Tracing Activities for Kids!

This is one of our favorite simple tracing activities for kids!

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Tracing activities are the perfect thing to add to your list of summer activities for kids!  This is also one of our favorite group activities because kids have to work together to create a finished product!  Tracing activities are great for supporting visual motor and fine motor development and there are tons of fun ways to play!

What you’ll need:

Chalk, crayons, or markers

What to do:

This can either be done outside on a sidewalk or driveway or inside using a large roll of paper.  Children take turns tracing each other’s bodies!

One child lies down on the surface and positions her arms and legs any way she chooses. Could be one arm up and one arm down, leg kicking out to the side, or all limbs straight out in an “X” position!

Each partner gets an opportunity to trace their friend’s body using chalk, markers, or crayons. Then, let the fun begin as they draw in the details of their friends, including faces, hair, clothing, facial expressions, jewelry, shoes, etc.

How to change it up:

-After tracing, children could work on filling in the details for each person together rather than separately.

-Children could also work collaboratively to trace a mom or a teacher.

Other awesome tracing activities:

1 || Shape Tracing Activity

2 || Stone Tracing Art Activity

3 || Tracing Lines With Loose Parts

4 || Shoe Tracing Measurement Activity

5 || Shadow Tracing Activity

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Lauren Drobnjak is co-author of The Inspired Treehouse blog and a pediatric physical therapist who currently practices in the educational environment. She has been a physical therapist for 18 years, with 17 of those years specifically in pediatrics. Her drive to make a difference in the lives of kids has led her entrepreneurial spirit in the direction of creating opportunities for play-based wellness and child development. She is a busy mama of 3 who thrives on chaos. To come down from the stress, Lauren enjoys exercising like she’s still 20, yoga, chocolate, a great book, browsing Pinterest, and anything crafty!

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