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How to occupy and entertain your baby?
Do you lack imagination to occupy your baby at home? Even if he is still a toddler, know that it is possible to entertain him. Be careful, however, to always respect your child’s growth rate. If having fun is fundamental for your development, it is important not to force things.
From birth, you can sing him lullabies. Classic, but effective for cuddling him and sharing moments of complicity with him. The older ones also love nursery rhymes. Your child will take them back with you as he grows up. Indeed, the latter strengthen the ability to listen and participate fully in the development of language. From his first months, do not hesitate, either, to read stories to your child. Play with your voice and comment on the images. This will fuel your little one’s imagination and awaken in him a taste for reading. For a moment of absolute relaxation, you can also opt for upper body massages, hands, feet, back… In addition to bringing safety and well-being to your baby, they will allow him to discover his anatomy.
The game of hide and seek: from 2 months
From 2-3 months, you can introduce your baby to the game of “hide and seek”: lie him down on a small mat on the floor on his back. Move out of his line of sight by calling him out softly, then a little louder. If he moves his head to try to see you, call him back and when he turns to you, praise him. This little game will allow him to expand his field of exploration by trying to locate the source of the sound. The “hi, are you there? »Is also very easy to set up. A sheet or a towel, and presto, let’s play hide and seek! Your baby will gradually become aware of the permanence of the object. He learns that, even out of his sight, people and things still exist. The child thus understands that the separations are temporary.
Awakening games to stimulate the senses
Nothing better than time spent at home to awaken your child’s senses. From 6 weeks, you can do small exercises to stimulate his eyesight., for example. Start with what fascinates him the most: your face! Slowly move it in front of hers. You can also have fun hanging ribbons or textiles of all colors on an old glove (or an old sock). He will, for sure, be captivated by these different colors. From 6 months, you can start putting it in front of a mirror. Your child is still too small to recognize himself (it will be necessary to wait for his two years for that) but he will not be able to help but smile on the face he has in front of him.
To develop his sense of touch, from 4 months, introduce him to new shapes and textures, in particular thanks to awakening mats or fabric books. If you have the time, let yourself be tempted by the manufacture of a “homemade” pendant light with different shapes and materials: cotton, a ball of wool, colored cardboard sheets, a touch of creativity, and voila. ! Not all of these materials are intended for toddlers, so don’t leave your creation in Baby’s hands unattended.. As he grows up, your child also becomes more and more aware of his body. Do not hesitate to tickle him from head to toe with a colored feather or scraps of cotton, silk, suede… Not only will he develop his sense of touch, but also use his motor functions to catch the elements. . Another idea: make a small surprise bag in which you will put his favorite toys. By plunging his hand into it, your little one will have fun guessing what he is grabbing. All these sensory games are important for its development. The baby has a sensorimotor intelligence that he develops through the tactile experience and trial movements that structure his emerging representation of the world around him..
At each age, its awakening games
It is around 3 months that your baby will begin to grasp the shapes that surround him; his blanket, a cotton rattle, a fabric book… So be careful to leave only soft toys by his side. The vertbaudet brand offers a wide range of early learning games with an exclusive design and materials suitable for infants. This is the case, for example, with its cotton gas awakening mat with its Tanzania arch on which you can install your baby from 4 months. As soon as your child is old enough to stand up, you can offer them to exercise their skills around the Hanoi multi-activity table in FSC® wood from the vertbaudet brand. In addition to its sliding pearl paths or its recessed shapes, the game is designed with materials from responsibly managed forests. This is the case with many other wooden toys in the vertbaudet range: abacus labyrinth, stacking pyramid, musical instruments… From 2 years old, imitation games will help your child develop his imagination. This is why the vertbaudet brand continues to expand its choice of: fully equipped kitchenette in FSC® wood, wooden toolbox, tea service or fruit to cut. It is by reproducing the situations he observes in his daily life that your child nourishes his imagination and develops his motor skills!
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For the older ones, around 2 years old, parents can play little games to develop their sense of taste. Just blindfold them and ask them to guess what foods you are making them taste. Your little one will love it.
Musical awakening games to entertain Baby
Toddlers pay close attention to sounds. To develop your child’s musical ear, do not hesitate to transform everyday objects into instruments to shake or strike. To do this, use sturdy cardboard tubes (roll of paper towel or plastic film. Decorate them and pour sand, rice or dry beans inside. Remember to close the edges well with tape adhesive. Once in his hands, your child will never tire of shaking it. In their book “100 activities to communicate well with my baby”, Nathanaëlle Bouhier-Charles and Flavie Augereau also propose to make a homemade battery. Take several boxes (cardboard, plastic, iron) and two wooden baby spoons. Guaranteed success! Another tip to stimulate your child’s hearing: attach clip bells to Baby’s sleeves or socks. Each of its movements will be accompanied by small tinkles.