GROSS
MOTOR
Clothespin Drop
Materials
3 large plastic containers (ice cream containers work well) • masking tape •
clothespins • stickers or small pictures related to your theme • ribbon • chair
What to do
1. Tape three containers together using masking tape.
2. Attach stickers and ribbons to clothespins to give them a party look. You may
also decorate the containers with ribbons and stickers.
3. Place the containers next to a chair. Ask the children to sit in a circle around
the chair.
4. Give each child a clothespin. Explain that they are going to take turns trying
to drop their clothespins into the bucket.
5. Sing the following song as each child tries to drop her clothespin in the
bucket.
Drop the clothespin, dear ________(child’s name), dear _____, dear ______.
Drop the clothespin, dear _______.
Drop the clothespin right now!
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Susan E. May, Madison Heights, VA
Gross Motor Fun With
Colors and Shapes
Materials
4 different colors of paper • scissors
What to do
1. Cut out four different shapes (about 4–6”) from four different colors of paper
(for example, red circle, yellow triangle, blue square, and green rectangle).
Cut out enough so that every child playing will have each of the four
different colored shapes.
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MOTOR
2. Give each child four colored shapes.
3. Ask them to lay the shapes in any order around their body: one in front, one
in back, and one on each side. There should be enough room for the child to
stand in the middle of all four without touching any shape.
4. Call out a body part, color, and shape. The children then try and put that
body part on the colored shape. Sometimes it is a balancing act, and
sometimes it is silly but no matter what, the children enjoy the challenge.
5. After they have all tried it, ask them to stand in the middle of their shapes
again, not touching any of the shapes.
6. Repeat, using a different body part, shape, and color for the children to try.
7. After doing a couple more, you can go around the circle and ask each child
to take a turn to pick some combination of body part, color, and shape for
everyone to try.
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Tracey Neumarke, Chicago, IL
Paper Bubble Catch
Materials
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What to do
1. Go outside with the children and blow bubbles together.
2. Give each child a sheet of construction paper (rough paper pops bubbles
better).
3. Encourage the children to catch bubbles on the paper.
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Jean Potter, Charleston, WV
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