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This Gas ‘n Go Mower promotes active play, which directly combats childhood obesity.
Mechanical sound effects of a revving motor, popping beads and clicking key provide auditory stimulation. No batteries are required.
The lawn mower is low to the ground and provides resistance when pushed on grass. This assists a child who has visual impairments because the mower will not move too quickly in front of the child.
Skills
Balance and weight shifting are practiced while walking along with this mower.
Walking along with the mower strengthens leg muscles and works on reciprocal leg movements.
Play Ideas
Alter the location a child pushes the mower from grass to pavement to carpet to linoleum to feel the difference during play.
This Gas ‘n Go Mower promotes active play, which directly combats childhood obesity.
This mower keeps a child’s body in motion with a purpose.
Skills
Pretend play skills are fostered as children push the mower to “cut” the grass.
Imitation and modeling behavior can be a part of play when children watch the action of a caregiver using a real mower.
Turn taking and patience can be practiced while playing with a friend.
Play Ideas
This mower is not battery operated allowing children to vocalize their own mowing sounds. This can help strengthen the muscles in a child’s face and jaw needed for language.
Play follow-the-leader with friends by using this mower and your own push toys.
Make a parade. Children can even decorate their mower and bikes, wagons, etc.
Play a game of “Red light, green light” while pushing the lawn mower. When someone says, “green light,” the child can push the mower forward. When “red light” is stated, the child must stop. This works on receptive language skills and following directions.
This Gas ‘n Go Mower promotes active play, which directly combats childhood obesity.
Pushing the mower around the backyard or park can help children familiarize themselves with the area.
Skills
Pretend play skills are fostered as children push the mower to “cut” the grass.
Children can learn how to sequence steps to complete a task by pretending to fill up the gas, start the mower, and cut the grass.
Action concepts of go/stop and forward/backward can be applied to play.
Simple color identification can be pointed out using the green, yellow, red and black of the mower.
Children can begin to understand cause and effect relationships when they push the mower and hear/see the balls popping in the unit.
Play Ideas
Create an obstacle course for a child to push the mower through.
Play a game of “Red light, green light” while pushing the lawn mower. When someone says, “green light,” the child can push the mower forward. When “red light” is stated, the child must stop. This works on receptive language skills and following directions.
