Gross Motor Digital Interactive Games for Kids

These digital interactive games for kids are the perfect way to get kids engaged with gross motor skills like core strength, balance, coordination and more! Scroll down to try one FREE!

One of the things we love most about teachers and pediatric therapists is our ability to adapt and modify our approach no matter what situation is thrown at us.

There was been no better test of our problem-solving skills than the transition to virtual therapy, distance learning, home programs, and/or hybrid learning during COVID.  Therapists and teachers around the world had to quickly create new resources, adapt lessons, and completely overhaul their service delivery to meet the needs of their students and clients in a totally new and unfamiliar way.

At The Inspired Treehouse, one of the ways that we kept up with the demand of therapists and teachers who were desperate for virtual resources was to create a slew of interactive movement games that could be used on the screen to create a fun, interactive movement experience for a child during virtual sessions.

When we were able to return to treating our clients in person, we figured that these games would be a thing of the past and that there wouldn’t be much need for them anymore. BUT, what we found was that parents, teachers, and therapists pivoted yet again and began using our interactive games in creative ways during their in-person sessions and during play at home!

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL OF THE GAMES! And scroll down to try one for free!

What is an Interactive Movement Game?

Our Interactive Movement Games are downloadable, clickable PDFs that can also be used in person on SMART boards, iPads, laptops, and other devices.  They are also the perfect addition to your teletherapy tools if you still practice remotely.

Each of the movement games is based on a different theme (e.g. Outer Space, Pirates, Beach) and guides kids through a series of movement-based adventures using colorful pictures and interactive elements.  Kids respond so positively to the stories because they’re in charge of choosing what will happen next! These games are basically like a “choose your own adventure” story where the kids get to click on the image at the bottom of the page to indicate what part of the game they would like to visit next.

Once they complete a certain number of movement activities, they can click on the button that takes them to the reward page.

Want to try out one of our interactive digital games for free? Scroll down to get the FREE bug-themed game!

What Skills Are Addressed In the Interactive Movement Games?

The interactive games address a wide range of skills including:

-Core strength

-Balance

-Coordination

-Flexibility

-Upper body strength

-Midline crossing

-Heavy work

-Vestibular input

-Visual perception

How to Use Interactive Movement Games

These games are great for movement breaks in the classroom or therapy room, or they can be used to direct the gross motor and sensory motor actions you want kids to complete during your therapy sessions as you work toward gross motor, coordination, balance, and motor planning goals.

Teachers love using them in the classroom as movement breaks to get kids up out of their seats throughout the day. You could even break the game up into multiple sessions, completing one or two pages at a time to give kids something to look forward to throughout the day!

During telehealth sessions, you can pull up the file on our computer and screen share it with our clients, moving through the game as they choose which images they want us to click on.  Or, you can send the PDF to the client and have them play the game while sharing their screen or they can play the game with a parent at home as part of a home program.

The best part of our interactive games is that you don’t need any fancy programs, logins, apps, or memberships to use them.  You don’t even need Powerpoint or Google Slides, which can be glitchy with interactive activities and games.  If you can open a PDF on your computer, you can use these games right away without any extra hassle!

Which Themes Can I Find in the Interactive Games?

We have so many fun themes to choose from based on your kids’ interests and based on the themes you are working wiht in your classroom or therapy room! Check them all out below…

Have you used these digital games in your classroom or therapy practice?  We want to hear from you! Email us at theinspiredtreehouse@gmail.com!