Tightrope Walking

What You Need:

• Long jump rope or strip of masking tape

What You Do:

1. Place the rope or masking tape in a straight line on the floor or ground.
2. Invite your child to pretend she’s walking the tightrope like an acrobat in the circus.
3. Once she’s comfortable walking in a forward direction, invite her to walk sideways in both directions and, finally, backward.

Eventually you can ask your child to try different locomotor skills. You can either assign them – such as tiptoeing, galloping, and hopping – or add a problem-solving element to the activity. For example, challenge your child to find three different ways to move across the tightrope in a forward direction. This is a great experience in problem solving!