#12 Among Fun Baby Games ---- Name and Find

This game stimulates and develops the following directions, listening, language development, visual perception in finding the correct objects, confidence, independence.

Material Needed and Preparation

Give the baby a book to hold and allow him to examine it. Tell the baby that he is holding a book. Ask the baby to give the book back to you. Tell the baby to watch as you hide the book under a pillow or magazine. Tell the baby to go and find the book. Retrieve the book if the baby does not seem to understand. Show the book to the baby and hide it in the same place. Keep doing this until the baby for any positive response. Repeat the word"book" as often as possible and eventually the baby will say the word "book"

Choose different familiar toys to hide from the baby. However, hide only one object at a given time. Call the object by name as you hide it. The baby will be more confident if you hide it in the same place. However, if the baby can readily find the hidden object, try another hiding place, such as under the sofa or a table. Try to hide it under something each time so that the baby will understand the spatial concept "under". Reinforcing the name of each item will stimulate the baby to listen, and eventually, he may begin to say the names of some of objects. Much praise and encouragement are needed for motivation in this type of game.

#11 Among Fun Baby Games ---- Pull and let go

This game stimulates and develops your baby's eye-hand coordination, independence, helps to increase attention span, builds confidence.

Material Needed and preparation

Obtain a large rubber band or a piece of elastic and fasten it securely to any small safe object . Tie this securely to a chair, table, play pen rail or a door knob so that the attached object will hand freely.

Play Instruction

Show your baby how you pull the object and let it go. Your baby will see that the object returns to its original position. Pull the object several more times while the baby watches you. Encourage your baby to help you pull, then allow him to pull the object on himself. Be sure to praise your baby throughout the game.

At another time, different objects can be used for this same game. Babies of this age enjoy pulling, poking and pushing objects around, and will work independently if a few safe objects are made available.

Also if you are teaching your baby sign language, now it is a good opportunity to get the objects which are able to make signs involved.

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#10 Among Fun Baby Games ---- Drop it in a container

This game stimulates and develops your baby's eye-hand coordination, enhances the sense of touch, skill in following directions.

Material Needed and preparation

Obtain a large empty can with a plastic lid and remove the metal piece from the bottom end. Place masking tape on any rough or sharp edges. Trace and then cut a hole in the plastic lid with a pair of kitchen scissors. The hole should be circular and a little larger than a large empty cotton reel. One or more reels may be used for this game. It's perfect if you can have reels colored, because various colors are more appealing to a baby.

Play Instruction

Put the plastic lid on one end of the can and put it on a flat surface. Take a cotton reel and drop it in the hole of the plastic lid. Life the can and find the reel. Repeat this game several times. Give your baby a cotton reel and encourage him to drop it in the hole in the plastic lid. Take time to let your baby try to play it indenpendently until he meets success. If you use several reels, they may all be dropped individually into the can through the hole in the plastic lid. Your baby will enjoy lifting the lid and finding the reels.

If you are teaching your baby sign language, some signs such as "Inside", "Outside", "Up", "Down" etc could be added throughout this game.

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