Fun with Rhythm Sticks

Fun with Rhythm Sticks

RITMESTOKKIESDownload Twirling: Let your child hold one of the rhythm sticks in his/her right hand (vertically). Let your child use his/her fingers to move the stick in a circular clockwise direction. Now let your child move the stick in a circular counter-clockwise...
Activities with Lacing Shapes

Activities with Lacing Shapes

RYGVORMSDownload Lace shape. Change the technique used to lace: Front, back, front, back.In, out, in, out.Around. Trace the outline of the shape. Cut out the shape and decorate it by: Tearing crinkle paper in strips. Crumple the tissue paper and stick the little paper...
Games with a Skipping Rope

Games with a Skipping Rope

SPRINGTOUDownload Walk on the skipping rope Place the skipping rope in a straight line on the ground.Start at one end of the rope and walk forward on the rope to the other end. Adjust this game by changing the way your child walks: Walk heel-toe.Walk backwards.Walk...
Ideas with a Ping-Pong Ball

Ideas with a Ping-Pong Ball

TAFELTENNISBALLETJIEDownload Blow soccer: Lie opposite your child on the floor approximately 50cm to 1m apart from each other (alternatively you can sit at opposite ends of the table). Each player receives half a straw. The aim of the game is to blow the ping pong...
Games with Bean Bags

Games with Bean Bags

BOONTJIESAKKIESDownload Bean bag twirl: Have your child position his/her fingers under the beanbag, holding it level. Keeping the beanbag level, slowly rotate the beanbag 360 degrees, using the fingers and thumb to manipulate it. Let the child hold the beanbag with...
Games with Building Blocks

Games with Building Blocks

BOU-BLOKKIESDownload Jenga: Let your child build a tower with the blocks with three blocks in each row. Alternate the rows, one row straight, one row across.Take turns to remove one block from the tower, stacking it on top of the tower (keep alternating the rows).See...

Fun with Cubes

Place the cubes on the floor or table in any order. Let your child look at the blocks for a while. Cover the blocks and ask your child to tell you the colours of the cubes from memory in order from left to right. Grade the activity by starting with only one or two...
Games with Balloons

Games with Balloons

BALONNEDownload Blow up your balloon. See who can blow up the largest balloon with only five breaths.Place the balloon part way in a bucket of water. Blow up the balloon so that the water overflows.Draw as many stick men as you can using a felt marker on your balloon...
Fun With Marbles

Fun With Marbles

ALBASTERSDownload Copy the pattern: Work out some simple patterns with the marbles. Copy the patterns onto pieces of cardboard. See if your child can copy the marble pattern.Make this more challenging by adding more marbles.Improve your child’s memory by flashing the...