The floor is sometimes called ‘the child’s first playground’ because it offers so many possibilities for babies to practise some of their very first movement skills like rolling and crawling. Just because most children grow and develop into confident and competent movers who can walk, run and jump and hop with ease, don’t forget that they also need to revisit these ‘foundation’ skills as they effectively support the strength, agility, balance and co-ordination required for a range of physical disciplines.
What you need
What you need A clear space – not too big but big enough for children to move freely – and stickers or masking tape.
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