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Games to play with your baby (under 12 months)Written for BabyCentre UK

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o!r baby "ill love these sim#le $ames and they%ll hel# her develo#ment too&

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!"# months

' $opycat

o!r baby loves havin$ the (han(e to "at(h yo!r fa(e and this $ame "ill hel#

shar#en her vis!al s)ills* too& +old yo!r baby (lose - she (an fo(!s best at

aro!nd 20-3, (m - and "hen she is $ain$ into yo!r eyes* slo"ly #o)e yo!r

ton$!e o!t& .o this every 20 se(onds or so& /t may ta)e a min!te or so b!t after a

"hile* yo! "ill noti(e she%s sti()in$ her tiny ton$!e ba() o!t at yo!& She%ll try to

imitate other fa(ial e#ressions too* s!(h as a bi$ smile or "ide o#en mo!th&

' %ic&le songs

n(e yo!r baby is a little older* try #layin$ %his little #i$$y% or %o!nd and ro!nd

the $arden% "ith her feet or hands& +old her (lose on yo!r la# and $ently !n(!rl

her toes or fin$ers as yo! sin$& e#eat the son$ a (o!#le of times !ntil she starts

to $i$$le in e(ited anti(i#ation of the ti()le at the end& Sim#le* re#etitive rhymes

li)e these are $reat for im#rovin$ yo!r baby%s memory s)ills&
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' oll and stretch

o!r develo#in$ baby "ill soon be able to raise her head !# for a se(ond or t"o

"hen lyin$ on her t!mmy& /f she%s ha##y in this #osition* roll a bri$htly (olo!red

ball a(ross her line of vision abo!t 60(m 42 ft5 from her body& o be$in "ith* she%ll

(on(entrate on "at(hin$ the ball b!t soon she%ll try to stret(h to"ards it& his "ill

hel# stren$then her ne()* arm and le$ m!s(les& l"ays $ive her lots of #raise

and finish the $ame as soon she starts to $et fr!strated&

3-6 months

' $atch me

tta(h a small soft toy to a bri$htly (olo!red ribbon& .an$le it in front of her and

ma)e it s"ay& When she rea(hes o!t to try and to!(h or $rab it* $ive her lots of#raise& S7!ea)y toys "ill also enti(e yo!r baby to rea(h and $rab* and hel# her#ra(tise her hand-eye (o-ordination&

' $hatterbox

+ave a (onversation to$ether8 o!r baby loves intera(tin$ "ith yo! and as shebe(omes more vo(al* res#ondin$ to her (oos* $!r$les and $r!nts "ill also hel#en(o!ra$e her lan$!a$e develo#ment&Sit her fa(in$ yo! and "hen she says%aahh% say %aaah% in ret!rn& n(o!ra$e her to mimi( yo!* too& ry* for eam#le*stret(hin$ the so!nds o!t: instead of %bah% say %baaaaaah%& r even add a ne"

so!nd to a familiar one: %ooh-baaaah&%

' ubble magic

ll babies are fas(inated by b!bbles& Sit her in her bo!n(y (hair or (ar seat and!sin$ a sim#le b!bble-blo"in$ toy* blo" b!bbles aro!nd her& See ho" she tra()sthe b!bbles "ith her eyes as they float do"n& Blo" b!bbles "hen she%s o!tside inher b!$$y too& /f she (at(hes one she%ll learn abo!t (a!se and effe(t -- to!(h and
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they $o #o#8 4emember to (lean her hands after"ards so she doesn%t $et soa#y"ater in her eyes5&

"* months

' +uppet show

;a)e some sim#le fin$er #!##ets from (!t-off $loves and $ive them ears* eyes

and a mo!th "ith #ie(es of $l!ed-on felt& Sho" yo!r baby ho" yo! (an ma)e

them sin$* dan(e* ti()le and )iss8 She%ll love "at(hin$ them (ome alive and

#retendin$ that the #!##ets are real "ill hel# develo# her ima$ination&

' In and out

o!r baby loves em#tyin$ everythin$ -- dra"ers* yo!r #!rse* boes of tiss!es*ba$s& !rn this into a $ame yo! (an both #lay&


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>ather to$ether a (olle(tion of old (ereal boes* li$ht"ei$ht boo)s* #lasti( bo"ls*

yo$!rt #ots and baby blo()s* then "or) to$ether to b!ild a to"er& n(e it%s !#

and ready* ta)e it in t!rns to )no() it do"n& o!r baby "ill love "at(hin$ it t!mble

-- and at the same time she%s learnin$ abo!t sies and sha#es&

' .atch me/

o!r baby loves imitatin$ yo! -- if she sees yo! b!sy br!shin$ yo!r hair or "i#in$

yo!r fa(e she%ll try to (o#y "hat yo!%re doin$& !rn this instin(t into a f!n $ame by

doin$ thin$s li)e sla##in$ yo!r thi$h* #!ttin$ yo!r hands on yo!r head* blo"in$

o!t yo!r (hee)s& /nvent a silly son$ to $o "ith yo!r a(tions and she%ll learn ne"

"ords too& ?earnin$ to imitate is one of the first ste#s to"ards ima$inary #lay&

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