We Love Our Slide! --- Gross Motor

     Yes I am crazy, but I moved our slide in the house!!!  It is hot here and the bees like to build their nests on these type of toys so in the house we go.  I want Adeline to have every chance she can get to climb and slide so I will make this available to here any time of day. 

     A slide is great for sooo many different skills.  She tries to climb up the slide and up the stairs, all strengthening skills.  Slides also work on depth perception.  Most of all they are fun as you learn.  I teach "up" and  "down"  as baby dolls go up and down as well.  The list goes on.

 

Gross Motor - Reaching, Standing, and Cruising

  I moved things up so that Adeline will start to strengthen her legs.  She is very afraid to push her grocery cart and isn't very fond of even walking with me, so I will make it so that she doesn't realize she is standing.
I took some of her favorite toys and put them on a table and chest, she is reaching up on her tiptoes and cruising along the tables without me trying to get her to do anything.  That is the key for us, she does not like to be forced to do anything so we must out smart her!