Scarf Fun, Baby Biking, and Fish Books

 Scarf Fun
Target age:
Early infant

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Materials you will need:
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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Materials you will need:
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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Materials you will need:
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