The Starfish Blog

Skipping

Skipping is a skill that can be very common amongst kids. But, it can be a skill that is hard to...

Galloping

Galloping and skipping are two activities that kids will often do when they are playing. We’re...

Core Stability vs Core Strength

I was recently on a hike with a friend and she asked why are people always saying the kids in her...

Practicing Catching

Working on catching can be challenging for some kids (we will talk about throwing also, and some of...

Dynamic Standing Balance Activities

We had a request for more dynamic balance activities. Here are a few that focus on standing. They...

Advanced Spots (for balance and precision)

As I wrote the last blog post, we also turned it into an insta-story (check out our instagram...

Using Spots for Balance (and so much more…)

We recently had a child come in who needed a lot of work on balance (static and dynamic). In...

Furniture Glider Fun (working on motor control)

We frequently use furniture gliders with our kids. They have the benefit of adding challenge to...

Learning to Walk with a Push Toy

5 Ways to Use a Physioball

The Physioball is a great piece of equipment for kids of all ages! It can be used to strengthen...

Vision and Balance

We recently talked about using eye masks to work on balance in one of our instagram stories. Here...

Halloween Spider Web

In the spirit of Halloween we decided to revisit one of our previous activities that we have...