Flower Hunt Run
Parent and child run together outdoors to find and collect colorful foam flowers placed around the environment. The agent coaches the parent to observe running form, coordination, and control — focusing on arm position, opposite arm-leg movement, and the ability to start, stop, turn, and retrieve objects while running.
Opens a guided voice session in TogetherTime.
What you'll need
Outdoor space with grass, trees, or plants. Colorful foam flowers with clothespins attached, scattered around the area. Child dressed for running and play. Parent ready to run alongside and observe.
How it works
- 1~45s
Let's start by running together to find the first few flowers. As you run alongside your child, watch their arms closely. At this age, we expect to see bent elbows while running — not stiff, straight arms. Also notice if their arms are moving in the opposite direction of their legs — right arm forward when left leg steps, and vice versa. This coordination helps with balance and speed. Run to a flower about 20 feet away and tell me what you notice about your child's arm position and movement.
Watch for: Child runs with elbows bent at approximately 90 degrees, not with stiff straight arms.
- 2~50s
Now let's focus on control. Place a flower near a tree or bush that requires your child to make a turn or dodge around something to reach it. Watch how your child approaches — does they slow down before turning? Can they stop quickly if needed? Does they maintain balance while changing direction? At this age, we're looking for the ability to control running movements — starting, stopping, turning, and dodging obstacles with intention. Run to a flower that requires some maneuvering and tell me what you observe.
Watch for: Child demonstrates control over running movements — can start, stop, turn, and dodge obstacles intentionally without falling.
- 3~60s
For our final observation, let's try the full sequence. Place a flower about 30 feet away and challenge your child to run quickly to it, pick it up, turn around, and run back to you without falling. Watch the whole sequence — the quick run out, the pause to retrieve, the turn, and the return run. At this age, we're looking for the ability to integrate all these movements smoothly. Ready? Send your child on the retrieval mission and tell me how they does with the complete challenge.
Watch for: Child runs quickly to an object, picks it up, turns, and runs back without falling, integrating multiple movements smoothly.