At-Home Core Strengthening Activities

When kiddos have low tone or limited core strength, this can impact their attention, fine motor skills, sensory regulation, gross motor skills, handwriting, play, and overall motor coordination. Here are a list of activities to complete at home to help with core strength. Complete a variety of activities for at least 30 minutes per day with supervision for safety:

• Bear crawls

• Crab walks

• Rolling

• "Rolling like an egg"

• Crawling

• "Army" crawls

• Balance activities

• Rolling back and forth and up and down on a large medicine ball

• Bouncing on a large medicine bal

• Stretching

• "Animal" walks

  • Pick your favorite animal and walk/crawl/"fly" like the animal

• XC skiing, rock climbing, downhill skiing or snowboarding, bike riding, rollerblading, playing on playground equipment, swimming, and much more!

Here are some great resources for more information:

• https://developlearngrow.com/core-exercises-for-kids/

• https://www.ot-mom-learning-activities.com/core-exercises-for-kids.html

• https://otperspective.com/core-strengthening-for-fine-motor-skills/