Activity for 1-2-Year-Olds: Movement With Music

Let's get the little ones up and moving with a fun and engaging activity: Animal Freeze Dance!

Materials

• Music player with upbeat and energetic music
• Open space for movement
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Instructions

1. Create a playlist of children's songs or any energetic music that your child enjoys.

2. Play the music and encourage your child to dance and move around like different animals. For example, they can hop like a bunny, slither like a snake, or stomp like an elephant.

3. After a short while, pause the music abruptly and call out the name of an animal. Your child must freeze and hold a pose that represents that animal.

4. Resume the music, and the dancing and movement continue until the next pause.

5. Repeat the process, encouraging your child to explore different animal movements and have fun dancing.

This activity promotes gross motor skills, coordination, and creativity while keeping your little one active and entertained.

Don't forget to capture their funny poses and gestures in your Qeepsake journal!

Activity for 3-4-Year-Olds: Home Jungle Gym

Transform your home into an exciting jungle gym with easy-to-create obstacle courses for your active preschooler.

Materials

• Pillows, cushions, or foam mats for creating soft obstacles
• Hula hoops or cones for marking stations
• Other safe household objects for crawling under, jumping over, or balancing on

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Instructions

1. Designate an open area in your home or backyard as the obstacle course space.

2. Arrange pillows or cushions to create crawling tunnels or soft stepping stones.

3 Set up hula hoops or cones as stations to mark specific tasks or movements.

4. Use safe household objects such as chairs or boxes to create hurdles for jumping over or balancing on.

5. Encourage your child to navigate through the course, completing each station or task.

6. Time them for an extra challenge or make it a friendly competition among family members.

This activity promotes gross motor skills, coordination, problem-solving, and creativity while providing a thrilling physical challenge for your preschooler.

Capture their agility and never-give-up attitude in their Qeepsake journal for years to come!

Capture these habit-building moments forever with plenty of photos and texts in the Qeepsake App!