Exercise Ball Activities For Toddlers. Playing with your older baby on an exercise ball is a fun way to help strengthen postural muscles necessary for the development of higher level motor skills such as crawling standing and walking. Two they quickly burn off excess energy.
They come in a variety of sizes for children and adults so select one in which your child can sit on the center of the ball with his hips and knees at a 90 degree. One they re great for providing proprioceptive and vestibular sensory input and can double up as occupational therapy style activities for autistic and sensory kids. Let your child play with balls of different texture and size such as smooth bumpy squishy koosh or.
Physical activities for toddlers using an exercise ball 1 ride the horsey bouncing in a seated position.
It s also an easy way to provide more opportunities for movement and sensory input especially if they seek out ways to move their in different positions a lot or you have limited space in your. If your child can sit. One they re great for providing proprioceptive and vestibular sensory input and can double up as occupational therapy style activities for autistic and sensory kids. I simply stabilize at his hips and give him a little bounce and.