musical hearts gross motor game for kidsWe aren’t stuck in a snowstorm but we are stuck waiting for our furnace to be fixed and moving keeps us warm and having fun.  You can write anything on your hearts from numbers they need to identify, to physical tasks like we did to something trickier for older kids. Customize it to your child and have fun.

  1. Gather your materials. I am using foam hearts because they stand up well to being stepped and walked on, but paper would do in a pinch, just dont’ expect it to be used more than once.  You will also need a marker and some music you can pause easily.Preschool Movement Activity
  2. Write out different tasks for your child to do when they come to this heart – mine were mostly physical things: Jump on one foot, crab walk, 5 push ups, break dance etc.. I also included sing the ABCs and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.  Preschool Movement Activity
  3. Lay the hearts out face down in a circle. Preschool Movement Game
  4. Start the music and play. It’s just like musical chairs only when the music stops you do the task on the heart that you were standing on when you stopped. We had a blast! He preferred Bon Jovi to kids music so we were rockin’ out!

I would let them walk ( to the music) longer than we did for the video, we were trying to get a good snapshot for the post. After I put the camera down we all played for another full round.  Fun family time !

29 Responses to “Musical Hearts Game”

Leave a Reply

PhotobucketPhotobucketPhotobucketPhotobucket

 photo bloggerad_300x250_zps680b7c52.jpg
Photobucket
FREE Weekly Plan By Email
 photo widget-1.jpg
Find Us On Scholastic.com

This blog and more ways to support your child’s reading and learning life can be found on

Photobucket

 photo Ad_PL250x250-05_zps6fb6c562.jpg

Featured on PBS Parents

Photobucket

Archives
Photobucket
Categories
Take Us With You

Photobucket

Grab Our Button
No Time For Flash Cards

No Time For Flash Cards is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

Feel free to use ideas at your home, school or anywhere else you teach and play.You may use one picture with a link to the original post if you are sharing/curating/ pinning this on a blog or site. Please do not repost/duplicate the whole tutorial or distribute printed out content without written permission from the original author.