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Time for you – supporting your baby by thinking about self-care

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Look at those hands! Using reflection to encourage your baby to play on the floor and notice their hands

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Did you know that getting dressed promotes your baby’s head movements?

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Group ideas for you and your baby

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Sing a song about you- use your baby’s name in some favourite songs and rhymes

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Hey baby – have a chat and help your baby develop awareness of their face

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Involve your baby in finding a solution

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Fascinating faces – holding your baby so they can focus on your face

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Dropping a beat – making music by dropping objects

Collect a variety of (non-breakable) containers made of different materials. Cardboard boxes, metal pans of different sizes and plastic storage boxes are all great options. With your baby, experiment with dropping balls or small toys into the containers. Notice what kind of sound it makes and encourage your baby to repeat the dropping action over any sounds they really enjoy! Add another layer of interest by putting different bases in some of the containers – plastic bags, fabric, tin foil and even water (as long as you have a towel nearby!) will all give different sounds as your object lands.

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String splash – messy play ideas to encourage your baby to grip pieces of string

Building up those fine motor muscles is hard work and mastering new skills like picking up wiggly pieces of string takes a lot of practice. Make it fun by incorporating pieces of string into sensory play.

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Tissue box tug – a simple game to develop your baby’s grip

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Clap with me – sharing songs to encourage clapping

Songs and rhymes are a perfect time to practise clapping, sometimes simply a round of applause at the end of the song is enough to excite your baby. There are plenty of songs that will encourage your baby to clap along, for some added joy as you sing. 

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Sing a song and bang the drum! A simple song to encourage banging objects

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Pinch and pull – making your own pull along toys

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Toes and textures – give your baby lots of new sensations to explore with their feet

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Kisses and cuddly toys! A sweet game to encourage your baby to move objects

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Kisses and cuddly toys! A sweet game to encourage your baby to move objects

Line up some of your baby’s favourite cuddly toys, where you can both see and reach them. One at a time, pick up the toys and show your baby how you can bring them to your face and give them a little kiss. Talk about how much you love the toys, and narrate your actions as you move the toy to your face. “Oh, look at blue bear, they are so cuddly. I will lift them up and give blue bear a kiss! Thank you for being so cuddly blue bear!”

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Spoon splash! Water play to develop your baby’s spoon handling skills

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