30 Energetic Activities for Kids with High Energy

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Energetic activities for kids are important in gross motor skills development of any child, and a necessity for kids with high energy.

Check out more energetic activities that help to build these skills here! We are continually adding more to our collection.

From what I’ve read and heard from experts, kids should work on developing their gross motor skills before working on fine motor skills. 

WHY? Because they need to build up the big muscles first and then the little muscles have a much easier time.

Doing energetic activities to work on gross motor skills also help out in another area: Burning off energy.

Every kid has excess energy, right?

Activities that burn off that high energy are something that I’m always looking for!

Henry has always been a child with lots and lots of energy.

The kind of kid who really benefits from energetic gross motor activities!

He took his first steps at 8.5 months. Always runs instead of walks. He spins instead of stands. He climbs. Coloring bores him. Crafts spend too much time sitting. 

Henry simply likes to move.

I am learning to deal with embrace the high energy instead of trying to hinder it.

Here Are 4 Energetic Activities to Build Gross Motor Skills & Burn of High Energy:

• Rolling (or kicking) Eggs and Ball Painting
• Tape Jumping Game
• 32 Scavenger Hunt Ideas for Kids to Go On
• Walk through a maze of numbers

There’s even more Energetic Gross Motor Activities that we’ve done since — so keep on browsing here!

This Physical Activities for Kids post is another fantastic list of energetic activities to help high energy kids burn off steam.

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26 More Energetic Activities for Kids To Burn Off High Energy!

How do your kids burn off all their energy?

Share your ideas in the comments! We would love to hear what activities you have come up with.

For more inspiration: 40 more gross motor activities to get your kids moving, too!