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Indoor Gross Motor Activities for Winter

Indoor Gross Motor Activities for Winter

— Ezette Potgieter
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When winter shuts the garden and the kids start climbing the walls, your home is already a gross motor gym. Here's how to build muscle tone, balance, bilateral integration, midline crossing, and ball skills with nothing more than masking tape, couch cushions, sock balls, and a balloon, plus a few Tiny Tree pieces (Wobble Stones, Balance Board, Giant Daisies, Stepping Stones) to extend the play when you're ready for more.

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Why Play Doesn't Need Rules

— Ezette Potgieter
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The Power of Open-Ended Play and Why Your Child Keeps Getting Bored with Their Toys Picture this: it's a Saturday morning, the playroom is overflowing with toys, and your child...