Spring & Summer Outdoor Activities for Kids

Fun Spring and Summer Outdoor Activities for Kids:

Want to keep your kids active during the nice weather this Spring or Summer? You need to keep your children from adopting a sedentary lifestyle which can lead to obesity and other health issues.

Today, many children sit in front of television for hours or play video games with no physical activity. Physical activity is good for their gross motor skills development and fine motor skills development & overall health.

Teaching your kids to get up and move is a nice habit to get them into, one which will stay with them for many years to come.


Outdoor Obstacle Course:

Have you thought of setting up a fun obstacle course in your backyard for your children and their friends? You can use some pylons (or other things to act as pylons or markers) for them to weave in and out through. Hoola hoops can be used for jumping. Maybe a long wavy rope or your garden hose laying out in a crazy pattern for them which they have to balance on and follow.

You can even get a couple of the play tunnels which they have for little children and get your kids crawling through it.

The thing is, make it fun and challenging for your kids, while keeping it safe. It will get your preschool kids and young children moving on a nice Spring or Summer day.

You can even make it into a fun game or contest & time each child as they complete the course.

This is just one of many great ideas for keeping children healthy and active outdoors with some physical activities for kids.


Sun Safety and Water To Drink:

*Remember to ALWAYS use a suitable sunblock or dress children appropriately with plenty of liquids to drink when playing outside. Have any other great ideas for keeping children moving? Let us know by commenting below or contacting us.

Spring Robin Coloring Page for Kids

Spring Robin Coloring Page for You & Your Kids:

 

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When you see the Robins..you know Spring is here...a great idea is to start setting up a related theme lesson plan for teaching your preschool and kindergarten kids. You can grab the spring coloring page above as a start. While you enjoy the awesome weather ahead.

Remember to always try and think of fun new ways to teach pre k children about the different seasons and weather..

Spring & Summer Fun for Preschool & Kindergarten Children

Spring & Summer Activities for You and Your Children:

With Spring happening right now and Summer right around the corner, we need to come up with some new preschool learning activities and activities for young children to learn from while keeping them entertained.

Spring can be a great time to talk about the animals and how they are preparing for Spring etc. You could take a look at how the grass is turning from it's dull, brown, lifeless color to a new green color. Or how the leaves on the trees are beginning to grow out from their buds.

Tulips, plants and different types of flowers can be seen poking up out of the ground which signifies new life and regrowth which is associated with Spring time.

You could actually find books about Spring and use coloring pages related to animals you find in the Spring time or coloring pages identifying different Spring time flowers etc.

Use your imagination and get creative. Lots can be learned from Spring time and all of the other seasons which we experience. To kids, these are full of new experiences and learning.

You can find some Seasonal Coloring Pages for Spring Here:

Quality Basic Skill Development Fine Motor By The Pencil Grip

 How the Pencil Grip Helps your Child Develop Fine Motor Skills:

Skill development activities for preschool children to help develop their fine motor development. The pencil grip is one example of this for teaching preschool children. Fine motor skills deal with the fine or small muscles of the hands and fingers in children. Developing these muscles early on is essential.

More Fine Motor Skills -Pencil Grip..

Jungle Theme & Jungle Ideas for Kids

Preschool Jungle Theme Lesson Plan Ideas: 

A popular theme for teaching children is the preschool Jungle theme lesson plan. You can start by getting an assortment of books related to the jungle, jungle animals etc. These are great for use at circle and your library center.

You need other jungle related things like coloring pages, colorful pictures and songs that are all about the jungle. You can discuss all these activities and idea sin a circle with the preschool children.

Make fun jungle masks for a simple art activity or let the children decorate and color jungle masks.

Get more jungle activities and lesson plan ideas here:

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