynamic balance and coordination required for any and all sports and activities that involve jumping and landing (e.g., basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball, track and field, gymnastics).
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Skill: Catch
15 minutes
Suggested age: 1 - 4 years
This activity develops hand-eye coordination, gross 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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Skill: Balance
30 minutes
Suggested age: 1 - 4 years
This activity develops balance, coordination, and strength in the legs in preparation for more advanced cycling activities at older ages.
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Skill: Catch
10 minutes
Suggested age: 1 - 3 years
This activity develops hand-eye coordination, gross motor control, and the ability to track moving objects. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve moving objects (e.g., balls, pucks, shuttlecocks, frisbees, ribbons, sticks, batons).
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Skill: Balance
10 minutes
Suggested age: 2 - 4 years
This activity develops dynamic balance in preparation for all walking and running activities at older ages.
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Skill: Balance
15 minutes
Suggested age: 1 - 6 years
This activity develops coordination and balance as kids try to imitate the movements of different animals.
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Skill: Agility
15 minutes
Suggested age: 2 - 5 years
This activity develops agility along with running and dodging as kids try to escape the monster.
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Skill: Balance
10 minutes
Suggested age: 3 - 6 years
This activity develops body proprioception and balance as kids roll because they learn how to differentiate up from down even when it keeps changing.
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Skill: Lift and lower object
20 minutes
Suggested age: 1 - 4 years
This activity develops coordination of legs, arms and torso, plus dynamic balance. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve dynamic balance and coordination for lifting and lowering objects (e.g., weightlifting as a sport, and all daily lifting activities in general, plus combative sports such as wrestling and judo).
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Skill: Agility, Balance, Hop, Jump, Run, Skip
10 minutes
Suggested age: 2 - 6 years
This activity develops coordination and balance as kids try to imitate the movements of their parent or play partner.
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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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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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Skill: Jump
10 minutes
Suggested age: 3 - 6 years
This activity develops rhythm, timing, and spatial perception.
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Skill: Lift and lower object
10 minutes
Suggested age: 2 - 7 years
This activity develops coordination of legs, arms and torso, plus dynamic balance. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve dynamic balance and coordination for lifting and lowering objects (e.g., weightlifting as a sport, and all daily lifting activities in general, plus combative sports such as wrestling and judo).
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Skill: Balance
10 minutes
Suggested age: 3 - 6 years
This activity develops coordination and balance as kids try to imagine and imitate the movement of a flower as it grows and blossoms.
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Skill: Gallop
15 minutes
Suggested age: 3 - 6 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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Skill: Agility
15 minutes
Suggested age: 3 - 8 years
This activity develops leg coordination, 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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Skill: Balance
10 minutes
Suggested age: 3 - 8 years
This activity develops coordination, balance, and strength as kids try to imitate the movements of a bear.
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Skill: Kick
15 minutes
Suggested age: 1 - 3 years
This activity develops leg coordination, strength and gross motor control in the lower body. These skills transfer to sports and activities that involve swimming or simply kicking an object (e.g., soccer, football, martial arts).
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Skill: Catch
15 minutes
Suggested age: 1 - 3 years
This activity develops hand-eye coordination, gross 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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Skill: Strike
15 minutes
Suggested age: 1 - 3 years
This activity develops hand-eye coordination and timing while using a striking tool (such as a bat, a racquet, or a hockey stick).
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Skill: Kick
15 minutes
Suggested age: 2 - 5 years
This activity develops leg coordination, balance, and gross motor control in the lower body. 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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Skill: Volley
10 minutes
Suggested age: 3 - 8 years
This activity develops hand-eye coordination, gross 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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Skill: Strike
10 minutes
Suggested age: 2 - 5 years
This activity develops hand-eye coordination and timing while using a simple bat (i.e., striking tool). These skills also transfer to striking with a racquet or stick.
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Skill: Strike
20 minutes
Suggested age: 2 - 4 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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Skill: Balance
10 minutes
Suggested age: 3 - 5 years
This activity develops coordination and balance.
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