Summer Gross Motor Cards

$1.50

Hide the cards around the room like a treasure hunt. Find one, copy the move: jumping jacks, wall push-ups, bear crawls, crab walks and more.

What’s inside

  • 4 pages: a cover with how to play and 3 pages of movement cards (4 a page, 12 moves)
  • Moves: 10 jumping jacks, 10 wall push-ups, 5 jumping jacks, run in place, hop on each foot, bear crawl, crab walk, jump like a frog, skip across the room, pretend to ride a wave and paddle across the room

Skills it builds

  • Gross motor planning and coordination
  • Heavy work for calm, focused bodies
  • Balance and core strength
  • Following directions

How to use

Print and laminate the cards, hide them around the room and send your child on a treasure hunt. Each card they find, they copy the move. Use it as a brain break between table tasks or a rainy-day burst of energy. Prep time: 5 minutes.

You’ll need

Scissors. A laminator is optional.

From a pediatric OT

Made by Ms. Aviv, a licensed pediatric occupational therapist, and used with real kids before it reaches you. Print-ready PDF on US Letter (prints on A4 with “fit to page”).

Hide the cards around the room like a treasure hunt. Find one, copy the move: jumping jacks, wall push-ups, bear crawls, crab walks and more.

What’s inside

  • 4 pages: a cover with how to play and 3 pages of movement cards (4 a page, 12 moves)
  • Moves: 10 jumping jacks, 10 wall push-ups, 5 jumping jacks, run in place, hop on each foot, bear crawl, crab walk, jump like a frog, skip across the room, pretend to ride a wave and paddle across the room

Skills it builds

  • Gross motor planning and coordination
  • Heavy work for calm, focused bodies
  • Balance and core strength
  • Following directions

How to use

Print and laminate the cards, hide them around the room and send your child on a treasure hunt. Each card they find, they copy the move. Use it as a brain break between table tasks or a rainy-day burst of energy. Prep time: 5 minutes.

You’ll need

Scissors. A laminator is optional.

From a pediatric OT

Made by Ms. Aviv, a licensed pediatric occupational therapist, and used with real kids before it reaches you. Print-ready PDF on US Letter (prints on A4 with “fit to page”).