Gross Motor Skills

Gross motor skills provide the foundation for developing healthy bodies and social and emotional well-being. 

Walking to local green spaces can help build children’s stamina. If babies and children have to be pushed to a destination, on arrival, give them opportunities to move around on the woodland floor, the grassy area in the park or the pebbly beach.

When considering children’s gross motor skills think of crawling, walking, running, jumping, hopping, skipping, creeping and slithering, spinning, turning, twisting, pushing and pulling.

Fine Motor Skills

You can help your child develop fine motor skills by providing an environment, experiences and activities that encourage a joined-up approach to physical development. 

Provide interesting experiences which help children practice fine motor skills. Cooking, gardening, sewing, fixing and making things are all good examples of activities that involve using tools and small movements with accuracy and precision.