Physical Activities For 3 4 Year Olds. Walk in and around the house and while walking do activities like jumping jogging squatting and stomping and ask your child to repeat after you. Encourage your child to walk forwards backwards and sideways.
Play with a balloon. You can start to introduce simple jumping rope and hula hoop activities another game that experts recommend for this age group is sleeping giants here s how you play. Musical chairs use an adapted no lose version of this activity to keep all children up and moving while having fun.
For this activity you will have to be the leader and ask your child to follow what you do.
Riding a tricycle or scooter. Catch or kickball experiment with balls of different sizes and textures swimming or other water play such as running in a sprinkler or washing the car. Using an actual gymnastics beam isn t the only way for a child to learn balance skills. Throwing games another great way to help little ones gain control of their motor skills is to play throwing games.
