Balance Beam

• A balance Beam (piece of wood, metal, plastic anything really)

For this activity I used an old (somewhat long) piece of wood we had from a previous project. It worked so well and we didn't spend a dime! Theo spent time trying his best to walk it and then got creative and began to jump over it!

Since he is in gymnastics he has walked a beam before which could have made it easy for him to see it as a beam, but if your child has not done anything like this, you may have to show them different ways of using it at first! If a thicker slab is too easy for your kiddo, go ahead and offer a thinner one.

Still too easy? Use a few pieces of wood to make the beam change directions, almost like a maze! Balance and coordination will get lots of practice here!!