4 ways to prepare your child for school
Help your child to feel confident and secure about their transition to school.
Read moreThis activity helps your toddler build cognitive skills and helps learn body awareness. They will develop balancing skills and critical thinking as they consider the best approach to a task.
To start, use something flexible like a small beanbag and have your toddler try to walk a few feet with it balanced on the back of an outstretched hand or on their head. Once they have experienced success with that, try other tasks like balancing a small board book on the head or walking across a room with a small ball balanced on a spoon.
For an added challenge, mark a line along the ground/floor using chalk/tape or a string or ribbon and see if your child can stay walking on the line. You could watch a video of a tightrope walker at the circus and play some circus music to make it more exciting! Have a think about other circus skills could you try as a family!