Stimulate gross motor skills

What is gross motor skills?

Motor skills are the ability to move. A distinction is made between coarse and fine movements. Movements in which you use the whole body fall under gross motor skills. Think of crawling, walking or throwing and catching a ball. Fine motor skills are all about fine motor movements. Think, for example, of coloring, cutting, basting, pricking, tying shoelaces.

The development of gross motor skills

You probably remember. A baby cannot control his movements properly in the beginning. Do you remember how much fun it is when they can grab a toy in a targeted way or finally take their first steps? Your child is getting better and better at improving his motor skills. Just look at how skillfully older children in the playground are getting better and better. When your child goes to school, it sometimes even masters cycling without training wheels. From the age of 6, many children master an excellent basis. Then go swimming, playing, running and clambering with them a lot, which stimulates gross motor skills.

Stimulating motor development

You can stimulate your child’s gross motor skills in a playful way. Read our tips and also check out our range of motor skills toys

Toddler age

• Objects to walk behind or push such as a block cart or a doll’s pram.
• Climbing, sliding and swinging
• Set out an exercise course with various obstacles (think of pillows, mattresses, chairs, ottoman). View our motor skills sets
• Balance bike and/or a scooter
• Moving to music
• Balance board
• Rolling a ball on the ground (water ball, sensory balls)

Preschool age

• Hopscotch
• Throwing and catching a ball (water ball, sensory balls)
• Balance board to practice balance
• Set out a course in the garden with all kinds of obstacles, such as hopscotch, jumping rope, crawling through a hoop and jumping over a pillow. Also check out this set to practice motor skills
• Building with blocks / construction material

Primary school age

• Inline skating
• Practicing balance with balance board
• Dribbling with a ball
• Beweegspel Moves and Sounds
• Movement game from head to toe

-> Also read our tips with motor skills toys

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