Gross Motor Activities for 2-3 Years Toddlers

1. Find a safe open space — a yard, park, or long hallway.
2. Say "Ready, set, GO!" and run alongside your child.
3. After a few seconds, shout "STOP!" and freeze in place. See if your child can freeze too.
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1. Start with jumping in place: "Jump! Jump! Jump!" Hold your child's hands for support if needed.
2. Once they can jump in place, try jumping forward: "Can you jump to me?" Stand 1-2 feet away.
3. Place a cushion on the floor and jump over it: "Jump over the pillow!"
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1. Stand next to your child at the bottom of a staircase with a railing.
2. Show them how to put one foot on the first step, then the OTHER foot on the next step — alternating instead of bringing both feet to each step.
3. Let your child hold the railing for support: "Left foot, right foot, left foot!"
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1. Start with a large, soft ball (beach ball or soft foam ball). Stand about 3-4 feet from your child.
2. Toss the ball gently to your child using an underhand throw: "Catch!"
3. If they catch it (even with their body), celebrate! If they miss, no problem — "Almost! Try again!"
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1. Put a long strip of painter's tape or masking tape on the floor in a straight line (6-8 feet).
2. Show your child how to walk along the tape, placing one foot in front of the other: "Walk on the line! Like a tightrope!"
3. Hold their hand the first few times. Let go when they seem steady.
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1. Set your child on a tricycle or ride-on toy with pedals. Make sure their feet can reach the pedals comfortably.
2. Show them the pedaling motion: push one foot down, then the other. "Push! Push! Round and round!"
3. You may need to gently push the trike forward at first while their feet are on the pedals — they'll feel the circular motion.
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1. Stand facing your child and hold both hands for support.
2. Lift one foot and hop on the other: "Hop hop hop!" Let your child try while you hold their hands for balance.
3. Even one hop counts — "You did it! One hop!" Try the other foot too.
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1. Clear a path across the room or yard.
2. Say "Let's walk like a bear!" and get on hands and feet, bottom up, walking forward.
3. Encourage your child to copy — walk together as bears.
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1. Stand facing your child and hold both their hands for support.
2. Say "Let's be flamingos! Flamingos stand on one leg."
3. Lift one of your own feet and balance: "See? One foot up!"
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1. Clear a long path across the room or yard.
2. Show your child the gallop: step forward with one foot, then bring the back foot to meet it — "Step-together, step-together!"
3. Say "Let's gallop like horses! Clip-clop, clip-clop!"
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1. Set up 3-5 empty plastic bottles or lightweight containers in a triangle at one end of a hallway or room.
2. Give your child a medium-sized ball.
3. Show how to squat down, hold the ball with both hands, and roll it along the floor toward the targets.
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1. Show your child how to walk sideways: step one foot to the side, then bring the other foot to meet it.
2. Say "Let's walk like crabs — sideways!"
3. Hold your child's hand and take sideways steps together along a wall or down a hallway.
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1. Lay two pieces of tape, string, or scarves on the floor a few inches apart to make a narrow "river."
2. Say "Oh no, there's a river! Can you jump over it?"
3. Show your child how to stand at the edge, bend knees, and jump forward with both feet.
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