Saying Names: To help your toddler learn that people and objects have different names, touch an object and say the name. Then take your toddler’s hand and touch the object and say the name again. Now say “(your toddlers name) is touching the (object)”. This can be done with all different objects and people. Early Block Fun: Make disposable blocks out of small milk cartons. … Continue reading Brain Games for Toddlers
As a mother, I always want to guide my children in a positive way. There are various ways to guide your children in a positive way. Below are some strategies for guiding your child’s behavior in positive ways as you help them learn to manage their feelings and behavior. Give the big rule and the little rule. This strategies involves state one of your main rules … Continue reading Positive Guidance Strategies
Babies start learning from the minute they are born. Over the course of their first year they learn so much, there are a lot of activities that you can do with infants to help with development. Below are a few activities for ages 9-12 months: A Bath Surprise: While your baby is in the bathtub, show him/her a floating toy. Cover the toy up with the wash cloth and … Continue reading Activities for Babies: 9-12 Months
We all know that children love stuffed animals and usually have a collection of them. How about having a stuff animal circus? Make a tent (drap a sheet over a table) where the animals can perform circus acts. You can even use a pillowcase at the doorway to create a “curtain”. Use the stuffed animals for story telling. Have them help act out a story that … Continue reading Toddler Play Ideas: Stuffed Animals
Do you remember the Mad Hatter from Alice and Wonderland? He was always singA very merry unbirthday to you, to me! A very merry unbirthday to you, to me!. What a wonderful idea to do. Host a unbirthday party for you and all your friends. You can make your own unbirthday hats with construction paper rolled into a cone shape. Draw a picture for pin-the-tail-on game. (ex: Draw … Continue reading UnBirthday Party
Rook No. 17 has a great Halloween Scavenger Hunt Eighteen25 has a free printable of 31 activities and a Halloween countdown. Clever Classroom has a free Halloween Vocabulary printable. (you will need to create a free account.) Like a Pretty Petunia has a tutorial on how to make these! Better Homes and Garden has 25 different crafts for Halloween. Craft Interrupted has many printables for decorations. … Continue reading Halloween Activities and Crafts!
Babies start learning from the minute they are born. Over the course of their first year they learn so much, there are a lot of activities that you can do with infants to help with development. Below are a few activities for ages 6-9 months: The Napkin Game: Place a dinner napkin partially covering your face. Take the napkin off and say “Peek-a-boo”. Do this several times before trying … Continue reading Activities for Babies: 6-9 Months
My husband and I make a great team, when we communicate. When the communication is not there, it is a struggle to connect at all. There are many reasons why marriages don’t work, but one large reason is lack of communication. This is heightened after children are born. When a baby is added to the family, whether it is your first or your 5th, the family dynamic … Continue reading You and your Partner: Communication
Babies start learning from the minute they are born. Over the course of their first year they learn so much, there are a lot of activities that you can do with infants to help with development. Below are a few activities for ages 3-6 months: What’s Cooking?: Whenever you are in the kitchen, talk about each thing you do. Let your baby play with kitchen utensils, bowls, pots and … Continue reading Activities for Babies: 3-6 Months
Babies start learning from the minute they are born. Over the course of their first year they learn so much, there are a lot of activities that you can do with infants to help with development. Below are a few activities for ages 0-3 months: Kick, Kick, Kick: To help your baby practice kicking, place items at the baby’s feet such a stuffed animals, squeaky toys, or your … Continue reading Activities for Babies: 0-3 Months
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