Leaf Pile Motor Fun
Leaf piles are a fantastic way for your child to build motor skills while having so much fun! Take a look at all of the way to play below!
Materials Needed
Leaf Pile Motor Fun
Difficulty Level: Easy
Time Needed: 5 minutes
Best done: Outdoors
Main Movement: Arm movement, crawling, hiding
Materials Needed
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Rake (optional)
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Small toy to hide (optional)
Let's Play!
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Motor Experience 1: Leaf pile jumping (leg muscles)
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6 Months and up (or crawlers): make a medium-sized leaf pile and let your child crawl through it. It may encourage your child to do so if you show them how first!
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1 and up (or walkers): Build a large leaf pile and encourage your child to jump in! Once inside the pile you can play music and have a leaf pile dance party!
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Motor Experience 2: Leaf tossing (arm muscles, tossing ability)
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This is mostly for the older portion of this age group: show children how you can throw leaves up in the air, does the wind catch them, how far can you toss them?
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Motor Experience 3: Leaf Pile Hiding
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6 months and up: instead of making a full pile of leaves, just spread some out if front of your child. Then hide a (washable) toy underneath. Let them find it! This will also help them build their understanding of object permanence.
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1 year olds and up: Hide a toy in a leaf pile and let them find it or vice versa!
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Other Fall Motor Activities
 Raking Leaves Motor |
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