Baby play and learn

The games are one way for the baby to learn something amazing about the surrounding world, and for us it is always pleasant to play with. Share your joy you are welcome...

Thursday, July 31, 2008

How to make funny crowns for the baby’s party

Each party have some interesting games. You can make glad the kids with home made crowns having in mind the theme of the party

What do you need:

- some sheets copy paper (two for the crown ring and one to draw the picture)

- one color peace of paper (you can use even a paper serviette)

- pastels, pencils etc. to draw (if you are not sure that the picture will be enough comprehensible you can look for ready for print pictures from internet or cut of some magazine)

- clue (prefer dry clue)

At the beginning fold the two sheets of paper like this:

Stick the sheets together


Now envelop the sheets with the color paper. Than make a ring of it with the size of kids head (around 6-7 inches in diameter)


t is the creative work: use your imagination and draw some pictures according to the theme of the party like: animals (domestic animals or beasts), fruits (teach the kids to know the foods), planets (the Sun, the Moon, stars).


Now it is simple: just stick the picture to the ring.



Congratulations! Now … to the next one! Good luck!

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Be well-mannered

Who will play: children above 2 years

How to play: One of the players will be the leader. The leader ask the players to do something like “Sit down”, “Sing a song”, “Bark like a dog”, “Mew like a kitty” but it the players will do this only if the leaders says “Please” after the request. If the leader does not say the word “please” the players have to stand still. When somebody made a mistake he/she is out of the game. The last one becomes the new leader. Through a funny manner, this game show the kids how important is to be gentle and urbane.

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Day and night

Who will play: group of children above 2 years

What do you need: a special crown for the Sun (see how to make it)

How to play: The good news are that you can also play this game with the kids. One of the players (better some of the parents or a bigger kid) is the Sun. The role of the Sun is to say when it is a day and when it is a night. The Sun says “I am here again. It is a day” and every player must stand up and bring his hands up. When the Sun says something like “Oh, I will go to bed – it is a night” every player must sit down, close his eyes and keep quite. If anybody makes a mistake he is out of the game. The last player becomes the next Sun.

It is a funny game for camping, birthdays and kindergarten. Try it.

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Monday, July 28, 2008

Who is my play-mate?


Who will play: at least four children above 2 years
What do you need: cards or draw by your self pictures with animals (two cards for each animal), a hat
How to play: Children should know which animal what sound makes.
Any child draws a card of the hat. After all children have a card they start to scream like the animal on it. They must found the other child who screams like the same animal. Much more children much more fun in this game.

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How to play together: 20 rules for the game

1. The most important thing is the child to feel safe and to feel protected. It needs intimacy to concentrate on his game.

2. The child have not be afraid of a punishment until it is playing so do not become it is quite noisy or mess up the room, sometimes this is just a part of the game. Tell him if you become uncomfortable, but do not restrict it too much.

3. Provide enough space to play. It does not mean always only the children's room, sometimes the children feel like isolated. Therefore give the baby a chance to share its game with you – give it a small place to play in the kitchen or living room, where the baby will feel free.

4. Other important places to play in the flat are the tub (where of course there are some boats, ducks or fishes) and a stable table used for painting and making some things and where the baby is free to make any scratches and stains.

5. Play with your child as more often! Even the best toys can not replace Mom and Dad. One child enjoys the games and learns more when has its parents attention.

6. But do not feel obliged to continuously play with your child. Say 'no' when you really do not have time. Your child must also learn to overcome the boredom by itself and to rely on its own ideas.

7. Leave the child to take the initiative. If the tower falls down six times and seventh remains, it will learn much more than if mom properly build the tower.

8. Express your interest to the game: you can watch, ask questions and propose how to continue the game further.

9. In games where is some kind of a contest (win or loose) make that so the child to have equal chances to win. This game is for example the game of dice in which relies on luck.

10. Join and sing with your child even when the text of the song is far away of the original one. Allow the child to play with the ball of a cloth made in a knot. This provoked his imagination and skill.

11. If your child goes deep into its game do not mess up! Compensate it with few more minutes to be able to finish the game for any urgent interruption.

12. Be sure that your child has enough contacts with his peers or with greater kids. Kindergartens, children's centers, and later - teams and courses, help your child to find friends and to obtain experience.

13. When you are choosing a toy, pay more attention to quality rather than the size. Toy must be multifunctional and not a danger to the child.

14. Do not hurry to throw away the unnecessary things from home, they can be used for the game - such as pillows, pots, boxes of shoes and eggs, buttons, clothing, pieces of wallpaper…

15. The best game for children is to help you. So clever parents allow their children to them in cooking, cleaning, in different preparations, even if by this delayed their work.

16. In the purchase of toys do not ignore the advices of the teachers and nurses from the kindergarten.

17. First of all watch your child carefully: what is it favorite game or toy, which toys put at his right side? Try to buy toys that would affect the child's multilateral - to be useful for building, painting and organizing, but also suitable for games in roles…

18. The order is a very important topic. Everything is OK if you do not have anything against when the toys and objects remain for several days scattered around the room, but if you did not agree to such chaos, provide enough s[ace to your children for their toys: cabinets, boxes, shelf… Sometimes the child could need your help to set in order its room.

19. In order to not be bored playing your kid, choose toys and games that could be interesting for you too but do not forget the requests of the child.

20. The last and the most important rule: do not forget to make fun together

Jolly games!

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Friday, July 25, 2008

The sounds of the animals

Take the book with good and clear pictures of animals.
Display the pictures one by one and talk to the child.
''Miaow! Miaow! Who is here? Cat. Come to call the kitty. Here kitty, kitty. How does the kitty? Miaow! Miaow! And, what is it? A dog? How does the dog? Wow-wow!''
Gradually display more animals making their sounds: lambkin, cow, hen, cock, sparrow, etc.
To develop its the memory the child must remember and to connect the name with the sound of an animal and to gradually begin to imitates.

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Don’t make a laugh, tell me where is the scarf?

Take a bright scarf or you can use a handkerchief with saturated colours. Pick it in front of the baby’s eyes until the child get wise to it. Move the scarf and talk ''Where is scarf? Here it is! Ops, it disappears again. Where it is hidden? … Do not make a laugh. Tell me where is scarf?” child must follow the scarf with eyes. This game develops the vision and the ability to track moving objects.

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Bang and ring. Where is the noisy thing?


Take a rattle or other toy that makes noise. Ring with it at one moment in front, at another in left or right. Even ring down the legs and above the head. Talk gently to the baby “Bang and ring. Where is the noisy thing? ... Look! Here is the toy!”. The most important is the baby to start to turn on its head into the direction of the sound - that develop hearing and attention. Do not forget to praise it when it founds the toy.

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Make a sheep to fall asleep

When the children grow up they start to fall asleep more and more hardly. Sometimes the going to bad becomes a long persuasion. When the child is enough big to know how to count sheep to asleep you can make one very simple paper sheep. The child could help you and it will be very proud of it.

What do you need:

  • One sheet of paper for the body. You can use white, brown or black paper all the same it will be a sheep and really will looks strange in green
  • One note cube sheet for the head. Find pink, violet or black but make sure that the colors will be suitable with the color of the body
  • Four matches for the legs
  • Scissors – keep an eye on it!
  • Clue – prefer a dry clue or a clue with sponge pad to avoid the mess
  • Felt-tip pen with appropriate color
Give the child the big sheet of paper and ask him to crush it like a football ball. Great you have the body!

Roll up the note cube peace of paper like it is shown on the picture. Make the one end a little bit wide than the other. That will become a head.


Stick the end.

You have to hold something like this one. Note that the left side is a little bit wide than the right one.

Now you have to cut about an inch from the middle of the tubule. You can round the narrow end

Draw an eyes and a nose with the felt-tip pen

Now stick a little peace of paper of the body on the head of the sheep

Stick the legs

We are almost done

Stick the head on its place. Congratulations your sheep is done.


Now you can put it near to the child bad and to start count sheep with him. Be careful who will fall asleep first!

The only problem is if your child loves the sheep so much and asks you everyday to make another sheep. In this case soon you will have a flock



DO NOT FORGET:

  • Even on three the child still loves to put some things in its mouth so keep the sheep enough high so the child could not be able to reach it
  • Never leave the child alone with the scissors or the clue


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Bathing and games

The moments in the bathroom at the end of the day helps your baby to reduce tension and the impressions from the past experiences, but also the bathroom is the perfect place to play and discover how much fun can offer water.



As a waterfall - you could hold healthy the baby under its arms with one hand while the other slowly pours his back with warm water.


Let swim – hold the baby on tummy in the water and gently move it from one side to the other of the tub, just like real swimming. Be careful and keep the mouth and chin to be over water.


Make waves - show your baby how to slap his hands on the surface of the water to make waves and splashes. The sound of this occupation will deliver tremendous pleasure.


Pour in and pour out - put some colored mushrooms in the bathroom, with which your little baby could improve its senses and learn to squeeze. If the baby already can sit down in the tub you can give it plastic cups and allow to test pour in and pour out.

Time for bubbles - you could leave a water trickle in the bathtub of the baby (pre-check its temperature) and not leave the baby immediately below it. For greater baby the water trickle will make enough bubbles to raise the spirit of the time for bathing. Make sure that your baby can not slide into tub. A rubber pad will be a good idea to protect it.

The swimming toys - a few simple, plastic toys or ducks which are swimming around in the water will encourage your baby to make a long hand for it and to try to catch it.


Take a shower together – share his bathroom. For your baby is very encouraging be together with you in the bathroom, and you both will enjoy of the touch of skin in the skin. The temperature of the water should be suitable for your baby - test it with your elbow to be sure that it is not too hot. Ask your partner to pass your baby and to take it after the bathroom. Do not try to go into the bath-tub with the baby in your hands – you could slip!

When you go to the bath with the baby do not forget:

  • To take with you all necessary things (shampoo or soap, towel, powder if it is necessary and some toy)
  • Never leave the baby alone in the bathroom even for a second!
  • To avoid slipping use a rubber pad into the tub
  • … of course do not forget to enjoy ;-)

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Thursday, July 24, 2008

The first books of the baby

The babies like books. To enjoy it, you could watch the book together. Put your baby in your lap then hold it and show the baby each page slowly. At the same time talk the baby about each picture or photo. Stop as soon as it becomes restive - the time of concentration of the baby is very small.

Tips for choosing the right book
The little stranger can not see very well, but it would really interested to see faces and well outlined images. Look for books with black and white background with black and white illustrations.


The 3-4 months babies can see more clearly. Books which have a large illustration on each page will be most appropriate for that age. The baby will enjoy the book and will test by touching every page.

After sixth month you can give it books made by strong cardboard or plastic but look for those one that are small enough for your baby to be able to keep the booklet alone as you. Of course choose clear and well motley pictures.

Look for pictures which could be interesting for the baby - pictures of other babies, toys and animals; you can read simple poetry for children or you could look at pictures or photos with already known and used skills such as feeding and bathing.

Before you start to "read" books with your baby, make sure it is not tired, hungry or non happy.

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Sweet game

What do you need: some peaces of paper

How much players: group of children, 2-4 years old

How to play: draw 8 to 10 sheets with some goodies on the other sheets draw hot pepper. Call the kids together in a big room or better in the backyard. Spray the sheets above the kids. Everybody have to collect as much as goodies drafts as he can. The price is the real goodies. It is a very funny game for the babies but do not go it too strong - the babies can not eat only goodies.

See our pictures:

everybody loves candy



do not forget some for little breakfast


if the moms are agree prepare some ice-cream for the kids
if it is a birthday of course there is a cake

and of cource the pepper

If you can't draw print it from Internet but it is more fun if you draw it with the kids!

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