Dinosaur Stomps Exercise for Kids {FREE Printable}

DINOSAUR STOMPS EXERCISE

The dinosaur stomps exercise for kids is focused on full-body movement, especially lower body, coordination, posture, core strength, strength, control, and physical fitness.

When performing the dinosaur stomps exercise with kids, it’s important to keep these in mind:

1. Start with stomping in place. Have the child stomp in place alternating legs.
2. Add moving forward while stomping. Have the child stomp and move forward at the same time.
3. Add arms and body movement together. Have the child do steps 1 and 2 together with their arms in front of the body like a t-rex.
4. Focus on fun and controlled range of motion. This exercise is meant to be fun and to do the largest movements possible while maintaining control.
5. Remind kids about using good posture and engaging abdominals. Encourage kids to make themselves as tall as possible by bringing their head closer to the ceiling and pulling their belly button in toward the back wall (drawing their belly button into their spine), and keep good posture throughout the exercise. It can be tough to maintain good posture as they get tired, but good posture increases the effectiveness immensely. It will also help prevent injury.
6. Encourage kids to keep trying. As long as they are trying and moving, encourage them! This will help them gain confidence. Then you can begin to refine the movement as confidence increases.

PROGRESSIONS OF THE DINOSAUR STOMPS EXERCISE FOR KIDS

When it’s apparent that your child is ready to progress to a more difficult version of the dinosaur stomps exercise, here are some progressions to try while performing the exercise:

1. Increase how high the leg is lifted.
2. Increase quickness.
3. Increase repetitions. For older kids and adults, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division can be done with the dice to increase repetitions, focus on educational skills, and make the game more interesting.

HOW TO DO THE DINOSAUR STOMPS DICE FITNESS GAME

First download the free Dinosaur Stomps Dice Printable below. Then print out and tape or glue together the dice printable or print out and put the dice printable inserts in the differentiated instruction cube/photo cube.

This fitness game can be done with one or more kids of all ages and adults. If two or more are playing this fitness game, you can alternate rolling the dice and doing the exercise individually, or you can alternate who rolls the dice and everyone playing can do the exercise each time.

My niece, Zoey, loves to do the exercise together or to alternate when doing the exercise {Auntie Chrissy (me), Grandma (my mom), and then Zoey}! She will also take out the dice and play it on her own if she’s at Grandma’s (my mom and dad’s) and I’m not there.

1. Figure out where you will do the dice fitness game.
2. Roll the dice.
3. Have the child count the number of dots on the dice that the dice has landed on.
4. Do dinosaur stomps for that number of times. For example, if the dice landed on 5, you will do a dinosaur stomp 5 times.
5. Continue this game for a specific number of rounds, length of time, or other specified amount. You can also do this dice fitness game for the specified duration, followed by one or more of my other dice fitness games that you can find below.

If I’m with Zoey, she usually likes to do multiple dice fitness games together! We typically have four fitness dice available on her shelves at all times. We use the differentiated instruction cubes/photo cubes.

FREE DINOSAUR STOMPS DICE PRINTABLE {FITNESS & COUNTING INSTANT DOWNLOAD}

You can get a free, instant download of my Dinosaur Stomps Dice and Differentiated Instruction Cube (photo cube) printables!

SIMPLE AND FUN FROG LEAP ACTIVITY FOR KIDS {FREE PRINTABLE}

Check out my “Simple and Fun Frog Leap Activity for Kids” post for another fun fitness for kids printable plus ideas of activity trays you can easily prepare with these printables. Since she was 2 years old, my niece, Zoey, has brought out a dice printable to do on her own or with a family member. So adorable and an awesome way to get kids loving to move from an early age. This was the first dice printable Zoey used!

LAMB JUMPS EXERCISE TUTORIAL AND YOUTUBE VIDEO

Check out my blog post with a YouTube video and tutorial on how to do the lamb jumps exercise and to get the FREE Lamb Jumps Dice Printable {Fitness & Counting Instant Download}!

POLAR BEAR GROWLS EXERCISE TUTORIAL AND YOUTUBE VIDEO

Check out my blog post with a YouTube video and tutorial on how to do the polar bear growls exercise and to get the FREE Polar Bear Growls Dice Printable {Fitness & Counting Instant Download}!

PENGUIN WADDLES EXERCISE TUTORIAL AND YOUTUBE VIDEO

Check out my blog post with a YouTube video and tutorial on how to do the penguin waddles exercise and to get the FREE Penguin Waddles Dice Printable {Fitness & Counting Instant Download}!

JINGLE BELL JUMPS EXERCISE TUTORIAL AND YOUTUBE VIDEO

Check out my blog post with a YouTube video and tutorial on how to do the jingle bell jumps exercise and to get the FREE Jingle Bells Jumps Dice Printable {Fitness & Counting Instant Download}!

RACCOON WALKS EXERCISE TUTORIAL AND YOUTUBE VIDEO

Check out my blog post with a YouTube video and tutorial on how to do the raccoon walks exercise and to get the FREE Raccoon Walks Dice Printable {Fitness & Counting Instant Download}!

ANT CRAWLS EXERCISE TUTORIAL AND YOUTUBE VIDEO

Check out my blog post with a YouTube video and tutorial on how to do the ant crawls exercise and to get the FREE Ant Crawls Dice Printable {Fitness & Counting Instant Download}!

FISH SWIMMING EXERCISE TUTORIALS AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS

Check out my blog post with YouTube videos and tutorials on how to do the swimming exercises and get the One Fish, Two Fish, FREE Fish Swimming Dice Printable {Dr. Seuss, Finding Nemo, Ocean, and Pet Themes Instant Download}!

BUNNY HOPS EXERCISE TUTORIALS AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS

Check out my blog post with YouTube videos and tutorials on how to do the bunny hops exercise options and to get the FREE Bunny Hops Dice Printable {Spring, Easter, Peter Rabbit, and Pet Themes Instant Download}!

BUTTERFLY FLAPS EXERCISE TUTORIAL AND YOUTUBE VIDEO

Check out my blog post with a YouTube video and tutorial on how to do the butterfly flaps exercise and to get the FREE Butterfly Flaps Dice Printable {Spring, Summer, and Nature Themes Instant Download}!

DUCK WALKS EXERCISE TUTORIAL AND YOUTUBE VIDEO

Check out my blog post with a YouTube video and tutorial on how to do the duck walks exercise and to get the FREE Duck Walks Dice Printable {Fitness & Counting Instant Download}!

HORSE GALLOPS EXERCISE TUTORIAL AND YOUTUBE VIDEO

Check out my blog post with a YouTube video and tutorial on how to do the horse gallops exercise and to get the FREE Horse Gallops Dice Printable {Fitness & Counting Instant Download}!

RECYCLING CRUSHES EXERCISE TUTORIAL AND YOUTUBE VIDEO

Check out my blog post with a YouTube video and tutorial on how to do the recycling crushes exercise and to get the FREE Recycling Crushes Dice Printable {Fitness & Counting Instant Download}!

CAR RACING LAPS EXERCISE TUTORIAL AND YOUTUBE VIDEO

Check out my blog post with a YouTube video and tutorial on how to do the car racing laps exercise and to get the FREE Car Racing Laps Dice Printable {Fitness & Counting Instant Download}!

WHALE BREACHES EXERCISE TUTORIAL AND YOUTUBE VIDEO

Check out my blog post with a YouTube video and tutorial on how to do the whale breaches exercise and to get the FREE Whale Breaches Dice Printable {Fitness & Counting Instant Download}!

SNAIL CRAWLS EXERCISE TUTORIAL AND YOUTUBE VIDEO

Check out my blog post with a YouTube video and tutorial on how to do the snail crawls exercise and to get the FREE Snail Crawls Dice Printable {Fitness & Counting Instant Download}!

DICE FITNESS GAMES

Here’s a Dice Fitness Game I created for kids and adults that uses regular dice!