Why Are Core Exercises for Kids Important?
Core strengthening exercises for kids are crucial for building the stability kids need to be successful and independent in their everyday lives. As pediatric therapists, we know how important it is to make core strengthening activities fun and playful! That’s why we’ve created a ton of great core strength resources for parents, therapists, and teachers – including printable core strengthening exercises, fun core strength activities, exercise programs, ebooks, and more!
Featured Shop Resources
The Core Strengthening Exercise Program
The Core Strengthening Exercise Program is one of our most popular therapy tools. It takes some of the playful and engaging activities from The Core Strengthening Handbook and presents them in a format that captures kids’ attention and encourages participation using visual prompts.
The Core Strengthening Handbook
The Core Strengthening Handbook is the ultimate resource and one of our most powerful therapy tools for fun and creative core strengthening activities for kids! Inside, you’ll find tons of awesome exercises, games, and activities designed to give kids the strong core foundation they need to succeed!
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Core strengthening Courses
Core Strength Mini Course
This course was designed by pediatric physical & occupational therapists to give you the confidence to identify kids with weak core muscles, help you document and track core strength concerns and help you feel prepared & inspired to help kids build core strength through fun & creative activities in the classroom or in therapy.
Physical Activity for Babies Webinar
In this 1-hour webinar, participants will learn basic motor milestones and will come away with a toolbox full of creative, unique activity ideas to promote the development of each milestone. Perfect for newer childcare providers and new parents!
Our Top 3 Free Core Strength Resources
- Core Strengthening Activities for Kids: Learn more about core strengthening activities for kids and why core strength is so important!
- The Easiest Core Strengthening Exercises for Kids: Learn how to help build a strong core foundation so kids can be functional and successful with all of the tasks they need to do throughout the day.
- The Inchworm: Core Strength Exercise for Kids: The Inchworm is an awesome core strength exercise for kids! Learn how to do it…and why you should definitely add this activity to your therapy bag of tricks!
Our Top 3 Free Core Strength Printables
- Building Core Stability Through Play: Help kids work on building core stability and strength with these fun, easy, and playful activities!
- Simple Core Strengthening With a Playground Ball: These simple core strengthening ideas use a simple prop that almost everyone has on hand!
- A Pediatric Physical Therapist Explores W-Sitting: Learn more about w-sitting and why pediatric therapists caution against this position.
How Core Strength Affects Other Developmental Skills
Proximal Stability
Learn more about how core strength affects fine motor skills.
A Surprising Cause of Attention Problems in Kids
Find out how core strength can affect your child’s focus and attention.
Side Effects of Weak Core Muscles in Kids
What happens when kids have weak core muscles? They compensate! Learn more about different “fixes” for a weak core.
More About Other Gross Motor Skills
Core strength is just one portion of our gross motor activities. Browse through more free activities for kids to get little ones moving while working on important developmental skills!
