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Baby Motor Skills Lessons Learnt Journal

Baby: Motor Skills

On July 30, 2012 By Pauline
  Baby Motor Skills   I once caught a snippet of a documentary presenting the remarkable fact that healthy babies of all cultures achieve the same milestones in the same consistent sequence at roughly about the same time. Baby motor skills progress in a consistent manner, regardless of culture.   Having had Read More →
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Chalk Hop

On April 20, 2012 By Pauline
I’ve had this game on my to-do list for weeks. My game plan: draw beautiful chalk lily pads and encourage my boys to hop on each lily pad. Gross motor skills at work here: jumping and landing; something Master E (almost 2) is loving at the moment. I took our chalk tin out of our [...]
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Balloon Play

On March 20, 2012 By Pauline
Gross motor skills are not only essential for moving around and playing; they are also crucial for fine motor development. Our control over our whole body impacts the way our hands function. We need a stable base from which our arms and hands can operate. Our trunks need to be strong and stable to hold [...]
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paint it: let the good times roll with dinosaurs

On November 22, 2011 By Pauline
Paint it! That was Day 20′s Challenge from the 30 days to Hands on Play hosted by the Imagination Tree & Hands On: As We Grow. Here’s how we played. We started with some marbles, paint, baking trays and coloured paper.  N & M have not tried [...]
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