Movement

I was surprised by how much my children: 5, 4 and 20 months loved  this very simple game. They had to play it with the neighbors children as well as with daddy when he came home from work. What you do is put a strip of masking tape or painters tape on the floor for [...]

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Most babies are able to sit independently between 4-7 months. For some babies sitting independently comes naturally, for others it takes a lot of practice. No matter which category your baby falls into, these exercises can help strengthen your baby’s back and neck muscles to encourage independent sitting. Tummy time is the first step to [...]

While children achieve gross motor development at different ages they are typically achieved in this order: Walking – Most children learn to walk between 9 months to 18 months. Running – Usually a few months after learning how to walk. Jumping – Most children are able to jump by 2 and half years old. Balancing [...]

Most young children will love classical music if they are introduced to it and there are lots of activities that you can do with some energetic classical music. One is to give the children two colourful scarves and encourage them to fly around like butterflies. This would be perfect activity for a pre-school class to [...]

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