To help babies play, because play matters. Age appropriate activities that will stimulate and help develop your baby.
- Rhyming games: Round and Round the Garden, Incy Wincy Spider, This Little Piggy, Heads and Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Peek-a-boo
- Singing Songs: Nursery Rhymes
- Tummy time is vital
- Mirror - Make sure you have a Mirror in the car and in their room to play with. Visit Luca Mirror
- Funny noises
- Rolling/Passing a ball
- Pushing a car
- Passing toys to each other
- Covering toys and finding them again
- Turn-taking games with toys
- Activity centre
- Blocks
- Boxes – stacking, hiding etc.
- Simple musical instruments - anything simple that makes noise
- Copying what he sees adults doing ie. Cup on a saucer
- Can give basic instructions or say what he is doing ‘putting the peg in the box’
- Use short simple sentences
- Make lots of noises to go with objects or actions
- Name what he is looking at or playing with
- Follow his focus of attention
- Books - Ready books... this is a must
- Tapping your feet on the floor and eventually, they try and mimic
- Massage - Baby massage is always nice and they love them
- Talk to your baby
- Exercise time as per gymbaroo; rocking, jiggling, swishing, rolling, twirling
