Scooter boards are a great tool for promoting gross motor skills and encouraging physical activity in children. They can be used in a variety of ways, and here are a few fun scooter board activities to get you started.
Scooter Board Activities
- Scooter board races: Set up a course and have participants race each other on their scooter boards.
- Obstacle course: Create an obstacle course with cones, hurdles, and other obstacles for participants to navigate on their scooter boards. But make this even better when you use scooter board pathways obstacle course printables!
- Scooter board hockey: Use pool noodles or soft foam balls and have participants play a game of hockey while on their scooter boards.
- Simon says: Play a game of Simon Says, but have participants perform the actions while on their scooter boards.
- Scooter board tag: Play a game of tag where participants tag each other using their scooter boards.
- Scooter board basketball: Use a low basketball hoop and have participants shoot baskets while on their scooter boards.
- Scooter board bowling: Set up bowling pins and have participants roll a ball while on their scooter boards to try and knock them down.
- Relay races: Divide participants into teams and have them compete in relay races while on their scooter boards.
- Scooter board soccer: Set up a small soccer field and have participants play a game of soccer while on their scooter boards.
- Scooter board dance party: Put on some music and have participants dance and move around on their scooter boards.
Scooter Board Positions
To make these ideas even better, there are several positions that can be used on a scooter board to engage different muscle groups and promote different movements. Here are some common scooter board positions:
- Prone (lying on stomach): This position involves lying face down on the scooter board with hands and feet touching the ground. This position engages the upper and lower back muscles, as well as the arms and legs, and is great for promoting extension and lifting of the head and chest.
- Supine (lying on back): This position involves lying on the back with hands and feet touching the ground. This position engages the core muscles, as well as the legs and arms, and is great for promoting balance and stability.
- Sitting: This position involves sitting on the scooter board with legs straight out in front and hands on the ground for support. This position engages the core muscles, as well as the legs and arms, and is great for promoting balance and coordination.
- Kneeling: This position involves kneeling on the scooter board with hands on the ground for support. This position engages the core muscles, as well as the legs and arms, and is great for promoting balance and stability.
- Single Leg Balance: This position involves placing one foot on the scooter board and one foot on the ground for support. This position engages the core muscles and lower extremity muscles. It is fantastic for balance and coordination.
- One-legged: This position involves lifting one leg off the ground while sitting or kneeling on the scooter board. This position engages the core muscles, as well as the standing leg and arms, and is great for promoting balance and coordination.
If you dig back in the archives, you can see an adorable scooter board strengthening blog post of my kiddo as a toddler!
At Pink Oatmeal, we have Scooter Board Task Cards that you can use to show a variety of positions. There is written information on them, but it is also editable, so you can make the text suit your needs!
When using scooter boards, it’s important to make sure children are using proper form and technique to prevent injury. Always supervise children during scooter board activities and encourage them to use a variety of positions to engage different muscle groups and promote different movements.
Scooter Board Bundle
Pink Oatmeal has a scooter board activity bundle ready to go for you! It includes the scooter board obstacle course pathways, scooter board task cards and scooter board activity handout!
