As thinking skills mature and your baby begins to understand more complex concepts, try games that encourage natural curiosity, and busy activity toys with lots of features to explore.
Children develop at their own pace and reach milestones at different times. The highlights mentioned in this website are approximate guidelines only. If you have any questions about your child's development, consult your healthcare provider.
Bells Are Ringing
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In this musical version of hide-and-seek, your baby has to search for and find the hidden bells. It's not very difficult—all he has to do is listen while the bells are ringing to discover the secret hiding place.
Materials
Soft toy with a bell inside, or a bracelet made of bells
Various hiding places, such as soft toys and blankets
Instructions
Find a toy with a bell, or make a bracelet with bells. (Make sure you use bells that are too big for baby to choke on.)
Set your baby on the floor and surround him with a variety of potential hiding places, such as soft toys, and blankets.
Hold up the bells for your baby to see, and shake them for your baby to hear.
Secretly hide the bells under or in one of the hiding places.
Ask your baby, “Where are the bells?”
One by one, lift the hiding objects and shake them. When you lift the object that hides the bells, shake it, but don't let your baby see the bells.
Watch your baby's expression change as you shake the bells.
Uncover the bells and say, “There are the bells!”
Play again, varying the hiding places.
Safety
Be sure the bells are securely attached to something, so your baby can't swallow them
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