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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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Baking to broaden your toddler’s awareness of change 

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Use picture books to help your child understand the quantity

Have a go at trying to identify quantities while reading a book. The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is a terrific book for discussing quantities as you can discuss all the different foods the caterpillar eats. See if you can describe which foods he eats the most. Make comments about the size of the food and the amounts as this all supports awareness of quantities. 

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Recreate a story with stones

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Use photos to help your child remember a journey

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Make a tiny world to help your toddler practise moving small objects

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Find a new place to draw – the world is your canvas

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Make salt dough decorations

Salt dough is a great alternative to traditional play dough and better yet, you can harden and keep your creations forever. They make brilliant gifts for family and friends. 

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Clean up together – give your toddler’s toys a wash

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Shadow play - encourage your toddler to make different shapes with their hands and fingers

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Bath time games

Place a tub on one side of the bath and challenge them to move water from the bath to the tub, using only their hands. Observe if they can create a bowl shape using their palms to hold the water. You can also show them how to do this if they are struggling. You can make this easier with a large tub, or more difficult with several smaller tubs!

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