Play and Learn Family Activities
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Birth - 3 Month Activities (close)
3 - 6 Month Activities (close)
6 - 9 Month Activities (close)
9 - 12 Month Activities (close)
12 - 18 Month Activities (close)
- Spaghetti Worms
- Fingers, Toes, Hair, Nose
- Sticky Toys
- Spongy Shapes
- Bells Are Ringing
- Baby-Okey
- Finger Friends
- Catch the Firefly
- Tunnel Crawl
- Whoopsy-Daisy!
- Paper Play
- Listen Up!
- Body Art
- Baby's House
- Jolly Juggler
- Box-in-a-Box
- Pop Goes the Bubble
- Strike up the Band
- Sock Ball
- Wiggly Gelatin Worms
- Tube Talk
18 - 24 Month Activities (close)
- Bells Are Ringing
- Sticker Fun
- Same or Different?
- Touch It!
- Frozen Fun
- Dancing Baby
- Red Light, Green Light
- Muffin Mix
- Paper Play
- Listen Up!
- Body Art
- Baby's House
- Jolly Juggler
- Box-in-a-Box
- Pop Goes the Bubble
- Baby Basketball
- Animal Walk
- Cookie Cook
- Buried Treasure
- Strike up the Band
- Sock Ball
- Wiggly Gelatin Worms
- Tube Talk
2 - 2½ Year Activities (close)
- Sticker Fun
- Same or Different?
- Dance 'til You Drop
- Touch It!
- Frozen Fun
- Dancing Baby
- Red Light, Green Light
- Muffin Mix
- Dress-Up Parade
- Sticker Magic
- Scribble Scrabble
- Toddler Bowling
- Storyteller
- Glad, Sad, and Mad
- Flannel Tale
- Hide the Music
- Go Together
- Baby Basketball
- Animal Walk
- Cookie Cook
- Buried Treasure
- What's Wrong?
- Wash 'em Up
2½ - 3 Year Activities (close)
- Dance 'til You Drop
- Dress-Up Parade
- Sticker Magic
- Scribble Scrabble
- Toddler Bowling
- Storyteller
- Glad, Sad, and Mad
- Flannel Tale
- Hide the Music
- Go Together
- Copycat
- Know the Noise
- Sticker Search
- Silly Stories
- Tightrope Walk
- Storybook Theater
- Picture Pairs
- Mix It Up
- Shell Game
- Sand and Water
- What's Wrong?
- Wash 'em Up
- What Happened?
3 - 4 Year Activities (close)
- Phonics Fun
- Great Little Letter Games
- It's Natural
- ABCs around the house
- Activities for Visual Learners
- Activities for Tactile Learners
- Activities for Auditory Learners
- Squish It!
- Sticker Fun
- Guess-and Guess Again!
- Grow It!
- Print Away!
- Recycle Art
- Listen and Tell
- Storytime Twists
- Build It
- I Can Do It!
- All-about-Me Book
- Copycat
- Mighty Megaphone
- Know the Noise
- Sticker Search
- Silly Stories
- Tightrope Walk
- Storybook Theater
- Picture Pairs
- Mix It Up
- Shell Game
- Sand and Water
- Guess the End
- Go Together?
- Scarf Dancing
- Make a Book
- Box Car
- Animal Parts
- Skip, Hop, and Jump
- What Happened?
- Touch and Tell
- What's Missing?
4 - 5 Year Activities (close)
- Shape Shift
- Picture Story
- Bug Hunt
- Take-a-Turn Picture
- Bake a Crazy Cake
- Build a home
- Mystery Box
- Chalk Characters
- Obstacle Course
- Teddy Bear Picnic
- Someone Special
- Toy Tale
- Phonics Fun
- Great Little Letter Games
- It's Natural
- ABCs around the house
- Activities for Visual Learners
- Activities for Tactile Learners
- Activities for Auditory Learners
- Squish It!
- Sticker Fun
- Guess-and Guess Again!
- Grow It!
- Print Away!
- Recycle Art
- Listen and Tell
- Storytime Twists
- Build It
- I Can Do It!
- All-about-Me Book
- Mighty Megaphone
- Guess the End
- Go Together?
- Scarf Dancing
- Make a Book
- Box Car
- Animal Parts
- Skip, Hop, and Jump
- Touch and Tell
- What's Missing?
5 - 6 Year Activities (close)
- Make a Chain
- Feely Bags
- Treasure Map
- Storybook Theater
- Secret Picture
- Draw to Music
- Walk on the Wild Side
- Shape Shift
- Picture Story
- Bug Hunt
- Take-a-Turn Picture
- Bake a Crazy Cake
- Build a home
- Mystery Box
- Chalk Characters
- Obstacle Course
- Greeting Cards
- All in a Row
- Magic Picture
- If I Were
- Teddy Bear Picnic
- Someone Special
- Add a Move
- Toy Tale
- Phonics Fun
- Great Little Letter Games
- It's Natural
- ABCs around the house
- Activities for Visual Learners
- Activities for Tactile Learners
- Activities for Auditory Learners
- Squish It!
- Sticker Fun
- Guess-and Guess Again!
- Grow It!
- Print Away!
- Recycle Art
- Listen and Tell
- Storytime Twists
- Build It
Learning Skills
- Body awareness
- Language development
- Sensory-motor exploration
- Social interaction
Tummy Talk
Your baby begins learning speech and language long before he utters his first word. Besides talking to your baby, try a little Tummy Talk. It makes speech and language a sensory experience.
Materials
- Your mouth
- Soft blanket
Instructions
- Remove your baby's clothes (diaper optional) and place him on a blanket, on his back
- Kneel down beside your baby, chat for a moment, and gently rub his tummy.
- Now it's time for Tummy Talk. Press your face and lips onto your baby's tummy, and talk, sing, recite a nursery rhyme, or just make up funny words. Vary the pitch and loudness of your voice as you speak.
- Add a few kisses each time you finish your words.
- Sit up and smile at your baby after each Tummy Talk. Your baby should be giggling while you play and anticipating the next ticklish chat.
Safety
Don't speak too loudly; you don't want to startle your baby. And if you play this game with a naked baby, keep a diaper nearby, in case of a sudden tinkle!
* Play and Learn activities reprinted from “Baby Play and Learn” with permission of its author, Penny Warner, and its publisher, Meadowbrook Press (1999).
