~ Rings and Cones ~
Ideas to Foster Development of Coordination, Visual Motor, and Speech Skills!
A simple set of cones and rings can offer unlimited potential for coordination, balance, visual-motor, and cognitive skills!
Match the Colors: Start simple by having your child match different colored rings to the same color cone! This encourages color recognition, following one-step directions, and hand-eye coordination by placing the ring on the cone. Here are a few ideas to add to this activity to work on other skills!
- Have your child place the rings on the cones using their feet to work on balancing on one foot!
- Call out colors in a specific order to work on memory while placing the rings on the cones in that order!
- Get on your belly over a peanut ball and place the rings on the cones in this position to work on arm and core strengthening. Add a challenge by crossing midline and placing the rings on a cone on the opposite side of the body!
Coordination Practice: You can use the cones to run practice gross motor skills!
- Place the cones around the room and have your child run between colors!
- Set the cones up and practice dribbling around them with a soccer ball!
- Practice running back and forth to get the rings and then place them on the cones! Or try on a scooter board to add a fun strengthening twist!
- Toss rings on the cones from varying distances to work on hand-eye coordination!
Get creative! There are so many ways to work on skills to improve your child’s color recognition, communication, visual-motor, and gross motor skills with a set of rings and cones!
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