Physical

Fine-motor skills – funky fingers –

• Use scissors to make a Chinese lantern. A simple method shown below.   
• Use chopsticks to pick up items and move them or maybe have a go at eating with chopsticks.
• As many of the children know it is Mrs Raper’s favourite thing to fold paper and make paper aeroplanes. So why not have a go and see how far you can fly your plane. Can you land it on a target? Watch the video on Tapestry to see how Mrs Raper makes her aeroplanes!
• Make a model with construction toys and draw a picture of it. You could label the different parts or special features.

Gross-motor skills

• In preparation for the Chinese New Year families clean and tidy their homes. Can you help to brush things up, practice using a dustpan and brush or sweeping/ raking in the garden.
• Try Chinese Lion dancing – click on the link to find out more. https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/lets-go-club-chinese-lion-dance?collection=chinese-lunar-new-year
• Go for a walk and look for some signs of Spring or if it snows have a snowy walk and build a snowman, throw snowballs, if it rains go puddle jumping, if it’s windy fly a kite!
• Play a physical game of ‘Simon Says’ – standing as tall as a house, jumping like a kangaroo, making funny faces, standing on one foot, waving hands above your head.
• Limbo – How low can you go? Use your imagination when it comes to using objects to go under without your child’s hands touching the floor/ground!