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0-6 months | 6-12
months | Toddlers
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Learning Through Play for
6-12 months
Mover and Shaker
Pillow Mountains:
Your little mover and shaker has an amazing desire to
get up and go. So take his attempts to creep and crawl
to the next level, literally, by creating a not-too-high
mountain of cushions and pillows
Cardbox Car: Give your child a large
cardboard box to push around the room. He may want to
take his stuffed animal or toy for a ride in it. If
the box isn't too high-you'll most likely find your
toddler in the box as well.
Making Sound: Sew bells onto elastic
that will fit comfortably around your child's ankles.
Then watch (and listen) as he moves about or jumps up
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Stacking
Once your baby has developed better eye-hand coordination,
he'll love adding building and stacking to his repertoire
of fun. Any objects that can be placed on top of each
other will do: Try offering him wooden, foam, or cardboard
blocks, board books, shoe boxes, cereal boxes, and plastic
cups. And while he might need your help erecting his skyscraper,
he'll definitely want to knock it down all by himself.
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Puppet show
Puppets are fascinating to children.
They know that puppets are not alive, yet they often
listen to and talk with them as if they were real.
Have the puppet talk to your child: "Hello. My name
is Alan. What's yours? Josh. That's a pretty name. What
a great T-shirt you have on, Josh! I like the rabbit
on the front of your T-shirt." Or have the puppet sing
a simple song. Use a special voice for the puppet.
To make puppets:
Sock puppet: Use
an old, clean sock. On the toe-end of the sock, sew
on buttons for eyes and nose. Paste or sew on a piece
of red fabric for the mouth. Put a bow made from ribbon
at the neck.
Finger puppets:
Cut off the fingers of an old glove. Draw faces on the
ends of the fingers with felt-tipped pens. Glue on yarn
for hair.
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Roll and Hole
1. In the top of the Shoe box cut 3 holes that are
big enough for an empty toilet-paper roll to slide through
easily.
2. Sit on the floor together and show the child how
to put a roll into each hole. |
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Dunstan Baby Language DVD |
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Farm Wall Graphics |
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Being Dad |
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