Target age:
Early infant
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Scarf
What to do:
Find a colorful silk scarf (or handkerchief). Lay your child on a soft blanket. Move the scarf over your child's head. Observe how your child follows the scarf.
Skills learned:
Visual tracking
Tactile stimulation
Information taken from: http://www.productiveparenting.com/aspx/Activities.aspx?aid=80
Baby Biking
Target age:
Middle infant
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Blanket
What to do:
Baby biking builds body awareness and motor skills, while preparing your child to crawl. Lay your infant down on a blanket, facing up. Holding your infant's feet, gently move the legs in a bicycling motion, using encouraging words.
Variations:
Try moving your baby's hands and play Baby Boxing.
Skills learned:
Coordination
Lower body strength
Tactile stimulation
Information taken from: http://www.productiveparenting.com/aspx/Activities.aspx?aid=2242
Fish Book
Target age:
Late infant
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Photo album
What to do:
Children love books made especially for them! Making a "Fish Book" may be an interesting activity for you and your child today. Download pictures of different kinds of fish and place them in an album. Start with 4 fish. Put each picture on the left side of the album and the name on the right side. Keep adding to the book as your child observes fish when you go to the aquarium, zoo, or the beach.
Variations:
Take digital photos of different kinds of fish on your next visit to the zoo or aquarium.
Skills learned:
Language development
Vocabulary enrichment
Classifying
Visual stimulation
Information taken from: http://www.productiveparenting.com/aspx/Activities.aspx?aid=371
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