12/25/2023 0 Comments Munchkin peek a boo bear![]() ![]() As they get a little older they will love to go faster and pretend they are chasing someone! Snuggle, Crawl and Wrestle (game) ![]() They usually love this game and it helps them build strong muscles for when it’s time to learn to walk. This is usually an instinctual movement so your little one shouldn’t have too much trouble. When baby is strong enough to support his head and back himself you can hold his hands and encourage his to take steps by very gently pulling on alternating arms. Out came the sun and dried up all the rain! (Arms in big circle over head, sway from side to side)Īnd the itsy, bitsy spider, went up the spout again! (thumb & forefingers together, moving back & forth and upward) Practice Walking (game) ![]() (thumb & forefingers together, moving back & forth and upward)ĭown came the rain and washed the spider out! (Bring arms down with fingers going up & down like raindrops) The itsy bitsy spider, went up the water spout. Like a diamond in the sky! (Point upward moving arm side to side 2X) Up above the world so high! (Point upward moving arm side to side 2X) Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star! (flash 10 fingers 2X) My little niece looked at her like she was crazy, laughed at her silliness, and said, “No! That’s Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star!” My sister flashed two sets of ten and then five fingers. When my niece was three years old she proudly showed her mom 3 fingers and then asked how old mommy was. Peek-a-Boo (game)Īlmost all tiny tots LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this game, even when they grow into toddlers! So hide behind your hands and say with excitement, “Where did Mommy go?” Put your hands down and exclaim, “Here she is” or “Peek-a-Boo!!” Add variety to the game by lightly covering babies eyes or putting their own hands over their eyes and saying things like, “where did baby go?” “Uh oh, Baby/Mommy’s all gone” and “A Boo!” Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (song and finger play) I’ve heard it suggested that this is a violent song about baby falling from a tree and of course I can’t for the life of me imagine what they were doing in their cradle in a tree!? I solve this problem by suspending my imagination with regard to the cradle in the tree and by imagining a light and gentle breeze and the cradle gently sliding (falling) down the bent bow to arrive safely on the ground. I have the sweetest memories of my parents sweetly singing this to their grandchildren and I have rocked every one of my grand babies to sleep many times while singing Rock-a-Bye-Baby! Gently rock baby back and forth while you softly sing this song. We’ll start with one for the tinyest of tinys. Have a wonderful time and create a precious bond that will last a lifetime! 25 Baby Games, Songs and Finger Plays Rock-a-Bye Baby Those little guys and gals understand so much more than we give them credit for and their little brains are learning and developing and soaking in knowledge and experiences like sponges! So get busy, talk to your little one, play with him, sing her songs, even if they don’t yet understand, because that is how they will learn. ![]() But that is oh so, so far from the truth. I imagine there are a few people who don’t interact with their babies as much as they should, reasoning that they can’t talk and they don’t understand much of what is spoken or is going on. Even the teeny, tiny littlest ones begin to learn healthy social skills, language and motor development when we talk and sing to them and interact with them through play. From the minute they’re born (actually, even before they’re born) parents and loved ones should begin to engage them in conversations and loving interactions. Baby loves attention! He loves to play games and she loves to sing songs and it’s no surprise that they do, because it is so very good for them. ![]()
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