photo courtesy of Giggles and Crayons These Family Puppets made by Giggles and Crayons are adorable! What a neat way for your baby to identify family members and for toddlers to use them in pretend play. Staple or tape pictures to toilet paper rolls. If you are worried about your little one ripping off the …
I think N is ready for a sensory tub. Here is baby’s first sensory tub: I gathered large buttons, extra large pom poms and a mold (for sorting) and let N experiment with and enjoy her first sensory tub. At first she was only interested in finding all of the buttons and putting them in the …
I was inspired by the idea of a sticky collage over at A Mommy’s Adventures so I decided to give it a try. I gave N (13 months) a piece of contact paper with the sticky side facing up. B and I cut different shapes out of construction paper and showed her how to stick them on. She was …
Learning to Match I was looking back on my “Where and When to Start” post and it made me want to see how N responded to matching now that she is 12 months old. I didn’t think she was ready for any of the printable matching activities I suggested in that post so I tried to …
Baby Activity – Lids and Container Baby N has had a ton of fun with these lids and a plastic container. Her favorite part is dumping them out. B and I count them as she puts them in and she thinks it’s hilarious that just dropping one of the lids in can get us to shout the …
Your little one will love singing this valentine song! It’s catchy, fun to sing, and is great practice with numbers and counting. Counting Valentines (Sung to the tune of Michael Finnegan) 1 red, 2 red, 3 red valentines 4 red, 5 red, 6 red valentines 7 red, 8 red, 9 red valentines 10 red valentines! …
Baby Activity – Coloring I picked up these chunky crayons at the dollar store and gave N a piece of paper to scribble on. According to the book “The Write Start” by Jennifer Hallissy, scribbling is a very important step in developing writing skills so I thought why not start now. Between each scribble the …
Baby Activity – Fun with a Balloon I know playing with a balloon is not a new idea, but I forgot how much fun a balloon is for a baby. When B was little they gave kids free balloons at the grocery store so he got to experiment with one while sitting in the cart. …
Put pillows or a bean bag on the floor to play this Baby Activity – Climb the Mountain. This helps build strength and coordination. N actually liked to crawl on the pillows more when they were in a line, flat on the floor like a path. I remember trying this when B was younger. He went …
N was about 11 months and I decided to try to play “Where is the…?”. I was so excited when she was able to do it (I wasn’t sure if she would catch on). To play, put a few objects in front of your baby or on their highchair tray (I started with 2 objects …
For this activity, all you need is a large container (we used a lemonade container) and a few craft sticks. In the past I’ve used clothes pins but I’m nervous about them coming apart or fingers getting pinched. B and I showed N how to drop the craft sticks into the bottle. She gave it …
I saw this Baby Activity – Velcro Board idea at Chasing Cheerios and couldn’t wait to try it. I stuck a line of velcro on a board and put pieces of the other side of the velcro on different objects. N enjoyed taking the objects off and I put them back on as fast as I could. The …