Scooter Delivery Round
What you need
- a scooter, trike or balance bike, and a helmet
- a backpack
- three soft toys
- three small parcels: small toys wrapped in paper
How to do it
- On a flat, quiet path away from roads, sit the three soft toys along the edge, a few big steps apart.
- Pack the parcels in the backpack, helmet on, and send your child off on their delivery round.
- At each toy they stop, put a foot down, take out a parcel and deliver it, then steer round the toy and on to the next.
- At the end, ride back and count how many parcels were delivered.
Why it matters
Every delivery is a slow down, a stop and a push off again, and the parcels give each stop a reason.
What they're learning
- Scooting and turning
- Scooting along and turning round each toy.
- Stopping and starting
- A foot down at every delivery, then off again.
- One parcel each
- Every toy gets one, and they count them at the end.
What to look for
Notice them slowing down before a stop, not just at it.
A tip
Pick a flat path away from roads, driveways and slopes, keep the helmet on, and walk alongside within reach.
Make it easier or harder
Easier: use one toy at the end of the path and one parcel
Harder: draw a picture on each parcel so they deliver it to the right toy
