Car Wash

Having a car wash at home is a great activity to promote gross motor, fine motor, sequencing, sensory processing skills, and more! For younger kids, you can also have a car wash with toy cars, or give toy animals a bath for a fun sensory activity.

Tunnels

If you don’t have a tunnel at home, you can make one yourself by connecting large cardboard boxes or by placing blankets, pillows, or sheets, over the top of some chairs. Have your child crawl through as part of an obstacle course or roll balls through back and forth to each other.

Balance pods or stepping stones

Challenge your child’s balance skills by adding balance pods or stepping stones to an obstacle course. You can create your own balance pods or stones at home by turning over bowls and stepping across!

Pool noodles

These can be used in an obstacle course by placing them on the ground to jump over, walk across like a balance beam, or play balloon volleyball! You can also make a DIY race track by cutting noodles in half and watching cars race down

Check out this DIY Pool Noodle Race track

Hula hoops

These can be used as targets for bean bag or water balloon toss, or add them to an obstacle course by placing them on the ground to hop into, or hold them up and have your child jump through! Hula hoops can also be used in a kiddie pool mixed with soap and water to make giant bubbles!

Check Out This Giant Bubble Recipe

Bubbles

Bubbles are a great activity to help promote oral-motor skills. You can also challenge your child’s gross motor and body awareness skills by blowing bubbles and encouraging them to pop the bubbles with different body parts!

T-ball or Wiffle Ball

This is a great activity for hand eye coordination and trunk rotation. If you don’t have a batting tee at home, check out this great DIY option made from a pool noodle!

Check out this DIY Batting Tee

Parachute

Parachutes are a great way to practice bilateral coordination, upper extremity strengthening, and postural control. You can add balls or balloons on top to see how high you can make them fly! If you don’t have a parachute at home, you can also use a fitted sheet for a great DIY option.

Check out these Parachute Games