15 skill training games that make kids love to love

Toddlers are always active, curious to try new things ¹ . This is a great time for parents and children to practice skills through fun motor games.

Play time with children not only helps children entertain and connect with family but also helps them practice necessary motor skills. If you have not figured out what to play with your child, you can refer to 15 exciting movement games below.

1. Sports game: Overcoming obstacles

This is an activity that helps practice complex motor skills that your baby can play indoors. This game is suitable for toddlers who cannot walk and crawl.

 

 

 

Prepare

Tunnel

Soft pillows and blankets

Tents for children

Color paper

Paperboard

How to play

Place pillows in succession on the floor to form a path.

Place a baby tunnel at the end of the path with pillows.

Cut out some animal shapes out of colored paper and stick to paperboard. Place them on the floor at the end of the tunnel.

Finally, you leave a small tent with many toys that your baby likes in it. Guide your baby if he does not know how to play.

Development skills: cow.

2. Sports game: Jump over the box

Older babies may enjoy walking around and developing their dancing skills.

Prepare

5 - 6 carton boxes such as shoebox.

Paints and brushes.

Making

Help your baby paint color on the box to make him more excited.

Put paper boxes in a row, as many boxes as possible.

Ask your child to pick up a toy at the end of the row by jumping over the box without touching. When you say start, your baby will start to dance and play until the end.

When your baby gets a toy, ask her to come back and dance again to come back.

Development skills:  stand, walk.

3. Active game: Throw a pillow

Throw a pillow is an exercise game for preschoolers and older. You can play this game at any time but it will be more fun before bedtime.

 

 

Prepare

6 - 7 small pillows

A basket of things.

How to play

Cover your bed with pillows, some near the end of the bed, some at the head of the bed.

Your baby will start at the head of the bed, pick up a pillow and throw in a basket on the floor near the bed. Babies can crawl or walk depending on their wishes.

Your baby will continue until the pillow is thrown in the basket.

Your baby may not hit the crate, but it is okay to be happy as long as she is happy.

You can place the crate somewhere close to make it easier for your baby to throw the pillow.

Development skills: crawl, sit and throw.

4. Sports game: Clean up the room

Did you know that cleaning the room can both increase activity for the whole family  and help your baby form good habits?

Prepare

All baby toys and other household items

Crate for storage.

How to play

Put your baby's toys on the floor.

Put your baby in the room with the crate and ask her to pick up soft toys. Your baby will pick them up and put them in the crate.

After soft toys will come plastic or household items. You can leave the plastic dishes and ask them to pick them up.

Development skills: walking, standing.

5. Movement game: Move in line

Help your child develop walking skills with this indoor activity.

Prepare

Color ribbon

Bandage

How to play

Use tape to stick the ribbon on the floor in a straight line and then convert the angle to 90 °, making multiple lines perpendicular and parallel to each other.

The baby needs to walk along the ribbon, the hind legs connecting the front heel.

The game will be better when playing with many babies because you can let them tail in a train and follow each other.

Development skill: balance your body while walking.

6. Active game: Blow soap bubbles

This is an outdoor activity game for your baby. Children can happily play with soap bubbles flying out of the ring while practicing motor skills through this game.

 

 

Prepare

Toys that create soap bubbles

Round shaking

How to play:

Let your baby hold the ring and stand about 1m away from you. You stand across from the baby and blow bubbles.

Your baby will come quickly to catch as many balloons as possible.

The third person will count the number of bubbles that the baby catches through the ring.

Development skills: combine many muscles in the body, combine movement and vision.

7. Sports game: Hop on the trigger

 

 

This is a fun folk game for children from ancient to present.

Prepare

Chalk drawing

How to play

Draw as many plots on the floor as you like. Enter numbers or letters in the boxes above.

Your baby will stand at the starting position and jump into the box they choose. You can assign umbrella for your baby to jump.

Reading letters and numbers will help your baby become more familiar and learn them faster.

Development skills: standing, hopscotch.

8. Active game: Stepping on the bubbles

Stepping on the bubbles when (used for packaging) with your feet will make your baby very happy.

Prepare

Large bubble sponge or many small pieces

How to play

Spread the bubbles on the floor.

Ask your baby to go barefoot and take one step at a time. A balloon bursting under a baby's feet can make her feel happy and excited.

When your baby is bored, you can ask him to dance to make the balloon explode.

Developmental skills: feeling when moving.

9. Active game: Pushing the toys

Pushing toys such as a car or stroller is the best way to help your baby practice motor skills. This game is suitable for a toddler .

 

 

Prepare

A trolley with sturdy handle.

How to play

Stand in front of your baby to guide him or her to walk towards you. You encourage your baby to use a stroller to walk toward you.

Another person will stand behind the baby to support and encourage the baby to go forward.

Your baby can play this game with another toddler in the house.

Development skills: balance your body when walking, practice walking with support.

10. Active game: 3 - 4 wheel bike ride

Most babies like to have their own 3 - 4 wheeled bicycle. Here's something you can do with your baby's favorite car.

 

 

Prepare

Crayons

Several pieces of carton

3 - 4 wheel bicycle

How to play

Let your baby draw his favorite shapes on the board.

After your baby is finished, place the cards at an appropriate distance in the yard to create a track.

Children can cycle between rails, back and forth between two pieces of cardboard. Children can play with many other babies for more fun activities.

Skill development: combining movement and sight.

11. Movement game: Catch flying saucers

A flying plastic dish can be a fun game to help your baby run around very interesting.

Prepare

Plastic flying saucers

One support person

How to play

Find a park with lots of soft grass. Have your baby stand a distance from you.

Throw the flying saucer and encourage your baby to go catch it. The other person will help your baby catch the plate when needed.

Development skills: running, catching objects and combining movement.

12. Active game: Music chair

Music chair is a game to help your baby practice fine motor skills.

Prepare

Some little chairs for babies

How to play

Set the chair in a zigzag line.

Your baby will run around these chairs to the music.

When the music stops, the baby will sit in his nearest seat. Babies without seats will be disqualified. You can take down a chair after each round to make the game more intense.

The babies and seats will be disqualified one after another until there is one last person sitting in the seat and that is the winner.

Developmental skills: combination of listening and movement.

13. Movement game: Baby ninja

Your baby will use up his ability to dodge obstacles to avoid escaping ropes and get his stuff.

Prepare

A rope is as thick as a rope

Some furniture in the house

How to play

Tie a rope between several objects at different distances in the room. Add more objects to form the maze network of high and low ropes in the room.

Children need to slip over or climb over ropes without touching the ropes to get their items.

If the rope is high, the baby will crawl under it. If the rope is low, the baby needs to jump or step over.

The faster your baby can get objects, the more points he will get.

Development Skills: Combine skills such as crawling, squatting, walking and jumping or stepping over objects.

14. Active game: Jump and stop

Dancing is always the best way to exercise the body and also a way to form an motor reflex for children.

Prepare

A group of friends for the baby

Supporter

How to play

Play music and let your baby dance the way you want

Change many songs. Every time the song changes, the baby needs to change his dance style.

Let the support person watch the baby. Children who dance beautifully and diverse will win the game.

15. Active game: Rolling the ball

Rolling a ball around the house can make your child happier, especially with toddlers.

 

 

Prepare

Large size sports balls

How to play

Give your baby the ball and have him push so that the ball rolls around the house.

Baby can push the ball or let the ball roll naturally.

The game will end when your baby rolls the ball in all rooms in the house.

Development skill: push objects while walking.

The above activities not only help children be happy but also more active and agile. Children can play happily, strengthen their muscles and train their motor skills through this game. Spend time with your baby playing, he will enjoy and connect with you more.

As the child gets older, parents should teach their children more life skills, so that the baby can develop more comprehensively! Parents please refer to the article " 18 life skills for children, parents need to be given to children ".

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