BABY BUMP
Baby may be taught little tricks and commands like “baby bump” (bumps your head with hers), “shake” (shake hands), squint (makes squinting eyes), “Make pretty eyes” (bats eyelashes), “Where’s your nose?" (points to her nose, or eyes, mouth...)...
THE BOSS
Siblings love it when you pretend baby is talking with them by changing your voice and pretending to be different characters, make a Mafia sounding voice, etc. Especially effective if you know ventriloquism.
CATCH THE FINGER
Hold your finger so baby can try to catch it before you snap it down. A bit maddening, but babies love it.
BEEHIVE
Make a fist with both hands together and when child taps it the “bees” come out to get him. That means gently pinch or tickle him.
CUT THE PICKLE
Hold your pointer fingers end to end and tell the child, "Cut the pickle". Let child “cut” them apart with his hand. Then you say, “Tickle, tickle” while tickling the child in return.
TICKLE BUGS
These attack toddlers who don't want to brush their teeth, but can also be used on babies.
HANDY PUPPET
Draw a face on your hand for an instant puppet.
TOE PLAY
“This little devotee went to the temple;
This little devotee stayed home;
This little devotee ate prasadam;
This little devotee had none;
And this little devotee chanted Haribol Haribol Haribol, all the way home.”
(Instead of "This Little Piggie...")
TUMMY BLOWING
Especially effective if you make a noise while doing this, by pressing your lips against baby's tummy to achieve a sound effect similar to that produced by a "whoopie cushion".
HORSIE RIDE
Place baby on knee for a bouncy ride while chanting:
"This is the way a lady rides- a pace, a pace, a pace, a pace
This is the way a gentleman rides- a trot, a trot, a trot, a trot (speed up bouncing)
This is the way (insert baby's name) rides- a gallop, a gallop, a gallop, a gallop..." (fast bouncing)
WAY UP HIGH AND WAY DOWN LOW
Lie on your back to lift baby up and down, facing you, while saying, "Way up high", "Way down low". Continue until you poop out from physical exertion.
FLYING
Hold child's arms out while resting his body on your knees while lying on your back in bed. Gently let him "fly" back and forth
FIRST EXERCISE
Move his legs like a bicycle ride while he lying down, or clap his hands together.
Lift his arms up and down, up and down. Lift legs, too.
EYES ON TRACK
Let him follow objects you move around above his head.
Hang an object or mobile from above baby's view where he is lying.
LOOK WHO'S LOOKING
Find a safe mirror for baby to look at.
ROCKING AND PUSHING
Rock baby in a rocking chair, a baby seat or in your arms.
Put him in a sturdy cardboard box and push or pull him around the room.
PEEK A BOO
Cover you eyes saying, "Where's the baby?" "Where's the baby?"...
Then open your eyes, smile big and say, "There she is! Peek-a-boo!"
PATTIE CAKE
Chant while moving child's hands in the following motions:
"Pat a cake; Pat a cake; Baker man. (clap child's hands together)
Roll them; Roll them, (roll his hands around each one another)
Stick a hole in them, (hold is finger to poke his palm)
POP them in the oven (lift his arms up suddenly)
As fast as you can!"
IMITATION
Do what baby does while he's watching- yawn, blink...This may be exaggerated.
SINGING
Sing to her KC children’s songs (See list)
DANCING
Dance to favorite music with baby.
FINGERPLAY
Move your hands while chanting:
(Shown above, although the "people" should be standing right side up at the end.)
Here’s the temple,Here’s the steeple,
Open the doors
Here’s the people.
OR
Itsy bitsy spider
Went up the water spout
Along came the rain
That washed the spider out
Up came the sun
That dried up all the rain.
Itsy bitsy spider
Went up the spout again.
For more fun click here : 9 Ways to Entertain Your Toddler