Time: 10 minutes

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).

This activity develops coordination and balance.

This activity develops coordination, balance, and strength as kids try to imitate the movements of a bear.

This activity develops throwing.

This activity develops balance.

This activity develops coordination and balance as kids have to constantly bend and balance on one foot.

This activity develops coordination and balance as kids try to imagine and imitate the movement of a flower as it grows and blossoms.

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).

This activity develops rhythm, timing, and spatial perception.

This activity develops dynamic balance, coordination, and rhythm required for activities at older ages such as running, skipping, hopping, and dancing.

This activity develops coordination and balance as kids try to imitate the movements of their parent or play partner.

This activity develops dynamic balance, coordination, mental focus, and reaction time required at older ages for a variety of sports and activities.

This activity develops body proprioception and balance as kids roll because they learn how to differentiate up from down even when it keeps changing.

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).

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).

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).

This activity develops dynamic balance in preparation for all walking and running activities at older ages.

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).

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).

This activity develops dynamic balance in preparation for all walking and running activities at older ages.

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.

This activity develops coordination, balance, and strength as kids imitate the movement of a wheelbarrow.

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.

This activity develops dynamic balance, coordination, and rhythm required for activities at older ages such as running, skipping, hopping, and dancing.