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Play with Baby:
What activities to do with a toddler?

From an early age, a child discovers the environment around them, starting with their parents. But also her body, her bed, her living space (bedroom and other rooms of the house) and the toys you offer her.

It is therefore very important to play with baby from birth. Obviously, it is necessary to adapt the games of awakening according to the age of your toddler.

In our article, find out which baby activities are the most important in your first few months.

Baby activity for the first weeks of life

In the first few weeks of life, a baby’s cycle is relatively simplistic. It alternates, in fact, between phases of sleep and awakening which are often the occasion to feed it. However, we must not forget to awaken and entertain him. Obviously, at this age, interactions are not yet advanced. However, this does not mean that your child is not able to have fun and interact with you and what you present to them.

So, right from birth, you can sing lullabies to your baby. This is a good way to calm him down. In addition, it is a good opportunity to create the first moments of complicity child/parent.

In addition to nursery rhymes, you can also get picture books to read and comment on each illustration.

Finally, take advantage of the moments when you change it to massage it and teach it to become aware of its body by caressing a hand or a foot, for example.

Play with baby in the first months

Over time, you will realize that baby is moving very quickly. Indeed, it only takes a few weeks to awaken more and more to the world around it. Its phases of awakening are moreover longer and so you can very quickly play with baby with a game or toy of awakening. We think of stuffed animals, of course, but also the rattle, which is an indispensable object.

You can also introduce your toddler to the famous game of hide-and-seek by hiding your face with your hands or a towel. This baby activity is very important as it allows her to realize that separation from her parents is temporary.

Manual activities with baby, games of awakening and musical awakening

After a few months, it is possible to add slightly more advanced games. You can, indeed, start manual activities for baby that allow him to apprehend different textures and colors. A bedding mat is ideal for this. Also offer fabric books.

As soon as he is able to stand up or even sit alone, he will start playing with the water. You can therefore offer him toys for the bath to allow him to experiment this new material (under the supervision of at least one parent obviously).

This is also a good time to offer him musical toys that will help him develop his musical ear. Rattles are perfect for this. But it is also possible to create different elements that it can hit or shake from empty bottles that you will fill with different things according to your convenience.

Some classic game ideas, but still as effective!

Lift! Lie on your back and bend your knees to gain stability and strength. Place your hands on your child’s torso and then mount it above your head (facing you) and lower it down until your nose touches. Baby must be over 4 months old (he must hold his head and neck well.

The game of “hello, are you there?” . From 2-3 months, a sheet, a towel, your hands … play hide and seek! Baby will gradually become aware of the permanence of the object. He learns that, even out of sight, people and things still exist. The child understands that separations are temporary.

The cache set. Starting at 2-3 months, you can introduce your baby to the game of the «hide-and-seek»: lay him on a small carpet on the ground on his back. Move out of his field of vision by calling him gently, then a little louder. If he moves his head to see you, call him back and when he turns around, congratulate him. This little game will allow him to expand his field of view by trying to locate the source of the sound.

The chair game. Baby is about to take his first steps! To help him gain balance and muscle, the game of the chair is indicated! Arrange several chairs so that it can go from one to the other easily. Place a toy on the first chair and help him get up to catch it. Let him play with it for a minute, then, under his gaze, place another toy on another chair. Make sure he sees you!

As you know, it’s important to entertain a child at birth. Depending on age, the activity for babies will not be the same. However, the goal, on the other hand, does not change: to awaken your toddler to the world around him in order to allow him to understand what awaits him outside. As such, parents serve as playmates as well as guides.