What a year! Full of discoveries, physical progress, and so much fun for you and your baby. The confidence you’ve inspired will help your one-year-old be ready for the second year’s exciting milestones … eager to learn even more through play!
She mimics others' actions, like talking on the phone
He will move a toy out of the way to get to another
She likes other children but doesn't play with them
He can anticipate your action: when he sees you holding his jacket, he'll hold out his arms
She only makes sounds in the language she knows
He'll show affection with hugs, kisses, smiles and pats
Toys to enhance physical development, coordination and walking
Go Baby Go!™ Bounce & Spin Zebra™
Help your baby learn more:
In control. As her balance, mobility and coordination increase, your 1-year-old will have better control of the action. Moving around to investigate different features will exercise large motor skills.
I get it! At this age, your child will quickly grasp how to make the action happen. Make a game of activating lights or sounds—he takes a turn, then it's your turn. Label actions with words. "You pressed the button and made the lights go on!" "You opened the door and it made a sound!"
Build excitement—and cognitive skills—with a clue that something is about to happen. “Here we go! What do you think we’ll see?”
Musical toys
Laugh & Learn™ Puppy's Piano
Laugh & Learn™ Love to Play Puppy™
Help your baby learn more:
You can do it! Let your child play with the toy independently. Be there to help him if he needs you, and offer your encouragement: "You can do it … go ahead."
Play a game with your child to make up a song—make a sound with the toy and ask your child to mimic you. Or just follow what your child does.
Attach words to your child's movement with the toy, and also to the toy's features. Say “back and forth” or “side to side” as your child moves the toy.
Clap or sing along to encourage your child; you may even want to accompany him on another instrument. These "I can" play activities get filed away in your child's memory bank and boost self-confidence.
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.
Body Art
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As your baby grows, she gains increasing interest in her body and its many functions. Bath time is a great time to work on body image, as you introduce your baby to bathtub Body Art!
Materials
Children’s nontoxic body paint, in a variety of colours
Bathtub
Instructions
Run a warm bath for your baby; make it shallow enough for her to sit in.
Place your baby in the tub and let her get used to the water.
Open a tube of body paints and dot the colour on your baby’s arms.
Spread the colour with your fingers, and encourage your baby to do the same.
Add other colours to other body parts—hands, legs, feet, neck, shoulders, chest, and back.
Let your baby spread the colours around, then wash them off and play again.
Safety
Be sure to use nontoxic children’s body paints. Keep the body paint off your baby’s face, and if she tends to wipe her face with her hands, don’t put body paints on her hands.
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