Kids will have a blast picking their own apples and working on all kinds of gross motor skills in this fun apple themed obstacle course!
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If you didn’t make it to the apple orchard this year, it’s not too late! This fun obstacle course is the perfect activity to add to your fall plans to promote balance, core strength, coordination, jumping, crawling, and more!
Pair this obstacle course with this fun sew an apple craft, which is a great activity for practicing bilateral coordination and fine motor coordination with kids! And don’t miss our recent post about our favorite obstacle course equipment – so many fun gross motor items to spice up your therapy room or PE class! You can find all of our best obstacle course ideas here!
Looking for another fun apple-themed activity for kids? Try this apple name craft alongside this fun obstacle course for the perfect OT/PT co-treatment session or this apples Unit Study for all ages.
What you’ll need:
Small lightweight plastic balls (ball pit balls are perfect)
Clear packaging tape
Gym ramp/wedge
Floor spots
Practice stair set
Balance Beam
Plastic container
What to do:
Click here to see the video demonstration of this obstacle course!
Wrap the clear packaging tape (sticky side out) around a tall, stationary object (we used a column that was at one end of our play space). Stick the ball pit balls to the clear tape to create your apple tree!
Set up the rest of your obstacles, including a ramp for kids to walk up, a stair set for kids to walk down, and a balance beam for kids to balance across.
Have kids start near the apple tree, picking one apple and taking it with them through the obstacle course. Have them complete all of the obstacles while holding their apple, placing it into the container at the end!
How to change it up:
-You can vary your obstacles based on availability and based on which skills you want to address.
-To increase the challenge, give kids a large spoon and have them balance their apple on the spoon as they move through the course.
Skill areas addressed:
Balance, coordination, jumping, crawling, core strength
Other Fun Obstacle Course Ideas:
-Outer Space Obstacle Course
-Groundhog Day Obstacle Course
-Happy Camper Obstacle Course
-Obstacle Course With a Twist
-Partner Obstacle Course
